Spinach-feta Penne With Pine Nuts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
• 8 ounces crumbled feta cheese
• 3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese (not grated)
• 5 cups fresh baby spinach
• 1/3 cup pine nuts

Recipe

• 1 cook penne pasta according to package directions.
• 2 as pasta is cooking, toast pine nuts lightly in a small skillet over medium-low heat, stirring frequently and keeping a close eye on them to prevent burning.
• 3 remove pine nuts from heat when lightly browned, after about 1-2 minutes.
• 4 set aside pine nuts.
• 5 drain cooked pasta and set aside.
• 6 heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet or wok.
• 7 add garlic and saute over medium heat for about 30 seconds, being careful not to let garlic brown.
• 8 stir in cooked pasta.
• 9 stir in feta and parmesan cheese and cook for a 2-3 minutes, until feta cheese just starts to melt and pasta and cheese is thoroughly heated through.
• 10 stir in spinach and continue to heat until spinach barely starts to wilt.
• 11 take pasta off heat and stir in the toasted pine nuts.
• 12 transfer to serving dish and serve.