Pasta with Spinach and Cherry tomatoes

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A tasteful and healthy combination of pasta with spinach and cherry tomatoes.

Ingredients:

1 ½ cup fusilli pasta

1/2 cup white sauce

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 cup fresh spinach, chopped

1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

Salt & pepper to taste

2 tbsp olive oil

Method:

• Boil salted water in a large pot. Add the pasta and cook until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta and keep aside. (Reserve some pasta cooking liquid to use further)
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in small pan, add white sauce and mix in cooked pasta well.
• Cook for a minute and turn off heat. 
• Heat remaining oil in another pan, add garlic and cook until fragrant.
• Add the spinach and tomatoes and cook until the spinach wilts, about 2 more minutes. Add the pasta and toss. Add salt, pepper, and the required amount of pasta cooking liquid and stir to combine.
• Serve hot with some grated cheese.