Red Pepper Sauce Pasta with Spinach and Feta
Red Pepper Sauce Pasta with Spinach and Feta - A perfect weeknight meal featuring sweet red peppers blended into a delicious and healthy sauce tossed with fettuccine pasta, spinach and feta cheese.
Servings : 6 Serves
Ingredients
FOR THE PASTA
- 12 ounces fettuccine pasta , dry
FOR THE RED PEPPER SAUCE
- 1 jar (14.75 ounces) Cara Mia Hand Grilled Piquillo Peppers , drained
- 3 tablespoons STAR Extra Virgin Olive Oil , divided
- 1 yellow onion , thinly sliced
- 6 garlic cloves , smashed
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and fresh ground pepper , to taste
- 2 tablespoons water
OTHER
- 1 bag (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach
- 1 cup crumbled fat free feta cheese
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to the directions on the package.
- Place drained piquillo peppers in a blender and set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil in a nonstick skillet.
- Add sliced onions, garlic, thyme, salt and ground pepper; cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender.
- Remove from heat and transfer the onion mixture to the blender.
- Add water and blend until completely smooth.
- If too thick, add a tablespoon or two of extra virgin olive oil or water and continue to blend until desired consistency is reached.
- Taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
- Set aside.
- Heat remaining extra virgin olive oil in a skillet.
- Add spinach and cook for 2 minutes, or until wilted.
- Drain pasta and add to skillet with spinach; stir in feta cheese and add as much pepper sauce as you prefer and toss around to combine.
- Remove from heat and serve.
Notes
WW Freestyle Points: 9
Nutrition
Calories: 382 kcal | Carbohydrates: 48 g | Protein: 12 g | Fat: 14 g | Saturated Fat: 5 g | Cholesterol: 69 mg | Sodium: 444 mg | Potassium: 350 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 4 g | Vitamin A: 3270 IU | Vitamin C: 38.6 mg | Calcium: 184 mg | Iron: 3.2 mg | Net Carbs: 46 g
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