Greek Pasta and a Fantastic Giveaway **GIVEAWAY CLOSED-WINNER CHOSEN**

Quick, simple, and tasty. Those are the three words I would use to describe this pasta dish. I love the tangy olives, sweet tomatoes, and salty cheese together with the crunchy pine nuts and soft pasta. This combination of ingredients works well with any pasta but I especially love them with angel hair. This dish is always a big hit with my family and quickly disappears.

Greek Pasta:

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

• 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
• Angel hair pasta, cooked per instructions
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 small red onion, diced
• Handful of grape tomatoes
• 1/4 tsp oregano
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• Handful of kalamata olives, halved
• 1/2 cup of chicken broth
• 1 cup of baby spinach
• Feta cheese

Toast the pine nuts in a DRY skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside.

Cook the pasta per instructions. While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes. Add the grape tomatoes, oregano, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the minced garlic and kalamata olives then cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the chicken broth and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the cooked and drained noodles to the skillet as well as the spinach and pine nuts. Toss to coat and cook for 1 minute until the spinach wilts a little bit. Taste and re-season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Add the feta cheese then toss and serve immediately. Enjoy.

Click here for the printable version of this recipe - For the Love of Cooking.net

GIVEAWAY: ***CONTEST CLOSED*** WINNER PICKED***

I was recently contacted by Ergo Chef to see if I wanted to host a giveaway for this 8" pro series chef knife with hollow ground edge. After I saw the knife I was wishing I could enter the giveaway myself!! Don't forget to become Ergo Chef followers on their Blog, Facebook, and Twitter so you can keep up to date on their awesome knives.

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