Pasta Arabiatta & Garlic Spinach Stir-fry

This is almost a weekly meal chez nous – it’s a fast and fantastic meal – wholesome and complete. The Spinach complements the pasta in every way, as we are all well aware, and through in some garlic into it and it takes it to the next level!

Simplest recipe

Ingredients for -4-6 good eaters

1 pack angel hair pasta

1 can of diced tomatoes or about 4 ripe tomatoes pureed

2 cups of homemade or store bought Arabiatta sauce

1 family pack of frozen chopped spinach 

2-3 cloves each for the sauce and the spinach (so 6 in all)

2-3 tsp of olive oil

Cayenne pepper to taste (crushed)

Whole pepper to taste (freshly ground)

½ Italian seasoning

 Preparation

In a deep pot, boil the pasta using ½ tsp of oil and some salt

Drain and keep

Heat 1 tsp of olive oil in another deep pan.

Sauté the garlic and the peppers

Add the tomato sauce/puree and allow it to boil

Sprinkle the seasoning per taste

Bring to bubbling boil and stop

Your pasta is done when you mix the drained pasta into the freshly made sauce

Spinach

Cook the spinach on stove top (fresh) or microwave to thaw the frozen

In a tsp of oil sauté the garlic and some crushed cayenne peppers.

Salt to taste
Top with freshly grated Parmagiana before serving

Serve hot as side with pasta

Enjoy!

Check out my Blogging Marathoners doing Group 3 BM#4 along with me - initiated by Srivalli of Spicing your life - Thanks Valli :)

Diabetes Diet/Management: Kamalika, Smitha, Suma
Kid Friendly Recipes: Anusha, Cool Lassi(e)

Seven Days of Soup: Priya Suresh
Seven Days of Indian Bread: Jayasree, Pavani
Seven Days of Cakes:  Priya Vasu
Seven Days of Preserves: Gayathri Kumar, Vaishali
30 Minutes Meals: Priya Mahadevan, Srivalli