Penne With Spinach and Asiago Cheese

"A quick weeknight recipe. Serve with grilled chicken and garlic bread for a complete meal."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
  • Meanwhile, warm olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the spinach and tomatoes and cook until the spinach wilts, about 2 more minutes.
  • Add the cooked pasta and toss. Add the cheeses, salt, pepper, and the pasta cooking liquid and stir to combine.
  • Transfer the pasta to a serving plate and serve.

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Reviews

  1. YUM!! This was delicious!! I also used 2-3 garlic cloves, left the tomatoes whole but pricked. I also used whole-wheat penne and all freshly grated parmesan because the store didn't have asiago!? This was great - thank you!
     
  2. Full of color and flavor plus quick to make, this was a one-dish meal for us. I made 1/2 the recipe exactly as written and we both cleaned our plates. Thanks for sharing this sure-to-be repeated recipe!
     
  3. Excellent and easy. I (more or less) halved the recipe for the two of us and had it as a vegetarian one-dish meal. My BF wanted seconds so I helped him finish it up:) Too bad there were no leftovers to take to work the next day. I used a pint of grape tomatoes (left the really small ones whole), a 6 ounce bag of spinach, one garlic clove and only 1 teaspoon olive oil. I had planned on cutting back on the cheese, but ended up adding most of it.
     
  4. 5 stars! We really enjoyed this quick simple dinner! The only change I will make next time is to add more garlic and to leave the tomatoes whole. Thanks!
     
  5. Very, very good! I increased the garlic and subbed romano for the asiago. I also added some quartered bocconcini. I then grilled some chicken breasts seasoned with italian seasoning to the top of this. Excellent. Will definitely make again. Nice, quick, light, flavorful weeknight meal!
     
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Tweaks

  1. My family loved this pasta dish. I substituted whole wheat rotini for the penne and added an extra clove of garlic; otherwise, followed the recipe exactly. Served with Grilled Morrocan Chicken #15580 and had a fabulous and easy meal. Thanks!
     
  2. This recipe was amazing, especially when I realized how little effort I had to put into making it taste great! I used garlic powder instead of cloves since we have loads of it on hand, and the flavor was still excellent. Will definitely be making this again! I would like to try it cold sometime as well if I ever get any leftovers! Thanks for passing this recipe along.
     

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