Linguine With Spinach
This tasty dish - adapted from the minimalist cooks dinner, by mark bittman (broadway books, 2001) - uses a good amount of spinach, which is great for boosting pregnancy-needed vitamins and minerals such as iron and folate. spinach also contains more protein than most vegetables.
Steps
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Add the pasta.
Meanwhile , combine the garlic and red pepper flakes with the oil in a large bowl.
When the pasta is nearly done , plunge the spinach into the water and cook until it wilts - less than a minutes.
Drain pasta and spinach together quickly , then toss into the olive oil mixture.
Add the tomatoes and pine nuts.
Toss well , season with salt and pepper to taste , and serve with an ample topping of freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Ingredients
spaghetti, garlic clove, red pepper flakes, extra virgin olive oil, fresh spinach, sun-dried tomato packed in oil, pine nuts, salt, pepper, parmesan cheese