Farfalle with Tomatoes, Onions, and Spinach

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Total Time
40 Mins
Yield
4 servings (serving size: about 1 1/2 cups pasta mixture and 3 tablespoons feta)
By David Bonom
July 2010
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Give your family a taste of the Mediterranean with this simple pasta recipe. Add grilled chicken for an even heartier meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 ounces uncooked farfalle pasta
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • 1 cup vertically sliced yellow onion
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 5 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 3 cups baby spinach
  • 3 tablespoons shaved fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3/4 cup (3 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 374
  • Fat 13.3g
  • Satfat 5g
  • Monofat 6.2g
  • Polyfat 0.9g
  • Protein 13.7g
  • Carbohydrate 51.1g
  • Fiber 3.8g
  • Cholesterol 22mg
  • Iron 2.6mg
  • Sodium 632mg
  • Calcium 212mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil with 1 tablespoon salt. Add pasta, and cook according to package directions; drain.

Step 2

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and oregano; sauté 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Add garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and vinegar; sauté 3 minutes or until tomatoes begin to soften. Add pasta and spinach; cook 1 minute. Remove from heat, and stir in Parmigiano-Reggiano, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Sprinkle with feta.

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Ratings & Reviews

mayflowermama57's Review

Saecca
June 06, 2012
This is a keeper! Made with whole grain farfalle, 11oz cello of baby spinach (could use more) and instead of grape tomatoes I used a can of stewed tomatoes which I highly recommend. I even added the juice. We aren't huge cheese fans so I cut back on the feta and I think the stewed tomatoes added much needed flavor since we used less cheese. Also added diced grilled chicken breast. Start with a large pot such as a dutch oven...a skillet isn't big enough when folding in this much fresh spinach. This feels healthy....except you don't want to stop eating it cuz it's so good!!

seaside725

Headwindtom
October 06, 2016
Loved this dish.  We all did.  I doubled the recipe and used a can of diced tomatoes in place of the grape tomatoes.  Other than that I didn't change a thing.  It will be in my pasta rotation.  

Easy, Delicious Meal

MeeshMech79
August 29, 2015
Made the recipe except for  Feta Cheese, just added a little more Parm Reggiano, the flavor was very good. Had some mini Farfalle which I think worked very well with the dish overall.  Will definitely make this again and again. So easy, and so full of flavor.  Yum

Nice basic recipe

vegaskennedy
July 11, 2015
I could see there might be a need for more flavor, so I added about 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil and 1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano, as well as a few green olives and topped with pine nuts.  Like others, I added more spinach. I did use only parmesan, so this was partly in compensation for not having the tang of feta. On the other hand, I would do the same even with feta!  Serving size was plenty, and I added only a toasted ciabbata roll half spread with some goat cheese to the plate.

MeatlessYummy

alicesnow
April 07, 2015
Delicious; not a vegetarian, but didn't miss the meat in this dish (course had to add some precooked grilled chicken for the husband's portion!). Only thing I changed was instead of adding that last tablespoon of EVO, I used a lowfat prepared pesto

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hesto1
July 24, 2014
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AntoniaVanR's Review

steponme
May 28, 2014
The flavour was amazing. I did add some red chili flakes for a bit of heat, and added some mushrooms, 'cause they had to be used up, but otherwise followed recipe exactly. Both hubby and I loved it, will definitely make again. The two of us could have eaten it all, it was sooooooo good. Nice to have a vegetarian meal that tastes great!

creilley's Review

psjohnso
April 14, 2014
Didn't have the vinegar and don't like Feta, but i added some chicken (pre cooked )and extra spinich. Great quick easy dinner.

jess3315's Review

Linda47Roth
January 06, 2014
Light and refreshing and easy to make, this will become a staple in my house.

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LaurenT30
December 08, 2013
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