Spaghetti with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Spinach
Updated March 26, 2019
Today is National Spaghetti Day and we are celebrating with a healthy spaghetti recipe, Whole Grain Spaghetti with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Spinach. This is one of our go-to pasta dishes. It is perfect for weeknight meals because it is quick, easy, and nutritious.
We also love making this spaghetti recipe when we entertain because it stress-free and everyone loves it. We always get asked for the recipe…so here you go! You all need to add this Spaghetti with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Spinach to your dinner rotation.
We used Barilla Whole Grain Spaghetti to make this recipe. Barilla Whole Grain is all-natural and excellent source of fiber, delivering three times the fiber of regular pasta. There are 6 grams of fiber per serving. If you are looking for an easy way to eat more whole grains this year, simply switch to eating whole grain pasta. It is just as easy to make and tastes great.
I actually like whole grain pasta better than white pasta. It has a slight nutty flavor that I love. Josh and Caleb love it too! Caleb loves playing in it, but he eventually eats it and enjoys it:)
We keep several boxes Barilla Whole Grain pasta in our pantry so we can always make a quick and healthy meal.
For this spaghetti dish, I tossed in sun dried tomatoes, spinach, balsamic vinegar, toasted garlic, and feta cheese. All of the ingredients are flavor power houses and come together to create an amazing meal…with very little work involved. The Barilla Whole Grain Spaghetti only takes about 7 minutes to boil and the other ingredients are easy to prepare as well. You can have a delicious and healthy meal on the table in under 30 minutes. Plus, the spaghetti is pretty! You can’t go wrong with a pretty pasta dish:)
If you are trying to eat healthier in 2013, make this Whole Grain Spaghetti with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Spinach. You might want to stock up on Barilla Whole Grain Spaghetti, because I guarantee you will want to make this spaghetti recipe over and over again!
Spaghetti with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Spinach
Ingredients
- 1 13.25 oz box Whole Grain Barilla Spaghetti
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 head garlic cloves peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes packed in oil
- 5 cups washed spinach leaves
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente, about 7 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water and drain pasta.
- Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook garlic, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer garlic with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil from the sun dried tomatoes. Add sun dried tomatoes, spinach, and balsamic vinegar. Cook over medium-high heat until spinach is wilted, about 3-4 minutes.
- Toss spaghetti with the sun dried tomatoes and spinach. Stir in the ½ cup pasta water. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle spaghetti with feta cheese and toasted garlic chips. Serve warm.
Have you tried this recipe?
Leave a comment below and share a photo on Instagram. Tag @twopeasandpod and hashtag it with #twopeasandtheirpod
If you like this Whole Grain Spaghetti with Su Dried Tomatoes & Spinach, you might also like:
- Vegetable Party Spaghetti with Warm Garlic Thyme Olive Oil from Picky Palate
- Crazy Spaghetti from Two Peas and Their Pod
- Baked Lemon Chicken Spaghetti Primavera from Recipe Girl
Disclosure: We partnered with Barilla for National Spaghetti Day, but all of our opinions are our own. This giveaway is being provided by Barilla.
I follow Barilla on FB.
Not sure if it’s that healthy, but I love plain ole spaghetti with marinara sauce. Simple and delicious!
we love to top whole grain spaghetti with homemade pesto made with the basil we grow on our balcony!
I like you on facebook
I like Barilla on facebook
I subscribe via RSS
I follow you on Pinterest
I like pasta with olive oil and veggies!
I like you on fb!
I subscribe to your feed!
I made this pasta dish last night, and it was fantastic! Thanks!
I love a spaghetti with olive oil, spinach and feta cheese 🙂
i like spaghetti with a nice homemade tomato sauce
spaghetti with avocado pesto
like you on facebook
I just like it with meat sauce
We really just like plain spaghetti, we sneak in extra veggies by pureeing them in the sauce.
bakergurl02 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Facebook Fan of both @Andrew Lesage
bakergurl02 (at) yahoo (dot) com
TWitter Follower of both @ALittleindian
bakergurl02 (at) yahoo (dot) com
My favorite is Spaghetti “ajo e ojo”.
Email Subscriber of yours
bakergurl02 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Pinterest Follower @Alisha Lesage
bakergurl02 (at) yahoo (dot) com
I like to just throw something together. One I like is whole wheat or vegetable pasta with olive oil, tomatoes, some parmesan and possibly pesto or another vegetable.
My 6 year-old helped me make this tonight and my family really enjoyed it. Thanks so much for the yummy recipe.
Mmmm this looks divine. Love healthy, natural, wholesome ingredients like this!
I made this today, only with regular spaghetti. I loved it! Only thing I’d change in the recipe is: don’t salt the water you’re boiling your pasta into! I know it may come as a shock to pasta purists but… dried tomatoes are salty, and so is feta. That’s more than enough salt!
Hi! I just featured this recipe in my blog post here:
http://infinitelittlepleasures.blogspot.com/2013/04/springing-for-spinach.html
Great recipe Maria and Josh! We never tried sun-dried tomatoes with spinach before, but the addition of feta is what combines them perfectly, right?:)
We are blessed with having lots of high quality (sheep’s milk) feta here in Greece, so this is a fantastic choice:)
Panos and Mirella
Loved this recipe! I added some mushrooms and it’s officially my new go to pasta dish I ate it cold and it was just as awesome
Adding mushrooms is a great idea! Glad you liked it!
I made this pasta tonight and it was very tasty. Quick, easy and lots of flavour.
I’m wondering if I could add chicken?
Sure! Glad you loved the pasta dish!
Most people don’t know that scalp therapy shampoos for fast hair growth (of course without any sulfates, parabens or DEA) exist. Hair styling enthusiasts are now able to attain longer hair and achieve more options. Undoubtedly worth reading.
Whether you’re talking about hair loss, damaged hair, preventing hair disorders, hair growth, hair care in general, almost the same principles become relevant.
As a rule of thumb, you have to steer clear of hair products and treatments that include chemicals like parabens, DEA or sulfates.
What is good for your hair is good for your skin also.
Obviously the content here hits the nail in the head for various reasons. It steers away from the common traps and mistakes too many fall into: using ineffective alternatives. Thank you so much!