When it comes to pasta, there are certainly some restaurants in Manhattan where I feel comfortable dropping some cash every once in a while. Bella Luna, Bricco, Max Soha… these are places whose dishes I’m happy to pay $10-16 a pop for. But on a Wednesday night in the middle of a frigid winter, it’s best to DIY.
I've named this dish White Wine Tomato Pasta Etc. because there are really so many great things going on. You have the lemon, the garlic, the spinach... it would be a mouthful to include everything in the title. Call it what you wish– just know I've made this countless times, and it's always turned out super tasty. It’s the sort of thing that’s worthy of serving at a dinner party and easy enough to cook for two on a cold December night. All you need is a drinkable glass of white wine and a few basic ingredients…
I've named this dish White Wine Tomato Pasta Etc. because there are really so many great things going on. You have the lemon, the garlic, the spinach... it would be a mouthful to include everything in the title. Call it what you wish– just know I've made this countless times, and it's always turned out super tasty. It’s the sort of thing that’s worthy of serving at a dinner party and easy enough to cook for two on a cold December night. All you need is a drinkable glass of white wine and a few basic ingredients…
White Wine Tomato Pasta Etc.
Ingredients:
Serves 3, or 2 with some leftovers
1 box spaghetti
1¼ cups white wine
About 12 vine tomatoes
2 cloves minced garlic
2 cups fresh baby spinach
1 lemon, cut into wedges
½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp dried oregano
½ cup fresh basil and a bit more to garnish
Asiago cheese
Salt & pepper to taste
¼ cup olive oil
Ingredients:
Serves 3, or 2 with some leftovers
1 box spaghetti
1¼ cups white wine
About 12 vine tomatoes
2 cloves minced garlic
2 cups fresh baby spinach
1 lemon, cut into wedges
½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp dried oregano
½ cup fresh basil and a bit more to garnish
Asiago cheese
Salt & pepper to taste
¼ cup olive oil
Directions:
1. Boil water and drop tomatoes in. Remove when skin begins to peel, about 5 minutes. Peel off rest of skin and set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in pot. Add minced garlic and tomatoes and break up tomatoes with fork.
3. (Carefully!) Add white wine, oregano and lemon wedges
1. Boil water and drop tomatoes in. Remove when skin begins to peel, about 5 minutes. Peel off rest of skin and set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in pot. Add minced garlic and tomatoes and break up tomatoes with fork.
3. (Carefully!) Add white wine, oregano and lemon wedges
4. Put on lid and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes
5. Meanwhile, make pasta and set aside.
5. Meanwhile, make pasta and set aside.
6. Remove lid and stir in spinach until wilted, but still green. Add basil.
7. Serve with extra basil to garnish, grate cheese over pasta and enjoy!
7. Serve with extra basil to garnish, grate cheese over pasta and enjoy!
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