Spinach And Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) package fresh spinach (stems removed)
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes (not drained)
• 3 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 pinch sugar
• fresh basil, to taste
• salt and pepper
• 1 lb thin spaghetti

Recipe

• 1 wash and remove stems of spinach, place in a large pot and fill a quarter of the way with water, add salt if desired.
• 2 bring to a boil and press down spinach, as it wilts, into boiling water.
• 3 cover for 5 minutes. than drain and remove most of the water but not necessary to remove all. set aside.
• 4 heat olive oil in medium saucepan, cook diced onion and garlic 5 -7 minutes just until translucent.
• 5 add diced tomatoes, bouillon cubes, basil, pinch of sugar and salt and pepper to saucepan.
• 6 bring to just a boil than lower heat to medium low and cook for 20 minutes.
• 7 while that's cooking use the same pot that you boiled the spinach in to boil more water for your pasta and cook according to package directions.
• 8 chop already cooked spinach.
• 9 during the last 5 minutes of cooking pasta add the spinach to your tomato sauce.
• 10 drain pasta and put back into pot, add a ladel full of sauce and mix so spaghetti does not stick together.
• 11 place pasta on serving plates and spoon sauce over pasta.
• 12 sprinkle with romano cheese and serve.