Simple & Delicious Spinach and Garbanzo Pasta
The colorful ingredients and nutmeg in this recipe make this pasta a delicious meal. Serve it with a salad, for a full meal. It's the perfect way to end a busy day!
Ingredients
- 16 oz linguini pasta, uncooked
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3 roma tomatoes diced
- 2 cans garbanzo beans 15 oz, drained
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 bag of fresh spinach 6 oz.
- 2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp red chili flakes
- Parmesan cheese for topping finely grated
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted water, according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil and add butter to melt.
- Add onion and tomatoes, stir and cook for 2 minutes. Add the garbanzo beans and garlic. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add spinach, nutmeg, and chili flakes. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
- Add drained pasta and stir. Add as much of the reserved pasta water as needed to keep pasta from being too dry.
- Taste and add salt if needed.
- Top with parmesan cheese and serve.
Notes
Regarding the yield:
This recipe will yield 6-8 servings. Adjust the yield based on the size of each serving you make.