Greek Penne

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces penne pasta
• 5 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 large plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup fat-free cottage cheese
• 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• parmesan cheese, for topping

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to directions. drain and set aside.
• 2 in a skillet, add 3 teaspoons of the olive oil and heat gently.
• 3 add onion, garlic and pine nuts and cook till onions are translucent.
• 4 stir in drained spinach, tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 add wine and water. set aside.
• 6 in a separate bowl, blend feta cheese and cottage cheese with a pastry blender.
• 7 place drained pasta into skillet and heat, drizzle with 2 teaspoons olive oil and toss.
• 8 add cheese mixture, spinach mixture, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes and toss again.
• 9 heat for about 2 more minutes.
• 10 serve immediately into plates. sprinkle with parmesan cheese.