Fastest Pasta With Spinach Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste (optional)
• About 15 calamata or other olives, pitted and roughly chopped
• ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 pound long pasta, like linguine
• 1 pound spinach, washed, tough stems removed, roughly chopped
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (3 servings)

    811 calories; 26 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 17 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 119 grams carbohydrates; 8 grams dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 24 grams protein; 228 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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3 to 4 servings

Preparation

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and salt it. Meanwhile, mince the garlic as finely as possible and combine it in the bottom of a warm bowl with the red pepper flakes, olives and olive oil.
2. Place the pasta in the pot, and cook until it is nearly done (test it for doneness by tasting). Plunge the spinach into the water, and cook until it wilts, less than a minute. Drain quickly, allowing some water to cling to the pasta, and toss pasta and spinach in the bowl with the garlic and olive mixture. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.

25 minutes