Crumbs: delicious vegetarian spinach artichoke pasta

 A hearty dinner to sneak some veggies in

Does that voice, that sounds a little bit too much like your parents’, telling you to eat your vegetables ever linger in the back of your head? An easy way to slip some vegetables into your diet is through a pasta dish. Pasta is a cheap, easy and staple dinner dish that can be as versatile as you want it to be. Follow along to create an inexpensive and tasty pasta dish that will help your meals to stretch this week.  

Prep time: 20 minutes 

Servings: Two 

Ingredients:  

2 tablespoons of olive oil 

1 cup of your choice of pasta 

¼ cup of ricotta cheese 

1 cup of spinach 

Half a can of quartered artichoke hearts 

¼ cup of pesto 

¼ cup of grated parmesan  

Pinch of basil, salt, and pepper 

Directions: 

  1. Fill a pot halfway with water and add the olive oil. Place on high heat until it boils. 
  1. Once the water is boiling, reduce heat to medium and add pasta. 
  1. Cook pasta for 7-10 minutes, or until soft. 
  1. Drain water. 
  1. Reduce heat to low before putting pasta back on the stove. 
  1. Add pesto, ricotta, basil and salt and pepper. 
  1. Drain the artichoke hearts and add to the pot. 
  1. Add spinach to the pot. 
  1. Stir for 1-2 minutes until thoroughly mixed, and spinach has shrunk. 
  1. Top with parmesan. 

Bailey Brockett can be reached at [email protected]. 

About the Author

Bailey Brockett Junior at the University of Idaho, majoring in Journalism with a minor English. I write for the LIFE section of the Argonaut as well as writing for Blot.

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