Pasta with Tomatoes and Spinach.
This lovely pasta with tomatoes and spinach is ready in less than 20 minutes and it's packed with fresh spinach and cherry tomatoes. It's delicious, juicy, garlicky and makes a great meatless meal.
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Ingredients
Instructions
Fill a large pot with water and place over high heat to bring it to a boil. Once boiling, add the pasta and cook until al dente according to the package directions. Reserve about ½ cup of cooking water, and drain the pasta.
While you’re waiting for the water to boil, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant (about 45-60 seconds).
Add the tomatoes, basil, salt and a freshly cracked pepper. Sauté the tomatoes until the skins burst and the tomatoes begin to release their juices. Keep the heat to medium-low, stir and make sure the garlic doesn't burn.
Once the tomatoes begin to break down add the spinach, a large handful at a time, and stir it into the tomatoes until the spinach is wilted but still bright green (it should take max a couple of minutes).
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SUBSTITUTIONS
Pasta – any short or long pasta is fine here, spaghetti, penne, fusilli etc.
Frozen spinach: it’s ok, although fresh spinach and its texture is the best for this recipe. If you use frozen spinach make sure you defrost it and squeeze the excess water before adding it to the pan.
Canned tomatoes: if you can’t find fresh tomatoes, you can substitute one can of diced tomatoes in its place. Make sure to let it simmer a bit longer so the juices reduce and concentrate in flavor.
Herbs: fresh parsley or basil are great instead of dried basil, of course.But skip them if you wish. but you can use Grana Padano cheese instead, similar in taste to Parmesan but less expensive. Feel free to skip the cheese and keep it vegan if you wish!
Cheese: you can use Grana Padano cheese, similar in taste to Parmesan but less expensive. But skip the cheese if you wish to keep it vegan and dairy-free.
STORAGE
It keeps in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Gently reheat in a non-stick pan with some olive oil over medium-low heat.
Nutrition facts: Please note that the nutrition values are based on an online nutrition calculator. It’s an estimate only and it should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice. The nutrition value is for one serving (the extra parmesan cheese for serving and the final drizzle of olive oil are not included).
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I googled spinach recipes as I need to include more cholesterol lowering foods in my diet and stumbled upon this recipe and your website. Oh my goodness! Who would have thought so few ingredients would result in such a flavoursome dish! Will definitely add this to my recipe repertoire! Thank you. I’m now going to trawl through your other recipes!
Easy, quick to make with fresh ingredients I had on hand. I used a Tuscany flavor EEO. Wonderful !
I'm house sitting for a friend and haven't gone grocery shopping yet. I Googled the words cheese, pasta, tomatoes, spinach, garlic. These ingredients are in her fridge. your recipe appeared. I made it. Thank you so much. Dinner was enjoyed immensely.
Easy and delicious! I used nutritional yeast to keep it vegan and add nutrients and doubled the garlic (cuz I luv garlic). Also added red pepper flakes for some kick. This will definitely be in my rotation! Thx!!
This was delicious! I needed a way to use up a Costco size container of cherry tomatoes & this was perfect. I was worried about not having meat & served cold chicken skewers on the side (lol) but the whole family including hubby loved it & didn't miss the meat bc it was so flavorful.
I made tonight and it was delicious. Thank you for the recipe. Will definitely make it again.
Thank you for this recipe, its so quick and easy. I have used it a lot now I have found it and my guests agree its lovely too.
Oh, so delicious! What a easy to make, simple ingredient, satisfying dish! I had to add chick (dh believes he has to have meat in a every dish 🙄). But this would have been just as delicious without.
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