Popeye Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 8 ounces pasta
• 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 (10 ounce) package baby spinach
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes halved)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions; drain. put in large serving bowl.
• 2 in a large skillet heat over medium heat heat one tablespoon oil and add garlic and 1 tablespoon lemon juice, cook for one minutes, stirring (do not brown).
• 3 increase heat to medium high and add spinach, stirring for 2-3 minutes until spinach is limp. remove from heat. toss with pasta.
• 4 in a medium bowl, combine remaining oil (1 1/2 tablespoons) and lemon juice (1 1/2 tablespoons). stir in cheese and tomatoes.
• 5 add dressing/tomato mixture to pasta/spinach and toss.
• 6 season with salt and pepper, if desired.