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Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1 cup loosely packed chopped spinach, fresh or frozen in bags
1 tablespoon minced garlic salt and pepper to taste (optional)
2 cups cooked whole wheat pasta in small shapes like macaroni,
rotelli, or small shells
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts
Preparation:
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Add
olive oil to a medium nonstick saucepan or skillet heated over
medium-high heat. After about 20 seconds when the oil is nice
and hot, add the tomatoes, spinach, and garlic and continue to
sauté for a few minutes until spinach is soft and bright green
and tomatoes are soft. Add some salt and pepper to taste if
desired.
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Stir
in the cooked pasta and continue to cook and stir the mixture
for a minute or two to heat up the pasta and blend the flavors.
Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top and turn off the heat. Let
the dish sit for a couple of minutes, sprinkle pine nuts over
the top, and serve!
Yield:
Makes 2 servings
Nutritional Information:
Per serving: 279 calories, 11 g protein, 42 g carbohydrate, 9 g fat,
2 g saturated fat, 5 g monounsaturated fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat,
5 mg cholesterol, 7 g fiber, 89 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 27
percent.
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