Herbed Spinach Pasta

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups uncooked penne pasta
• 1/2 medium onion (sliced)
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon basil
• 1 medium red peppers (cut into strips red or yellow makes dish much more colorful) or 1 medium yellow peppers (cut into strips red or yellow makes dish much more colorful) or 1 medium green pepper (cut into strips red or yellow makes dish much more colorful)
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can whole spinach leaves (well drained)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions, drain, and keep warm.
• 2 cook onion, garlic, and basil in oil in skillet until onion is tender.
• 3 add pepper strips and cook 3 minutes.
• 4 stir in spinach: heat through.
• 5 toss with pasta and top with fresh parmesan cheese (if desired).