Penne pasta covered in a tangy goat cheese sauce with rosemary and spinach. I can almost guarantee you'll make this pasta recipe over and over and never tire of it!
How to make penne pasta with goat cheese sauce (VIDEO)
Penne Pasta, It's what you turn to when you need to make something appear pronto on the table and that the kids are probably going to love. And it's so easy to make if you can boil water you can make pasta. I don't want to hear any excuses.
Usually, we stick to traditional red sauce in this house. However, every now and then, I'll make a white béchamel and load it up with some sharp cheddar or Fontina. I like my cheese sauce to taste like cheese so I don't skimp with it.
This was the first time I went with goat cheese though and the result was completely not what I thought it would taste like. It was super light for being a cream sauce and had an awesome tangy taste to it.
Three out of four plates were wiped clean when I put it out for dinner, what about that fourth plate? That belonged to my daughter who has a fierce loyalty to Parmesan, whatever!
Making lemon penne pasta
And the lemon? I don't know how to explain this, just trust me. Make the pasta recipe and you'll see that even with the zest of four lemons, the flavor is bang on. Tangy, but not so tart that you need to pucker up.
You can eat penne pasta like this for meatless Monday, or serve it like I do, with chopped grilled chicken in it. Shrimp would also be a top choice to throw in. Anything, it's still gonna be awesome!
This is summer pasta, pure and simple. It's made with fresh lemons picked from a friend's tree on a weekend. The rosemary comes from my own garden. Could it be any more sustainable?
In a perfect world, you should eat this outside in the sun with a chilled glass of Chardonnay.
We should all live in a perfect pasta world!
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