Spinach and Pasta Shells

Ingredients

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  5 oz or 142g

• Spinach

  Frozen, chopped or leaf, unprepared

  ⁵⁄₁₆ package (10 oz) or 89g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  ⁷⁄₁₆ tbsp or 6g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 ¹⁄₁₆ cloves, minced or 6g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ⁷⁄₁₆ tsp or 0.1g

• Salt

  Table

  ⁷⁄₁₆ dash or 0.2g

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and spinach and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until pasta is al dente; drain and reserve.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes; sauté for 5 minutes or until the garlic turns light gold. Add cooked pasta and spinach to the skillet and mix well. Season with salt and toss; serve.