Greek penne pasta
7
Points®
Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
This easy pasta dish is super-flavourful with the added zing of olives and pine nuts.
Ingredients
Uncooked penne
12 oz
Olive oil
1 tsp(s)
Minced garlic
1½ tsp(s)
Chopped frozen spinach
10 oz, thawed
Tomato
1 pound(s), plum
Feta cheese
4 oz, crumbled
Pine nuts
⅔ oz, about 2 tbsp
Olives
6 large, black, pitted and chopped
Instructions
1
Cook pasta according to package directions (without butter or oil), drain and set aside. If necessary, cover to keep warm.
2
Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Add olive oil and heat over medium-high heat until oil sizzles. Add pine nuts and garlic. Cook and stir until pine nuts are golden brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in spinach and tomatoes and cook until heated through, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
3
Add spinach mixture to pasta and toss until combined. Serve pasta sprinkled with feta cheese and black olives. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.
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