Penne Tricolore
- 7 ounces penne pasta, cooked until al dente
- 2 -3 tablespoons pesto sauce
- 14 cherry tomatoes
- 6 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, chopped roughly
- 1 tablespoon oil, from sun-dried tomato
- 1 red chili pepper, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 4 -5 ounces spinach, baby leaf preferably
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
- 2 -4 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, sliced thinly
- Roll the tomatoes in a teaspoon of the oil from the sundried tomatoes, and roast in a 220C oven for about 10 minutes, until just beginning to burst.
- Heat the remaining oil until just beginning to sizzle and add garlic and chili. Immediately add spinach and wilt for 2 minutes, add sundried tomatoes.
- Toss hot drained pasta with pesto, and stir into spinach. Stir in the roasted cherry tomatoes.
- Put pasta in serving bowls, topping with goats cheese, pine nuts before serving.
- Serve with Parmesan if you wish.
penne pasta, pesto sauce, tomatoes, tomatoes, oil, red chili pepper, garlic, spinach, pine nuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/penne-tricolore-136431 (may not work)