Oven Roasted Tomato & Spinach Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup penne pasta, cooked
1/4 cup chopped oven roasted tomatoes
1/4 cup cooked spinach (3 Cups uncooked)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 garlic clove
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil

Preparation

To make the roasted tomatoes, slice small tomatoes and place in a single layer on a non stick baking sheet. Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper and dried basil. Bake in a 175 degree oven for 90 minutes, until shriveled. Set aside.
To make spinach add butter and oil in a small saute pan, and add garlic. Lightly saute garlic and add raw spinach, cook for a few minutes tossing with tongs, until wilted. Set aside.
Cook pasta in boiling water, drain but do not rinse.
In the same pot you used for your pasta, melt 2 tbsp butter, add tomatoes and spinach, add Pasta back in pot and then add parmesan cheese. Toss all ingredients together and season with salt and pepper to taste.