Spinach And Tomato With Whole Wheat Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• olive oil
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, quartered
• 1 (9 ounce) bag fresh spinach
• 8 ounces whole wheat rotini pasta
• 1 cup grated monterey jack with jalapeno
• crushed red pepper flakes
• salt

Recipe

• 1 put on water for pasta and cook according to box directions.
• 2 meanwhile, heat olive oil in skillet and add crushed red pepper to your desired level of spiciness.
• 3 add garlic and saute just until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• 4 add tomatoes and saute just until warm, about 3 additional minutes.
• 5 add spinach and cook until wilted.
• 6 season with salt, if desired.
• 7 combine cooked pasta with spinach and tomato mixture.
• 8 add grated cheese until melted. if mixture is too dry, add pasta water until it is at your desired level of moisture.