Spinach Pasta Toss Food

EASY TOMATO AND SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Add oil to a large, wide pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add in the crushed red pepper flakes, tomatoes, salt, and pepper, and cook until the tomatoes begin to burst and give off their juices, about 9 to 10 minutes. Use a wooden spoon to gently press the tomatoes if they're not bursting on their own.
• Add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute, or until fragrant. Stir in the wine and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Finally, stir in the spinach and cook until slightly wilted.
• In the meantime, add the penne into the boiling water and cook for 9 to 10 minutes, or until al dente.
• Drain the pasta, reserving a 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
• Toss the pasta immediately into the pot with the sauce and stir well to combine. Add in some of the reserved cooking water, if needed. Taste and add additional salt and pepper, if needed.
• Remove from heat and divide among serving bowls. Top with cheese and serve at once!

ASIAGO CHEESE & SPINACH PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• Drain tomatoes, reserving oil.
• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding tomatoes and spinach to the boiling water for the last minute; drain.
• Place pasta mixture in large bowl. Add reserved oil and remaining ingredients; mix lightly.

FUSILLI WITH SPINACH AND ASIAGO CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, warm olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the spinach and tomatoes and cook until the spinach wilts, about 2 more minutes. Add the cooked pasta and toss. Add the cheeses, salt, pepper, and the pasta cooking liquid and stir to combine.
• Transfer the pasta to a serving plate and serve.

SPINACH TOSS SPAGHETTI WITH TOMATOES AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; stir in garlic and cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir spinach, cherry tomatoes, and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until spinach is wilted and cherry tomatoes start to burst, about 5 minutes.
• Toss spinach mixture with cooked spaghetti; stir in lemon zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper.

SPINACH AND BACON PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• Cook noodles as directed on package. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
• Meanwhile, heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 to 7 min. or until cooked through. Add tomatoes; cook 1 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in noodles and reserved 1/2 cup cooking water. Remove from heat.
• Add spinach, 1/2 cup of the cheese and the bacon; toss lightly to combine. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.

SPINACH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a blender combine spinach, basil, garlic, cheese, salt and pepper.
• Add oil and water, cover and blend until nearly smooth and mixture is a paste.
• Add mayo to the spinach mixture.
• Add to pasta and toss well to coat.
• Chill at least 4 hours covered.
• Can be made the day before.

SPINACH AND PORK TENDERLOIN PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package; keep warm. Lightly spray large skillet with cooking spray; heat on medium-high heat. Add onion; cook 5 to 7 min. or until softened. Add cream cheese, broth, mustard and pepper; cook until heated through.
• Add pork; cover. Reduce heat to low; cook 10 to 12 min. or until pork is cooked through.
• Drain pasta. Immediately add to skillet along with spinach. Toss until spinach is wilted.Serve topped with cheese.

TOMATO & SPINACH PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• cook past as directed.
• Meanwhile, crumble meat into large deep skillet.
• Cook on med-high until cooked through, stirring occasionally, drain.
• Add spinach, and tomatoes.
• Cook for 2 minutes, or until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat, cover to keep warm.
• Drain pasta and place in a large serving bowl.
• Add meat mixture, then top with cheeses, mix lightly.

SPINACH AND BACON PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• Cook noodles as directed on the package, drain reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water. *i also like to use linguini noodles instead of the egg noodles*.
• Heat dressing in large skillet over medium heat, add chicken, onion and pepper flakes. Cook until the chicken in cooked through and the onions are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in noodles and reserved cooking liquid, remove from heat.
• Add spinach, half the cheese, and bacon, toss together.
• Top with remaining cheese to serve.

PORK- SPINACH PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• Boil pasta.
• Heat 2 Tbs of vinaigrette, add pork and brown.
• Add broth and remaining vinaigrette.
• Add onions, cook until glossy.
• Add spinach, cover to wilt.
• Add tomatoes, cook until warmed.
• Drain and toss in pasta, add 1/2 cup cheese and mix lightly.
• Plate adding remaining cheese and serve.

QUICK AND EASY LEMON SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Fill large pot with water and add the whole lemon to the water. Remove zest from about 1/2 of the whole lemon and set the zest aside for the sauce. Add zested whole lemon to the water and bring the water with the lemon to a boil over high heat. Once boiling remove lemon and set aside to cool. Add salt to your water, then add pasta and cook to al dente according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, stir together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Prepare your spinach and set aside. When lemon is cool enough to handle, cut in half and juice. Pour juice through a strainer in to a small bowl, to remove seeds and pulp. Set aside.
• When pasta is cooked, before draining, remove 1 cup of the pasta water and set aside. Drain pasta well and return to the pot. Add sauce mixture and spinach to the pot with the hot pasta and with tongs, toss well until the spinach is wilted and sauce is coating the pasta. Drizzle with reserved lemon juice and toss well. If pasta seems tight (clumpy/sticking together), add a bit of your reserved pasta water to the pasta and toss to loosen it up. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste. Serve with additional freshly grated Parmesan and more freshly ground pepper.

SPINACH PENNE TOSS

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute red pepper and onion in 1 tablespoon oil for 3-4 minutes or until tender. , Drain pasta and place in a serving bowl. Add the red pepper mixture, spinach, bacon, feta cheese and tomatoes. , In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, pepper, salt and remaining oil. Drizzle over pasta mixture; toss to coat.

TOMATO AND SPINACH PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• 1. COOK pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt.
• 2. MEANWHILE, cook sausage in deep large skillet on medium-high heat 10 to 12 min. or until done, stirring occasionally.
• 3. Drain; return sausage to skillet.
• 4. Add spinach and tomatoes; cook 2 min. or until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally.
• 5. DRAIN pasta; return to pan.
• 6. Add sausage mixture and cheeses; mix lightly.
• Substitute
• Substitute ground beef or turkey for the Italian sausage.
• Substitute
• Prepare using penne pasta.
• Substitute
• Prepare using regular KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese.
• Nutritional Information (Per Serving)
• Calories: 240
• Cholesterol: 30 mg
• Total fat: 10 g
• Sodium: 700 mg
• Carbohydrate: 24 g
• Dietary fiber: 2 g
• Protein: 14 g

SPINACH-PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• Bring tomatoes, pasta and water to boil in large saucepan; stir. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min. or just until pasta is tender.
• Add half the spinach; simmer, covered, 2 min. or just until wilted. Stir. Repeat with remaining spinach.
• Serve topped with cheese.

SPINACH PASTA WITH VEGGIES AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Scoop out 1/2 cup of the pasta-cooking water and reserve. Drain the pasta and return to the cooking pot to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Add the garlic and basil or Italian seasoning.
• Cook, stirring, about 1 minute, or until the garlic is just starting to turn golden.
• Add the broccoli. Cover and cook, stirring several times, for 5 minutes.
• Add the grape tomatoes and cook, stirring once, about 5 minutes longer, or until the broccoli is crisp-tender. If the mixture becomes dry, add up to 3 tablespoons water.
• Add the vegetable mixture to the pasta, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss well, adding pasta water to moisten, if necessary. Top with the shaved Parmesan before serving.