Quick Spanakopita Carbonara Pasta Recipe: Spinach & Feta Pasta Celebrates Two Cuisines

Jan 30, 2024

Spanakopita is a Greek spinach pie that's made with feta cheese. Carbonara is a Roman pasta dish that's made with eggs, cheese, prosciutto or other meat, and black pepper. What happens when you combine the two, minus the meat? This vegetarian spanakopita carbonara pasta recipe that shines a light on both!

This vegetarian spinach and feta pasta is a tasty combination of Greek flavors with the creaminess of a carbonara. For this pasta recipe, you'll need spaghetti noodles, butter, green onions, frozen spinach, eggs, feta cheese, fresh dill, lemon zest and lemon juice. After cooking the onion and spinach in butter, cooked pasta and a combination of eggs, feta cheese, dill and lemon zest are added. The pasta water is an important part here (don't throw it out!) because it helps create the creaminess of the dish. Finish the dish with more crumbled feta, lemon juice and butter. Don't forget to season with black pepper.

You could use fresh spinach instead of frozen. Just add the fresh spinach and stir until it wilts. If you don't like spinach, try kale or arugula. If you're allergic to eggs, you can omit them. You will have a slightly less creamy finished product, but it will still be delicious. Not a fan of butter? Use olive oil instead. Because of the saltiness of the feta cheese, you really don't need any additional salt in this dish. Serve this spanakopita pasta with your favorite side dishes.

Cuisine: Greek / Italian Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

Ingredients

Here's how to make it:

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