High-Protein Spaghetti with Spinach and Tomato Sauce recipe
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Ingredients
- 12 ounces enriched thin spaghetti (such as Ronzoni® Smart Taste®) 2 teaspoons pine nuts 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste 2 small shallots, julienned 8 cherry tomatoes, halved, or more to taste 1 lemon, zested and juiced 1 (5 ounce) package fresh spinach ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese 4 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese
Nutrition Info
- 373.4 caloriescarbohydrate: 69.5 gcholesterol: 6.2 mgfat: 7.2 gfiber: 10.2 gprotein: 14.2 gsaturatedFat: 1.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 157.4 mgsugar: 2.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions High-Protein Spaghetti with Spinach and Tomato Sauce
Directions
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Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in the thin spaghetti, bring back to a boil, and cook pasta over medium heat until tender yet firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and set aside, reserving 1/4 cup pasta water.
While pasta is cooking, place pine nuts in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until golden-brown, about 3 minutes. Remove nuts to a plate.
Add olive oil to the skillet and increase heat to medium. Add garlic, shallots, cherry tomatoes, and lemon zest, cook and stir until shallots have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add spinach, lemon juice, toasted pine nuts, salt, and pepper, cook until spinach has wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Add drained pasta, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and reserved pasta water, mix to combine. Serve with remaining Parmesan sprinkled on top.