Thursday, February 16, 2012

Healthy Pregnancy Recipe: Linguine with Spinach

I've been looking at recipes to try. This one looks yummy. Maybe I'll give it try tonight for dinner. YUM!




Ingredients (Makes 4 to 6 servings)
1 pound regular or multigrain spaghetti
1 or 2 garlic gloves, finely minced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
3 Tablespoons virgin olive oil
1 pound fresh spinach, washed, with tough stems removed, roughly chopped (or 1 8oz package of frozen spinach, defrosted)
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped (or 1 pint sweet, ripe cherry tomatoes, sliced)
1/4 cup pine nuts (optional)
Salt, pepper, and parmesan to taste

Preparations
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta. Meanwhile, combine the garlic and red pepper flakes with the oil in a large bowl. When the pasta is nearly done, plunge the spinach into the water and cook until it wilts -less than a minute. Drain pasta and spinach together quickly, then toss into the olive oil mixture. Add the tomatoes and pine nuts. Toss well, season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with ample topping of freshly grated parmesan cheese.

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