Tagliatelle with spinach, mascarpone & Parmesan

Nutritional Information - Amount per serving:

Calories826kcal

Carbs81.4g

Sugar7.6 g

Fat43.1g

Saturates25.5g

Protein25.3g

This is a dead simple dish and the mascarpone and cooking water make a fantastic sauce.

Ingredients

455 g tagliatelle or spaghetti

olive oil

2 teaspoons butter

2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced

½ nutmeg, freshly grated

400 g fresh spinach, washed thoroughly and finely sliced

sea salt

freshly ground black pepper

120 ml double cream

150 g mascarpone cheese

2 handfuls Parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Method

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the pasta, and cook according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile get a frying pan or wok warm, add a drizzle of olive oil, the butter, garlic and nutmeg. When the butter melts, add the spinach. After 5 minutes it will have wilted down and will be nice and dark. A lot of the liquid will have cooked away and you'll have wonderful intensely flavoured spinach. At this point season with salt and pepper until it tastes good, then add the cream, mascarpone and a little ladle of cooking water from the pasta. Let this come to a simmer and then season again.

Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking water, then stir it into the spinach sauce. Add the Parmesan and toss everything together. Loosen to a nice silky consistency with some of the reserved cooking water, so it doesn't become too claggy. Check once more for seasoning and serve straight away.

by Jamie Oliver