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Pasta with Asiago Cheese and Spinach

By: Cooking Light magazine 
"Substitute the Italian cavatappi with fusilli, penne or any other medium-sized pasta."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (15)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups boiling water
  • 4 ounces sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil (about 2 cups)
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 6 cups hot cooked cavatappi (about 12 ounces uncooked ridged, spiral pasta)
  • 1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach, torn
  • 3/4 cup grated Asiago cheese
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Combine boiling water and sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl; let stand 30 minutes. Drain and chop.
  2. Combine tomatoes, oil, salt, pepper, and garlic in a large bowl. Add pasta and spinach; toss gently. Sprinkle with cheeses; toss gently.

Footnotes

  • Reprinted with permission of Cooking Light® magazine. All rights reserved.
  • CALORIES 302 (28% from fat); FAT 9.3g (sat 3.6g, mono 4g, poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 14.4g; CARB 41.8g; FIBER 2.5g; CHOL 16mg; IRON 2.7mg; SODIUM 606mg; CALC 257m
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2004 by Navy_Mommy   view full review
This is a great recipe that has good taste and best of all has very little fat. I used pena,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2003 by KIUNEY   view full review
This is a great salad to take for lunch, but I would include less tomatoes next time. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2004 by MKETTERICK   view full review
A good pasta dish, but I wanted more flavor, so the second time I made it, I used flavored...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2005 by elvisngraceland   view full review
This is great with chickpeas as a well-rounded vegetarian meal. I use baby spinach and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2004 by TAMATHAK   view full review
I could only find sun-dried tomatoes packed with oil, so I eliminated the olive oil. It was a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2004 by RAINNY   view full review
The idea is good, but it needs some sauce and less spinach. The tomatoes give it an over...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2010 by mansfjj   view full review
Spectacular. Added extra Asiago and more garlic. Hot noodles wilted the spinach. Could use...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2008 by krista   view full review
I put all ingredients together and add the hot pasta on top and cover for a few minutes to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2007 by Marilyn Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I use a little less spinach, and a little more cheese, but this is great!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2007 by BJABERS   view full review
Will make again but will try roasted cherry tomatoes intead of the sun-dried.

 

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