Tasty Tuesday

The flu still has not left our house but we hope to see an end soon! It's been a very long week & I'm hoping we don't see anymore illnesses anytime soon!

Here's a very quick & easy meal that is so easy to throw together in about 30 minutes. There is a funny story behind this meal in the fact that Emma refused to eat spinach in any meal saying she hated it(but had never tried it). So we told her for about a year that this was not spinach in this meal but celery leaf. She would take the spinach out to eat first & loved it! I would go as far as taking the spinach out of the package & putting it in a ziploc bag just to hide the fact that it was actually spinach. She now knows the truth & will eat it so I guess it was for her own good!

Mostaccioli with Spinach & Feta

8 ounces penne pasta


2 tablespoons olive oil

3 cups chopped tomatoes

10 ounces fresh spinach, washed and chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

8 ounces feta cheese

salt to taste

ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1.Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, and set aside.

2.Heat oil in a large pot. Add tomatoes, spinach, and garlic; cook and stir 2 minutes, or until spinach is wilted and mixture is thoroughly heated. Add pasta and cheese; cook 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

The only change I've made to this recipe is that I use a 15 oz can of diced tomatoes & have to blend them since the kids won't eat tomato chunks. Else everything else is the same! Enjoy!