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Easy Tomato, Spinach and Feta Pasta

A super easy meatless pasta recipe with few ingredients and big flavours with juicy sweet cherry tomatoes with nutrient rich spinach and a tangy kick from the feta! It only takes 30 minutes! Garnish with chopped walnuts, fresh basil and parsley. A perfect weekday meal! 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 6 oz pasta, bowtie, penna, spaghetti
  • 1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 5 oz heirloom cherry tomatoes, cut in half
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • pinch of pepper
  • 2-3 handfuls of baby spinach
  • 3 oz feta, crumbled
  • 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 4 fresh basil leaves, sliced
  • 2 tbsp parsley for garnishing

Equipment

  • medium skillet or cast iron pan
  • medium sauce pot

Method
 

  1. Bring a medium sauce pot of water to a boil. Add ¼ teaspoon salt and pasta and follow package instructions until is al dente; and drain. Reserve 1/4 cup of the pasta water. Set aside.
  2. In a medium skillet or cast iron pan, add olive oil over medium-high heat, add cherry tomatoes. Cook the tomatoes for 2-3 minutes, until they are softened. Add garlic and basil cook for another minute. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Add spinach to the skillet, once spinach has wilted, add the pasta with 2 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water and feta. Allow to heat through and gentle stir the pasta and allow the feta to begin melting.
  4. Garnish with chopped walnuts, fresh basil and parsley. Drizzle some olive oil over the pasta and ENJOY!

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