Creamy Spinach Tomato Pasta

Ingredients

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  8 oz or 227g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Wheat flour

  White, all-purpose, enriched, bleached

  3 tbsp or 23g

• Onion powder

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 ½ tsp, ground or 3g

• Heavy whipping cream

  Fluid

  1 cup, fluid or 238g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  ¼ cup or 20g

• Reduced fat milk

  Fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d

  1 cup or 244g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  1 can or 190g

• Spinach

  Raw

  1 cup or 30g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions.
2. While the pasta cooks, heat olive oil over medium heat and sauté the minced garlic for 1 minute.
3. Add the flour, onion powder, and salt. Sauté for another minute, then whisk in the heavy cream, milk, oregano, and Parmesan cheese.
4. Bring the mixture to a boil, whisking constantly. Continue boiling and whisking for about a minute, then add the diced tomatoes and spinach.
5. Stir until the sauce thickens. Add the cooked pasta and stir to coat.
6. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste and serve.