Giada De Laurentiis's Penne With Spinach Sauce

This recipe goes great with the garlic citrus chicken!!!

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.

Add the penne and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite , stirring occasionally , about 12 minutes.

Mince the garlic in a food processor.

Add the goat cheese , cream cheese , 3 / 4 teaspoon of salt , 1 / 2 teaspoon of pepper , and half of the spinach leaves.

Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy.

Set the cheese and spinach mixture aside.

Meanwhile , place the remaining spinach leaves in a large bowl.

Drain the pasta , reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.

Spoon the pasta atop the spinach leaves in the bowl.

Scrape the cheese and spinach mixture over the pasta mixture and toss to coat , adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten.

Season the pasta , to taste , with salt and pepper.

Sprinkle the parmesan over and serve.

whole wheat penne, garlic cloves, goat cheese, reduced-fat cream cheese, salt, fresh ground black pepper, baby spinach leaves, parmesan cheese