Here’s one way I get my kids to eat their vegetables, add it in a pasta dish. Even though my son went through a phase of being a fan of Popeye The Sailor Man years ago, he never really liked spinach. The 1st time he tried it because he wanted to eat what makes Popeye strong, his face was just priceless. From then on, it’s a fight to get him to eat spinach. The only time he and I don’t have an argument about eating the spinach on his plate is when it’s incorporated in a pasta dish like chicken-spinach lasagna and this penne with tuna fish dish.
INGREDIENTS:
a box of penne pasta, cooked al dente
2 cans of tuna fish, drained
1 bag of fresh spinach
3 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
1/2 medium onion, chopped finely
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can of milk (use the can of mushroom soup)
sprinkle of dried basil
sprinkle of dried oregano
salt & pepper to taste
a little bit of olive oil
Cook the pasta, according to the box.
In a nonstick pan, heat up olive oil. Sauté garlic and onion. Stir in the tuna fish. Cook for about 3 minutes, then add the cream of mushroom soup, milk, dried basil, and dried oregano. Stir, then let it cook for a bit.
Add the fresh spinach into the mix. Stir gently then let it cook until spinach is wilted. Drain the water off of the cooked pasta.
Pour the tuna and spinach mixture into the pot of pasta, season with salt and pepper. Stir to incorporate the pasta with the sauce
Generously sprinkle ground parmesan cheese on top. Serve with garlic bread.
