How to Make A Delicious Italian Dish - Spaghetti with Cream Cheese Sauce

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Make A Delicious Italian Dish - Spaghetti with Cream Cheese Sauce

A great comfort food! This dish is a family favorite, passed down from the Italian side of my dad's family. As kids we nicknamed it "green spaghetti." Have no idea what the Italian name is! The cream cheese sauce is made with parsley, basil (thus the green nickname!) olive oil, garlic and margarine. Also uses fresh green beans and diced potatoes. Easy to make. Even tastes good cold.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

16 ounce package of spaghetti
Two 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, softened.
1/2 cup margarine (1 stick), softened
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 punch parsley, cut up.
1 pack fresh basil, cut up.
Fresh Green Beans, 1/2 to 1 cup, adjust according to your taste.
Potatoes, 1/2 to 1 cup, more or less according to your taste.

Step 1

Cut fresh green beans and potatoes into bite sized pieces. Place each into separate pots, add water and cook until tender (add salt to the water if desired). While beans and potatoes are cooking, cook spaghetti according to package directions.
Step 2

Fresh Parsley

While spaghetti, beans and potatoes are cooking, mix softened cream cheese, olive oil and softened margarine together until well blended. Add garlic, parsley and basil. Set cream cheese sauce mixture aside until ready to use.
Step 3

After spaghetti is cooked, drain and rinse to keep it from sticking. Drain green beans and potatoes after cooked.
Step 4

Add green bean, potatoes and cream cheese sauce to the spaghetti and mix until well blended.

Serves 4-6 people.

Tips & Warnings

To save time you can mix up the cream cheese mixture ahead of time, and refrigerate it until ready to use, just be sure to set it out for awhile so it is soft enough to mix with the spaghetti).
This dish is addicting and may fast become a frequent request!
Beware of the carbohydrates in this dish if you are carb counting!