Green is fun!

July 17, 2020

Green is fun! Especially - spaghetti with spinach béchamel. . Eating your greens shouldn’t be a chore. Not for you and not for the kids. And this spaghetti is going to have the kids slurping up all that spinach goodness. I promise! . Spaghetti: Make as per box instructions. . Béchamel: Heat 2-3 tbsp butter, add 1/4 cup of all purpose flour. Mix and roast flour till it’s golden, not brown. Optionally add 1 tsp of garlic powder and 1 tbsp onion powder (I like the flavor this adds). Whisk in approx. 1 & 1/2 cup of half & half (or milk). Whisk till smooth. Continue heating until bubbles line the rim of the pot and sauce thickens (whisking and stirring). Season with salt and cracked black pepper. Proportions are eyeballed. This yields approx 1 cup sauce. . Make it green: Blanch the spinach - 2 minutes in boiling water, drain, 2 minutes in ice water, drain. Blend the blanched spinach. Add 1/2 cup of blend to the béchamel, stir, heat to almost a boil. The more spinach blend you add, greener the béchamel. I like to keep it at a light green color. If you have extra blend, save it in the refrigerator and use it for green juice the next morning 😊. . Serve: Ladle sauce, place spaghetti and top with - sun dried tomatoes or grilled chicken, or grilled veggies or just the way it is! Personally, I love the zing and contrast that sun dried tomatoes bring to this plate. . The first time I said it’s spaghetti with green sauce for lunch, I got looks like 😳🙄. But once this was served up... it was all 😋😋😋. Safe to say this colorful plated expression is now a favorite! . Make it. Share it. Tag it #platedexpressions . . . . . #spaghetti #greensauce #greenbechamel #produceisbeautifulproject #eatyourvegetables #eatyourgreens #eatcolorful #colorfulplate #thrivemags #lunch #fridaylunch #foodphotography #foodphoto #flatlayphotography #flatlay #onourcreativetable #eatwell #cuisine_captures #greenfood #spinach #spinachrecipes #easyrecipes #healthyrecipes