Brown Butter Pasta with Spinach and Goat Cheese

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: North American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 30

Servings: servings

Calories: 709kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Prepared with humble ingredients, Brown Butter Pasta with Spinach and Goat Cheese has the look and taste of elegance, but is very inexpensive and unpretentious. If you've never tasted pasta tossed in a properly prepared brown butter, you're in for a treat! After all, not every pasta dish needs tomato sauce!

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Ingredients

450 grams pasta, cooked al dente, drained
1/2 cup salted butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
5 cups baby spinach leaves
4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled (more if serving on the side)

Instructions

Prepare the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside. (I used tripoline pasta, but fettucine, spaghetti, or bucatini would work well.)
Next, place the butter into a stainless steel frying pan. Turn the heat to medium low. Allow the butter to melt. Once the butter starts to bubble, use a whisk to keep the butter moving. Continuously stirring until the butter has turned a deep amber colour.
Don't walk away from the bubbling butter. It will burn very easily. The butter will bubble and will form a thick, white foamy/frothy top. Keep whisking slowly. This is normal and will soon evaporate.
Next, add the garlic and stir into the butter. The garlic will sizzle and pop. The butter is quite hot, so it's important to move quickly.
Once the garlic has browned slightly, add the spinach, salt, and ground black pepper. Toss the spinach in the butter until wilted.
Add the cooked pasta into the skillet and toss well with the butter and spinach mixture.
Once the pasta is heated through, remove from heat and plate. Top with goat cheese and serve immediately.

Notes

IMPORTANT - Once you start to brown the butter, this recipe comes together quite quickly. Be sure to have all of the prep work done first. There's no time to fetch the spinach, wash it, and spin it dry once you've already browned the butter and added the garlic. Have all of your ingredients ready and close by and ready to go.

The nutritional information does not account for any extra goat cheese garnish.

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