Oven Roasted Tomato & Spinach Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 cup penne pasta, cooked
• 1/4 cup chopped oven roasted tomato
• 1/4 cup cooked spinach (3 Cups uncooked)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil

Directions

1. 1

   To make the roasted tomatoes, slice small tomatoes and place in a single layer on a non stick baking sheet. Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper and dried basil. Bake in a 175 degree oven for 90 minutes, until shriveled. Set aside.

2. 2

   To make spinach add butter and oil in a small saute pan, and add garlic. Lightly saute garlic and add raw spinach, cook for a few minutes tossing with tongs, until wilted. Set aside.

3. 3

   Cook pasta in boiling water, drain but do not rinse.

4. 4

   In the same pot you used for your pasta, melt 2 tbsp butter, add tomatoes and spinach, add Pasta back in pot and then add parmesan cheese. Toss all ingredients together and season with salt and pepper to taste.