Main Dishes Recipe ⤞ Spinach Toss Spaghetti with Tomatoes and Garlic

A quick, easy, full-of-flavor recipe you can use as a side or a main dish.

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) package spaghetti
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ½ pounds fresh spinach
• 20 cherry tomatoes
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; stir in garlic and cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir spinach, cherry tomatoes, and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until spinach is wilted and cherry tomatoes start to burst, about 5 minutes.
3. Toss spinach mixture with cooked spaghetti; stir in lemon zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts

• calories334.8
• carbohydrateContent51.7 g
• fatContent10.6 g
• fiberContent5.9 g
• proteinContent11.5 g
• saturatedFatContent1.5 g
• sodiumContent125.1 mg
• sugarContent2 g