A healthy, quick and easy spaghetti dinner packed with gorgonzola, lemon and spinach. The sauce is light but creamy, and coats every spaghetti noodle with an amazing flavor. Eating your greens has never been more delicious, and it only takes as long to make as the pasta takes to cook!

A top down view of a pan of spaghetti with spinach, gorgonzolas and lemons.

This spinach spaghetti was born out of a “kitchen sink” dinner where I threw a ton of random stuff together with spaghetti and declared it the best spaghetti ever. For the sake of this blog version, I’ve gotten rid of some of the truly random additions and pared it down to the core of what made it so good. Gorgonzola. Lemon. Spinach.

Oh, and olives. The olives didn’t need to go into the title, but they DO need to go into yo’ pasta. Do not be forgetting the olives.

Apan of spaghetti with spinach, gorgonzolas and lemons, with a fork lifting some out.

The end result is surprisingly light but and very flavorful. There’s a strong umami blue cheese taste going on around here.

It’s also quick to make. You will make your lemon-y, olive-y, garlicky spinach in a big pan while your spaghetti is cooking. Then add your spaghetti once it’s cooked, add in the gorgonzola, toss through, serve. It’s one of those magical pasta recipes where it only takes as long to make as it takes to cook your spaghetti. Winning.

A top down view of a pan of spaghetti with spinach, gorgonzolas and lemons.

Gorgonzola is indulgent for sure, but a little goes a long way here and all in all, I’d consider this a pretty healthy dinner. It will satisfy your cravings for creamy, cheesy pasta without being too sickly. A pretty rare gift from the food gods!

I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Lemon, Gorgonzola & Spinach Pasta

A healthy, quick and easy spaghetti dinner packed with gorgonzola, lemon and spinach. The sauce is light but creamy, and coats every spaghetti noodle with an amazing flavor. Eating your greens has never been more delicious, and the it only takes as long to make as the pasta takes to cook!
3 -4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
4.78 from 27 ratings
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Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp Olive oil
  • 350 g (12 oz) dried spaghetti
  • 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 15 kalamata olives, sliced
  • 250 g (9 oz) fresh spinach leaves, washed
  • 1 lemon, juiced and zested
  • 1 bunch fresh basil
  • 150 g (5 oz) crumbled gorgonzola

Instructions 

  • Start cooking your spaghetti according to the package instructions.
  • Meanwhile, prepare your spinach. In a large, wide pan or skillet, heat olive oil and saute your garlic, lemon zest and olives for a couple of minutes until the garlic is soft.
  • Add the spinach, 1-2 handfuls at a time. Stir through the garlic mixture, and as the spinach wilts, you will have room to add more. Once all of the spinach is in the pan, add the lemon juice and mix through.
  • Once the spaghetti is cooked, use a mug to take a little bit of the cooking water out of the pan and set aside.
  • Add the spaghetti to the spinach. Over a low heat, mix through the spinach mixture and then add the basil and blue cheese. Keeping mixing with a low heat, until the blue cheese melts.
  • Serve!
Cuisine: Italian
Course: Main Course
Author: Christine Melanson
Calories: 496kcal, Carbohydrates: 63.7g, Protein: 29.3g, Fat: 14.3g, Saturated Fat: 7.5g, Cholesterol: 28.1mg, Sodium: 575mg, Sugar: 0.8g

Equipment

Enameled Cast Iron Casserole Braiser
Joseph Joseph Ergonomic Twist Citrus Juicer
Royal Doulton Bright Colors Pasta Bowls (Set of 4)