# Spaghetti Verde (Green Spaghetti)

A delicious and easy-to-make green spaghetti recipe featuring roasted poblano and jalapeño peppers, cream cheese, and crema Mexicana.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 large chile poblanos
- 1 chile jalapeño or serrano
- 1 piece onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 handful cilantro
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups crema mexicana
- 0.75 cup milk
- 1.5 tsp chicken bouillon
- 0.5 tsp garlic salt
- 1.5 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp butter
- 0.5 cup queso Oaxaca or Monterey Jack
- 16 ounces spaghetti

## Instructions

1. Begin by roasting the three large chile poblanos and one chile jalapeño or serrano until they are nicely charred all around.
2. Transfer the roasted chiles to a plastic bag and allow them to sweat for about 5 to 10 minutes.
3. After 5 minutes, peel the chiles and remove their stems.
4. Transfer the peeled chiles to the blender cup.
5. Add a piece of onion, one garlic clove, a handful of cilantro, 4 ounces of cream cheese, 2 cups of crema mexicana, 3/4 of a cup of milk, chicken bouillon, garlic salt, and black pepper to the blender cup with the chiles.
6. Blend until the sauce is smooth.
7. Set the sauce aside.
8. Fill a pot halfway with water and place it over medium-high heat.
9. Add a piece of onion, two bay leaves, and salt to the water.
10. Bring the water to a boil.
11. Once the water boils, add the spaghetti and cook it al dente according to its package instructions.
12. Reserve half a cup of the pasta water.
13. Drain the spaghetti from the pot.
14. Return to the pot over medium heat and melt the butter.
15. Once the butter melts, add the sauce.
16. Add the reserved pasta water to the sauce.
17. Bring the sauce to a simmer.
18. Once the sauce simmers, taste it for salt and adjust if needed.
19. Add the spaghetti and the cheese to the pot with the sauce.
20. Allow the spaghetti, sauce, and cheese to cook together for 5 minutes.
21. Serve the spaghetti verde.

## Equipment

- plastic bag
- blender
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18915ouhs8/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/28a7263d-87e7-41be-b51b-b7be03fcdca6
- Extracted: 2026-05-19

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