Italian Wonderpot

Gotta love pinterest. I saw the picture and it looked really good so I definitely put it on my list of recipes to make. It is another cheap meal that you can make for under $7. Doesn't get much better than that. Next time I will half the recipe because it yields 6 servings.

**It was just a pasta dish so I added ground sausage because Kyle and I like meat in our pasta most of the time.

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground sausage (optional)

4 cups vegetable broth

2 Tbsp. olive oil

12 oz. fettuccine

8 oz. frozen chopped spinach (I used fresh baby spinach)

1 (28 oz.)  can diced tomatoes, undrained

1 medium onion

4 cloves garlic 

1/2 Tbsp. dried basil

1/2 Tbsp. dried oregano

1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes

2 oz. feta cheese (we didn't use cheese)

What To Do:

• Add 4 cups of vegetable broth to a large pot
• Break fettuccine in half and add to pot
• Add canned tomatoes undrained, olive oil, spinach, onion (thinly sliced), garlic (I minced mine instead of slicing it), basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes
• Make sure the ingredients are submerged under the liquid
• Place lid on top and turn the heat to high
• Allow pot to come up to a full boil and then remove the lid and turn heat down to medium
• Allow the pot to continue to boil over medium heat, without a lid, for 10-15 minutes
• Most of the liquid will be absorbed
• After the pasta is cooked, crumble the feta cheese over top (If you choose to use cheese)

**If you decide to use meat in this pasta, cook it in a separate skillet and then drain the excess grease. Add it to the pot when there is about 5 minutes left