PASTA CARCIONE

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Bow tie pasta tossed with spinach, tomatoes, goat cheese and olive oil. This is the best pasta recipe in the world! I made it up one day instead of serving a heavy pasta dish. The goat cheese makes this recipe!

Provided by KYMANNE

Time 35m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

10 ounces spinach, rinsed
1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta
¼ cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
2 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, quartered
8 ounces crumbled goat cheese

Steps:

Remove stems from spinach and stack leaves together; chop thin longer strips instead of square chops and set aside.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and place in a large bowl.
Drizzle olive oil over pasta and add salt and pepper to taste, spinach and tomatoes; gently toss.
Add goat cheese and serve warm or room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 610.2 calories, Carbohydrate 71.9 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 26.9 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 23.9 g, SaturatedFat 11.4 g, Sodium 289.4 mg, Sugar 4.4 g