I was VERY excited to make dinner last night because it combined a bunch of the fresh ingredients I had on hand and my new BFF of the week: Goat Cheese:) We made a "summer" tomato pasta....
SUMMER PASTA
- 2 containers heirloom tomatoes (or cherry), halved
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 handful of fresh spinach
- 1/2 pound of whole grain spaghetti
- Basil
- Parsley
- Garlic Herb Goat Cheese
1.- Do I need to tell you how to make spaghetti?? Let's hope not:) So while your making the spaghetti-proceed to step 2! :)
2.- Heat a pan with a drizzle of olive oil and add the garlic. Once the garlic starts to brown, add the tomatoes and let cook until soft.
3.-Add the spinach to the pot and allow to wilt for a few minutes...
4.-Drain the spaghetti, saving 1/4 cup of the cooking water and add to the tomato/spinach mix. Cook a few more minutes to create a "sauce". Add the tomato/spinach to the spaghetti and mix. Top the pasta with the fresh basil, parsley and goat cheese crumbles.
Confession: I have a MAJOR heavy hand when it comes to parmesan cheese being sprinkled on macaroni....so this SMALL amount of goat cheese was a PERFECT way to "lighten" up that habit a bit. With goat cheese, a little goes a looooooooooong way and this garlic herb one was PERFECT for this pasta! Throw this together the next time you have a refrigerator full of veggies! :)
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