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Garden Pasta - Lunch Version

<p>Try this delicious pasta recipe with tomatoes, chickpeas, kalamata olives, spinach, and feta the next time you are in need of a quick and easy dinner recipe!</p>
4 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces Rotini
  • 1/2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
  • 2 cups Diced Tomatoes, Canned
  • 2 cups drain Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas), Canned
  • 1/3 cups drain Kalamata Olives, Whole, Canned
  • 2 cups chop Spinach
  • 1/8 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/8 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 1/2 cups Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Julienne
  • 1/2 cups Feta Cheese Crumbles

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Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 3 cups
  • 860 Calories
  • 33g Total Fat
  • 2g Sat Fat
  • 0g Trans Fat
  • 10mg Cholesterol
  • 1048mg Sodium
  • 118g Total Carb
  • 19g Fiber
  • 16g Total Sugars (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
  • 29g Protein
  • 19 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  3. Add garlic, cooking until lightly brown about 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add diced tomatoes and chickpeas and cook 1-2 minutes.
  5. Add olives, spinach, salt, pepper, and sundried tomatoes and cook 10 more minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken.
  6. Remove from heat and add feta.
  7. Combine pasta and sauce.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  3. Add garlic, cooking until lightly brown about 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add diced tomatoes and chickpeas and cook 1-2 minutes.
  5. Add olives, spinach, salt, pepper, and sundried tomatoes and cook 10 more minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken.
  6. Remove from heat and add feta.
  7. Divide pasta among half of indicated number of freezer bags.
  8. Divide sauce among the other half of indicated number of freezer bags. Label and freeze.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
  2. Reheat in microwave until heated through.

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