One Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes

This is so good, you will have the recipe memorized after you make it for the first time…it is that quick and easy! Check out my video on Instagram!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 cup chopped onion

• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 1 (14.5-ounce) can unsalted petite diced tomatoes, undrained

• 1 1/2 cups unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)

• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

• 8 ounces whole-grain spaghetti or linguine (such as Barilla)

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 10 ounce fresh spinach

• 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/4 cup)

Directions:

Heat a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat.

Add onion and garlic to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until onion starts to brown.

Add tomatoes, stock, oregano, and pasta, in that order. Bring to a boil. Add noodles; stir to submerge in liquid.

Uncover; stir in salt. Add spinach in batches, stirring until spinach wilts. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and serve!

Chocolate Sorbet

Please do not be deterred by the 6 hours of prep time… almost all of that is freezer time. This is easy breezy and perfect for your Valentine(s)!

INGREDIENTS

2 1/4 c. water

1 c. sugar

3/4 c. Unsweetened cocoa powder

pinch of salt

3/4 c. semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine 1 1/2 cups of the water with the sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisking constantly, bring to a boil. Boil for about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl.

2. Stir in chocolate chips until melted. Add vanilla and remaining water. Use a hand mixer to blend until frothy. Refrigerate until very cold, about 1 hour, then transfer bowl to freezer for 2 hours. Blend with hand mixer again until airy and transfer to freezer for another 2 hours. Blend with hand mixer one last time, then transfer to loaf pan and freeze until set, 1-2 hours.