Green angel hair with garlic butter from Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files (page 125) by Deb Perelman

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Notes about this recipe

  • babyapricot on April 01, 2026

    Love! Use half the pasta for the full sauce, and split that into about three servings. Easy and makes the whole house smell amazing.

  • PriyaPath on April 01, 2026

    Good easy meal. A great meal to serve to kids. Simple flavour.

  • elissa_59jwxx on April 01, 2026

    Pretty good! Next time I will add sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, and grilled chicken to bring it to the next level. I think I’ll just wrap the garlic head in foil with a little oil next time and just olive oil in the blender rather than an entire stick of butter.

  • allison_rkchjv on March 26, 2026

    Boooorinnngggg

  • Solovyay on March 13, 2026

    Very tasty! I’m a big angel hair fan, but this would be lovely on any pasta.

  • stephanie_frj4st on March 11, 2026

    I don’t like angel hair so I don’t know why I didn’t try something else. But this just fell flat for me.

  • JessElisabeth on March 02, 2026

    We loved this! My toddler had thirds, we called it dinosaur pasta. Used at least 8oz spinach (maybe a little more) and thought it was great.

  • nicole_lmgml1 on January 20, 2026

    Surprised this is on the cover! We found it to be fine, but not amazing. Would be nice playing a supporting role to a splashy bold main dish protein.

  • NicoleBrown on October 09, 2024

    Picked for a week night dinner. Definitely not groundbreaking, but still delicious. I was impressed how flavorful the sauce is for how simple it was! I added chicken for some protein & topped with Parmesan.

  • bernalgirl on October 09, 2024

    I cheated by using garlic confit which I heated in butter till it browned slightly. This is a nice, simple sauce, I resisted the temptation to blend pecorino Romano into the sauce itself but I won’t next time. I like this better than the kale-based green sauce but it’s lighter and I wonder if a combination of the two would be perfect. Finally, next time I’ll use the blender to get a smoother sauce.

  • SpatulaCity on April 19, 2024

    For me, this was good, but not world changing. I loved the inventive use of spinach, and added a few fresh basil leaves to the mix for brightness, and a few good squeezes of lemon over the top. The garlic was a strong flavor, so anyone who really loooooves garlic will probably love this. Personally I’d like more cheese :)

  • kshell on February 19, 2024

    Made twice now. If made in blender I needed all the reserved pasta water to get it going. Much easier in my food processor but I still needed all the pasta water and then some. Save more than 1 cup. With pasta so fine it got cold very quickly. Warm your bowls. I don't *love* this recipe but it's easy and my normally picky toddler eats it so we'll be making it again.

  • NJChicaa on May 20, 2023

    very underwhelming dish. I expected much more from a recipe featured on the cover of the book.

  • patioweather on May 16, 2023

    We enjoyed this, but in the future, rather than following her particular garlic butter directions, I would just roast garlic my usual way and then add butter when cooking the sauce down. I wasn't expecting that amount of sauce to cover 16 oz of pasta, but it was just right.

  • anya_sf on May 14, 2023

    I used the larger amount of spinach and was happy with that, although the sauce wasn't as evenly green as Deb's photo. I used some pasta water to help get all the sauce out of the food processor. Super good!

  • ginger2212 on March 20, 2023

    Wonderful dish! Easy and satisfying :) I added half a lemon juice to the sauce to give it some brightness - which I thought cut the butter/oil combination. I also used spaghetti because I did not have angel hair. A great backpocket dish!

  • Lepa on February 08, 2023

    This was tasty and comforting. It didn't seem saucy enough but my husband made it and he likes to alter recipes so I can't be confident it's a problem with the recipe.

  • sandiegoveg on February 05, 2023

    Just a stunning dish. Incredible color and so so tasty.

  • luluinphilly on November 24, 2022

    This is a perfect pantry pasta (if you always have a bag a spinach on hand ahem). It is simple, delicious and easy to throw together. Photos can't capture how pretty and vibrant the green sauce really is! I was surprised at the amount of salt it truly needed and also by the amount of green sauce coated dishes that were in my sink for this otherwise easy dish.

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