One Pot Pasta with Leeks

This cozy pasta dish features mildy sweet and delicate leeks. Grown in sandy soil they have to be meticulously cleaned but are definitely worth the effort.

Ingredients:

2 tsps olive oil

1/2 onion, diced

2 leeks, cleaned very carefully then sliced

1 tsp minced garlic

5 1/2 oz pasta (linguini or ricciarelle)

2 3/4 cups chicken or vegetable broth

3/4 cup water 

1/2 cup cream cheese or cottage cheese

2 cups chopped spinach 

1 oz shredded cheddar

1 oz parmesan

salt and pepper to taste

Heat olive oil in a pot to medium high. Fry the onion, leeks and garlic together with salt and pepper until translucent, 7-10 minutes. You can add a glug of broth to the pot halfway through the cooking time.  Next add the cream or cottage cheese, then water, broth and pasta. Bring to a boil then simmer covered 10 minutes (or the time it takes for your particular choice of pasta). Finally add the spinach, cheddar and parmesan and stir to melt the cheese. Serves 2 

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