PENNE WITH SPINACH, TOMATOES AND OLIVES

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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.

Provided by Kumquat the Cats fr

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

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)

Steps:

  • Heat oil in large, non-stick skillet. Add onion and saute over medium heat for 3 minutes.
  • Add chopped tomatoes, bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer to 20 minutes.
  • Add sliced olives, chopped spinach and parsley. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
  • 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.
  • For Vegan do not use the parmesan cheese.

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