Whole Wheat Pasta with Lor Cheese Sauce

With 434 kcal and 23g of protein, the complex carbohydrates from the whole wheat provide long-lasting satiety.

Ingredients

Calories next to each ingredient are for that ingredient across the whole recipe (1 serving), not per serving.

• 70g whole wheat pasta (dry) · 259 kcal in the whole recipe
• 100g curd cheese · 100 kcal in the whole recipe
• 100g spinach · 23 kcal in the whole recipe
• 1 garlic clove · 8 kcal in the whole recipe
• 1 tsp olive oil · 44 kcal in the whole recipe
• Salt, black pepper

Method

1. Fill a large pot with water and place it on the largest burner over high heat until it boils.

   

2. Once the water starts bubbling, add 70 grams of whole wheat pasta to the pot.

   

3. Boil the pasta for the time indicated on the package, then set aside half a cup of the cooking water before draining.

   

4. Set the drained pasta aside and pour 1 teaspoon of olive oil into the same pot.

   

5. Finely chop the garlic, add it to the pot, and sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant.

   

6. Add 100 grams of spinach to the pot and stir for 2 minutes until the leaves wilt and shrink.

   

7. In a separate bowl, mash 100 grams of lor cheese with the reserved half cup of pasta water using a fork until it reaches a creamy consistency.

   

8. Return the cooked pasta to the pot and pour the prepared lor cheese mixture over it.

   

9. Add salt and pepper, then stir over low heat for 1 minute until all ingredients are well combined.

   

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