Spinach Pasta

Stephen and I love cooking together and usually find a lot of great recipes on Pinterest. I have a board of go-to recipes that we know are delicious and pretty easy to make. One of the pasta recipes we like to make is a creamy tomato and spinach pasta. You can find the original recipe here but Stephen and I modified ours a little bit.

Ingredients 

First, boil water and cook pasta. [Note: we forgot to buy onion] While waiting on the pasta to cook, dice the onion. Place the onion and garlic in a large skillet with olive oil and cook until transparent. Add the can of diced tomatoes - undrained -  basil, oregano, salt and pepper to the skillet and combine. Add tomato paste and 1/2 cup of water to the skillet and stir until the tomato paste is dissolved into the sauce. 

Diced tomato & seasonings

Next, turn the heat down low and add the cream cheese to the skillet. Stir in the cheese until fully melted and the sauce is creamy. 

Cream cheese added

Add the fresh spinach and stir into the sauce until it has wilted. 

Spinach

Add the pasta and combine. 

Serve warm and enjoy :)

Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion
- 1-2 cloves of minced garlic
- 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes (undrained)
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 lb pasta
- 1/2 bag fresh spinach
- 1/2 cup water

Directions:
1. Boil water and cook pasta.
2. Dice onion and place in skillet with minced garlic and olive oil. Cook onion until transparent on medium heat setting.
3. Add the undrained can of diced tomatoes, oregano, basil, salt and pepper to the skillet. Stir to combine then add tomato paste and 1/2 cup of water. Stir the contents until tomato paste is dissolved into the sauce.
4. Turn the heat to low. Add the cream cheese to the skillet and stir until fully melted.
5. Add fresh spinach and stir into the sauce until the spinach has wilted. Add the pasta and combine.