Do you know your love language? I always say that my love language is words of affirmation and pasta. Pasta is my go to comfort food and I always crave it if I am stressed out or feeling down. My current favorite is coated in olive oil with an assortment of veggies and feta cheese. This was my go to lunch when I was pregnant with Ruby, I craved it almost everyday.
This Mediterranean pasta dish is my go to comfort meal that is a total knock off from one of my favorite local restaurants, Bistro Byronz but with a healthier twist. I use a gluten free pasta, such as Banza or any chickpea/lentil pastas and I add a ton of fresh spinach or greens to the pan. The best thing about this is that I almost always have everything on hand in the kitchen. I am not listing amounts in the recipe because you can add as much or as little or omit anything you don’t like. You can make it with as many or as few ingredients that you have in the fridge. I have made this with all the ingredients listed below and I have made it with just garlic and greens and it hits the spot every time. I have also made it with a protein to it to make it a bit heartier, it is delicious with shrimp. Basically, you can take this recipe and run with it! Add as much of what you like and omit things you don’t have or like. How can you go wrong with pasta and olive oil?
Some things you will need:
- Olive Oil
- Garlic, minced
- Red Onion, diced
- Green bell pepper, diced
- Olives (green or black), roughly chopped
- Artichoke Hearts, roughly chopped
- Pepperoncini peppers, roughly chopped
- Roasted red peppers, roughly chopped
- Sun dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- Cherry tomatoes, halved
- Fresh Spinach(or any other greens)
- Cooked pasta(I usually use penne, but any variety will do)
- Feta cheese
- Sauté red onion and garlic in olive oil for about 3 minutes.
- Add bell pepper and continue to sauté for 2-3 minutes, until softened.
- Add olives, artichoke hearts, pepperoncini peppers, roasted red peppers, sundried tomatoes and fresh cherry tomatoes. Cook until warmed thru.
- Finally, add cooked pasta and spinach. Cook until the spinach is wilted to your liking. I normally only let it go a couple of minutes, till the spinach gets a bright vibrant green and is warm.
- Top with feta cheese if desired.
