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 :)
- 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.
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