Good Life Organic Sundried Tomatoes
Sundried Tomatoes are low in saturated fat, and very low in cholesterol. They are also a good source of dietary fiber, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Iron, Magnesium and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Potassium, Copper and Manganese.
Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 12 dehydrated sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 package uncooked penne pasta
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 bunch fresh spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
- In a small saucepan, bring the broth to a boil. Remove from heat. Place the sun-dried tomatoes in the broth 15 minutes, or until softened. Drain, reserving broth, and coarsely chop.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place penne pasta in the pot, cook 9 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
- Place the pine nuts in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir until lightly toasted.
- Heat the olive oil and red pepper flakes in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the garlic 1 minute, until tender. Mix in the spinach, and cook until almost wilted. Pour in the reserved broth, and stir in the chopped sun-dried tomatoes. Continue cooking 2 minutes, or until heated through.
- In a large bowl, toss the cooked pasta with the spinach and tomato mixture and pine nuts. Serve with Parmesan cheese.
At Faithful to Nature we take the integrity of natural product labelling seriously. This is why we insist wherever possible that full ingredient lists are listed on each organic or natural products sold on our online shop. We also have a very strict ingredient policy that we will not compromise. This means that each product sold on the website is free of common synthetic nasties like parabens, mineral oils; SLS; TEA and DEA.
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