Angel Hair Pasta with Tomatoes and Spinach

When I am craving pasta, but don't want something high calorie, this is my go to recipe. I used spinach in the recipe because that is what i had, but you can use another vegetable if you want, like broccoli or zucchini.

Nutrition Information:
Servings: 2
Serving Size:
Calories: 300 Calories

Ingredients:
4oz (112g) Angel Hair Pasta
10 or so (~90g) Cherry Tomatoes
Handful of Frozen or Fresh Spinach
3 tspn Olive Oil
1 tspn Tomato Paste
1 tspn Garlic
1 tspn Salt
1 tspn Dried Oregano
1/4 cup Bread Crumbs
4g Parmesan Cheese

Directions:
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add salt.

Make a slight cut on the bottom of the tomatoes

Immerse the tomatoes in the boiling water for a minute

Remove the tomatoes from the water and add the pasta in the water for it to cook.

While the pasta is cooking, rinse the tomatoes under cold water. Now peel the skins off of the tomatoes. After the skin is removed, roughly chop the tomatoes

When the pasta is cooked to al dente, drain the pasta water and set the pasta aside.

Heat a pan with 1 tspn of olive oil. When it slightly heats up, add the garlic and saute until slightly browned.

Now add the tomatoes, salt and oregano to the pan. Saute until the juices from the tomatoes are released and they turn slightly mushy. Use the back of your spoon to mash them a bit more.

Now add a 2 tbsn of water and the tomato paste. Mix well. This will make thin sauce.

Add the spinach and cook for a minute or two, until the spinach wilts (if using fresh spinach) or thaws (if using frozen spinach).

Add the drained pasta and mix well.

Now add the remaining 2 tspn oilive oil, breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese.

Mix well and remove from heat.

You can add additional cheese when serving. I added 1 tbsp of shredded Italian Cheese blend for an additional 23 calories per serving.