Spinach-feta Penne With Pine Nuts
photo by BandD
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 8 ounces crumbled feta cheese
- 3⁄4 cup shredded parmesan cheese (not grated)
- 5 cups fresh Baby Spinach
- 1⁄3 cup pine nuts
directions
- Cook penne pasta according to package directions.
- As pasta is cooking, toast pine nuts lightly in a small skillet over medium-low heat, stirring frequently and keeping a close eye on them to prevent burning.
- Remove pine nuts from heat when lightly browned, after about 1-2 minutes.
- Set aside pine nuts.
- Drain cooked pasta and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet or wok.
- Add garlic and saute over medium heat for about 30 seconds, being careful not to let garlic brown.
- Stir in cooked pasta.
- Stir in feta and Parmesan cheese and cook for a 2-3 minutes, until feta cheese just starts to melt and pasta and cheese is thoroughly heated through.
- Stir in spinach and continue to heat until spinach barely starts to wilt.
- Take pasta off heat and stir in the toasted pine nuts.
- Transfer to serving dish and serve.
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Reviews
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I made this as directed but added some semi-dried (a.k.a. sun-blushed) tomatoes towards, the end. This wasn't such a good idea as they had rehydrated themselves by the time the left-overs were reheated! The melted feta is a bit messy, so use a non-stick pan. I didn't have a frying pan large enough to hold it all, so I put it back in the saucepan that I'd cooked the pasta in so that I could mix in the spinach.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
HollyJane
United States
I love to cook exciting, exotic recipes for me and my hubby. I also love to go out to eat, mostly at ethnic restaurants. Spicy food is my favorite, and I'm always looking for new vegetarian recipes, since I've been a vegetarian since I was a kid.