Pasta Rosa-verde

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces dry penne pasta or 8 ounces ziti pasta
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 -6 medium tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped, about 3 cups
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 3 cups arugula or 3 cups watercress or 3 cups spinach, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup pine nuts or 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 2 tablespoons crumbled gorgonzola or 2 tablespoons other blue cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions, drain.
• 2 cover and keep warm.
• 3 meanwhile, cook onion and garlic in hot olive oil in a large frypan over medium heat till onion is tender.
• 4 add tomato, salt, black pepper and if desired crushed red pepper.
• 5 cook and stir over medium high heat about 2 minutes or till the tomatoes are warm and release some of their juices.
• 6 stir arugula, watercress, or spinach, and heat just till greens are wilted.
• 7 to serve, divide pasta among individual serving bowls.
• 8 top with tomato mixture.
• 9 sprinkle with toasted pine nuts or almonds and the cheese.