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Welcome to my collection of some of my favorite dishes that have come out of our kitchen. I hope you enjoy the blog and try some of the recipes!

Spaghetti with Spinach and Spicy Tomatoes

I don't have a picture for this one.  Imagine spaghetti with fresh spinach and tomatoes and garlic and feta cheese all tossed together...this is a favorite in our house--and it's super quick.

Here's what you need:
Serves 2

3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 box of Barilla Whole Grain Spaghetti (it is in a blue box--there is one in a yellow box that I don't like as much) use as much as you need--for the two of us we use half the box
1 bag of fresh Baby Spinach leaves (I think it's 9oz)
Feta Cheese or Parm Cheese, depending on what you like better
1 can Diced Tomatoes with Jalepenos (or zesty, depending on how hot you like things)
2 tbsp olive oil
shrimp (a nice option to add a little more protein and substance)

While you gather your ingredients and chop the garlic, bring your pasta water to a boil.  Just before you add the pasta to the water, start the spinach:

1.  In a large/deep frying pan, heat the olive oil on medium heat. 
2.  Add the garlic and spinach and toss together with the olive oil
3.  Allow the spinach to cook down, stirring every so often to move the uncooked pieces to the bottom of the pan 
4.  Add the entire can of diced tomatoes to the pan and stir ingedients together.
5.  If you're adding shrimp, add it now, stirring together with the spinach and tomatoes until the shrimp is fully cooked.
6.  If you're not adding shrimp, let the ingredients simmer for a few minutes to heat the tomatoes

When your pasta is complete, serve it onto the plates.  Divide the spinach/tomato "sauce" and spoon/pour it on top of the spaghetti.  Top with Feta or Parm cheese and lightly toss the pasta to mix everything together on the plate. 

I don't add any salt or pepper to this dish unless it's needed.

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