Penne With Spinach, Tomatoes and Olives

Submitted by Kumquat the Cats fr

"My favorite recipe category: few ingredients, outstanding results! Delightful, healthful, quick and easy to prepare. I strongly recommend that you use only kalamata olives in this recipe. Otherwise I used 9 ounces bagged spinach, 6 ounces pasta myself, but published the recipe as written. From a cookbook called "The Best in the World" by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. This particular recipe came from Au Bar (renamed Je Me Souviens) in Palm Beach, Florida."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• 1⁄2 cup kalamata olive, pitted, sliced
• 1 lb fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 8 ounces penne pasta
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese (optional)

directions

1. Heat oil in large, non-stick skillet. Add onion and saute over medium heat for 3 minutes.
2. Add chopped tomatoes, bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer to 20 minutes.
3. Add sliced olives, chopped spinach and parsley. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Add spinach mixture and toss gently. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately with parmesan on the side.
5. For Vegan do not use the parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[Inspiritual]

This was a huge hit in my family as well. However, I added a whole pound of spinach, additional olives and a jar of sundried tomatoes with herbs because i too felt it needed a bit more sauce.

 

[MargoMart]

This was a great dish! I had to feed 5 so I used 2 cans of tomatoes and a lb of pasta (rigatoni). I didn't have parsley so I added fresh basil. I also added some red pepper flake for a kick. Absolutely a keeper!

 

[mliss29]

Great dish! I used regular olives and fresh tomatoes because that is what I had. My 12yo had two helpings and is planning to take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow! Reviewed for the Veg*n Recipe Swap.

 

[Maito]

Really yummy! The only thing I did different is to use fresh cherry tomatoes, cut in half. Sundried tomatoes and/or feta would also work well this dish too. Thanks, Kumquat!

 

[dojemi]

This was delicious! I followed the recipe 'almost' exactly, only making a few minor changes. I used 8 ounces of whole wheat 'rigatoni' because that's all I had on hand. I think I would have preferred it with penne' as the recipe suggested. . My DH, who loves kalamata olives, asked me to add more than the recommended 1/2 cup...I added about 3/4 of a cup. I like kalamata olives but not as much as my DH so I felt 3/4 of a cup was to much but he thought it was fine. I used a 10 ounce bag of spinach. The only change I would make to the original recipe would be to double the sauce because I prefer a lot of it. Thanks for sharing this recipe Kumquat, I will definitely be making it again.