Simple Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta
This Simple Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta is quick and easy to make. It's made with just a few ingredients and is done in under 30 minutes. This will be your new favorite weeknight dinner!
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 368.43kcal
Ingredients
- 8-10 ounces pasta of choice (rigatoni, penne, ziti)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound chicken sausage diced
- 1 (24 ounce) jar of pasta or marinara sauce
- ½ can full fat coconut milk shaken
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 2-3 cups baby spinach
- 2-3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese optional for serving
Instructions
- Bring salted water to a boil in a large pot. Once the water is boiling, add pasta and cook according to the package directions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, drain and set the pasta aside.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the diced chicken sausage and cook for 3-5 minutes until slightly browned.
- Next, pour in the jar of pasta or marinara sauce and bring the sauce to a boil. Shake the can of coconut milk to mix the coconut cream and water together. Add ½ of the can of coconut milk to the sauce and add in Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper. If the sauce seems too thick, add in some of the reserved pasta water.
- Stir the sauce and allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Add in the spinach and pasta and turn off the heat. Stir to combine everything together.
- Serve immediately with grated Parmesan, if desired and enjoy!
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Notes
- Shake the coconut milk well before opening so it blends into the sauce smoothly instead of separating.
- Brown the sausage fully before adding the sauce; it's where most of the flavor in this dish comes from.
- The sauce is ready when it coats the back of a spoon and holds a line if you run your finger through it. If it's still watery, simmer another minute or two.
- Don't rinse the cooked pasta; the starch helps the sauce cling.
- Taste before adding extra salt. Jarred sauce, sausage, and Parmesan are all salty on their own.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freeze the sauce alone, without the pasta, for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 368.43kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.22g | Protein: 19.57g | Fat: 30.48g | Saturated Fat: 13.26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.55g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.16g | Cholesterol: 82.23mg | Sodium: 1222.19mg | Potassium: 205.98mg | Fiber: 0.76g | Sugar: 1.47g | Vitamin A: 1845.48IU | Vitamin C: 6.3mg | Calcium: 61.55mg | Iron: 3.35mg
