Pasta with garlicky greens

30-60 minutes 4 servings 800 kcal or less blue cheese blue cheese pasta cheesy pasta comforting recipe easy recipe family recipe kale leek leeks mains orecchiette pasta recipe pasta with creamy spinach sauce seasonal spinach vegetarian recipe winter

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Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

3 leeks , finely sliced

2 garlic cloves , finely chopped

250g spinach or shredded kale

200ml crème fraîche

400g orecchiette or other short pasta

50g blue cheese , crumbled

Method

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the leeks and garlic and let them soften for 15 mins. Stir in the spinach or kale for final few mins to wilt. Add the crème fraîche, stir and remove from the heat.

Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water. Drain the pasta, put it back in its saucepan, then stir the leek sauce into it. Serve in bowls with crumbled blue cheese on top.