Spaghetti with Spinach and Blue Cheese

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Serves 6

You can bust this out in less than 15 minutes – and that’s including waiting for the water to boil. But go for the glory – maybe you should make them think you’ve been working your tail off all day!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound spaghetti
  • 8 ounces Blue Cheese crumbles
  • 1-6 ounce bag “ready-to-go” spinach leaves
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • red pepper flakes, optional

Steps

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil
  2. Add spaghetti, and cook until still slightly firm
  3. While spaghetti is cooking, put blue cheese, garlic & olive oil in a bowl and mix well
  4. When spaghetti is done, add spinach to boiling water with spaghetti for about 10 seconds – making sure it all gets submerged and mixed in well
  5. Drain spaghetti/spinach well and return to pot
  6. Add blue cheese and mix well
  7. Serve with a small sprinkle of red pepper flakes if you like
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