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And it's on the table in less than 30 minutes
Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
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Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
Don’t you love it when you try a new recipe and you instantly know that it’s a keeper? A dish must meet a lot of requirements to go into my regular dinner time rotation. It needs to be on the table in 30 minutes or less, have at least one serving of vegetables, and be so good that everyone cleans their plates. Bonus points if it only requires one pot or pan. This Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta fits the bill perfectly thanks to some clever cooking techniques and bold ingredients.
Layers of Flavor
Beyond the obvious ones in the recipe name, there are some other ingredients that make this dish taste like more than the sum of its parts.
- Garlic is used in two ways: raw and roasted. The raw cloves add sharpness, and the roasted ones have a caramelized sweetness.
- Sun-dried tomatoes add sweetness and tangy notes, but not just from the fruit itself; the recipe also uses some of the oil from the jar, which deepens the flavor and also reduces waste.
- Shredded rotisserie chicken helps bulk up this pasta dish. The recipe calls for a lemon-pepper flavored bird, which is another smart way to build flavor (although a plain, or “original” flavored chicken works well too).
Related: 55 Rotisserie Chicken Recipes To Make Dinners Easier
Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
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Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
A Smart Cooking Trick
The recipe has a clever way of cooking the spinach. Instead of sauteing it in a separate pan—and having more to clean up—you place the leaves in a colander as the pasta is cooking. When the noodles are done, you drain them, pouring the hot pasta water over the spinach, which wilts it perfectly.
Related: 29 Easy Pasta Salad Recipes To Make All Year Long
Pasta You Can Eat All Year
Because the sun-dried tomatoes and spinach are always available at the supermarket, this recipe is easy to make any time of the year—just another reason to add it to your dinner time rotation.
Related: The Best Ways To Reheat Pasta
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