The Daily Balance

Happy Monday, everyone!

I know Mondays are a little on the sucky-side, and the last thing you want to do is come home from work and make an elaborate, complicated meal. Luckily, I have a yummy solution for you – and it takes less than 10 minutes to make.

You’ll need:

• 4 servings of your favorite pasta – I used spinach pasta
• 2 cloves of garlic (minced) – use more or less, to taste
• 6 sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
• Black pepper, to taste

Cook pasta according to directions. Drain. Toss with all ingredients.

Enjoy!

I made this last night for the Mister and my parents – it was a hit! I actually served it along side my stuffed red peppers, for a complete meal.

This is so incredibly tasty that it deserves two photos… just ’cause.

What is your favorite pasta mix-in?

Winners of all yoga week giveaways will be announced at noon!

20 Responses to “Make it – Spinach Pasta”

1. Yum Yucky said:

   I love easy-delicious recipes! This one’s a keeper!

   Posted on February 1, 2010 at 6:12 am | Reply
2. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg said:

   Yum! Looks easy and delicious!

   Posted on February 1, 2010 at 9:03 am | Reply
3. Estela @ Weekly Bite said:

   This looks so good! And so easy too!

   Posted on February 1, 2010 at 9:07 am | Reply
4. Gabriela said:

   Oh yummy! I love different colored pastas!

   Posted on February 1, 2010 at 9:43 am | Reply
5. Heather (Heather's Dish) said:

   oh wow, this looks like a delicious meal! i adore spinach pasta

   Posted on February 1, 2010 at 10:02 am | Reply
6. Jessica @ The Process of Healing said:

   That does look great! I love spinach pasta as well. Pasta that has veggies in it? Well i’m all over that… And I can’t wait to hear about the winners!!!

   Posted on February 1, 2010 at 10:18 am | Reply
7. Yum Yucky said:

   ok, so I’m back from the store with the ingredients. But I messed up and bought roasted red peppers instead of sundried tomatoes. Aaargh!

   That’s what I get for not making a list and trying to go off remembering. FAIL!

   Posted on February 1, 2010 at 10:40 am | Reply
8. Alta said:

   Yum! I love easy no-stress yummy dishes. And Yum Yucky, I bet that roasted red peppers would be good here too!

   Posted on February 1, 2010 at 11:12 am | Reply
9. Sarah Jayne said:

   Love the color combo! Very pretty

   Sometimes SIMPLE really is the best, no?!

   Posted on February 1, 2010 at 11:32 am | Reply
10. Jenny said:

    sounds easy enough – even for for a dorm room diva like myself… thanks girl!

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 11:42 am | Reply
11. Gena said:

    Great blog look! And this pasta looks awesome, too

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 11:49 am | Reply
12. Cole said:

    Holy smokes, that spinach pasta looks great. Why have I never tried it before?!

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 2:01 pm | Reply
13. Sarah said:

    I love spinach pasta So yummy!

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 2:19 pm | Reply
14. Jess said:

    Yum! That looks so good!

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 2:53 pm | Reply
15. Foy (Garden Cook Write Repeat) said:

    Oh, I thought you were making homemade spinach pasta. Learning to make pasta has been on my to do list for a while. Next time right?

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 8:04 pm | Reply
16. Tammy @ Defining Wellness said:

    Yum! I like to mix spinach and mushrooms in with my pasta. Thanks again for all your kind words. I’m already smiling!

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 8:37 pm | Reply
17. Jenny said:

    Mmm! I must say, some great pasta mix-ins are sundried tomatoes and mushrooms! And garlic, of course

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 9:34 pm | Reply
18. Alicia said:

    Is that the spinach pasta from Ohio City Pasta? It’s one of my favorites, along with the pumpkin gnocchi.

    My latest pasta combo/obsession is whole wheat linguine, broccoli slaw, jalepeno chicken sausage with a little TJ’s black bean soup. SO GOOD.

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 9:47 pm | Reply
19. Molls said:

    YUM! That looks great! I love adding some anchovy paste, grape tomatoes, capers and shrimp!

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 10:32 pm | Reply
20. Sagan said:

    Ooh I even have some spinach pasta in my cupboard, this will be great!

    I added nutritional yeast to my pasta today. It was great, I added it immediately after it had been cooked so the nutritional yeast flakes melted right in and gave it a nice cheesy flavour. Delicious!

    Posted on February 1, 2010 at 11:52 pm | Reply