5 roasted grape tomato spinach pasta Recipes

orzo pasta, chicken bouillon cubes (for the orzo cooking liquid) or 2 vegetable bouillon cubes (for the orzo cooking liquid), oven-roasted deli chicken, fresh baby spinach (regular fresh spinach will work if you can tsp find baby), feta cheese, crumbled (i use the plain kind , but the flavored type works here too), tomato, diced (or substitute halved grape tomatoes, approx. 1 1/2 cups), kalamata olive, pitted (reserve a bit of the brine if you use good quality olives), olive oil, salt, reserved olive brine (optional), capers (optional), fresh ground pepper , to taste

grape tomatoes, halved, balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt & pepper, garlic cloves, minced, baby spinach, spaghetti, shredded asiago cheese (you can use more if you like- i do), chopped fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, for top, chopped flat leaf parsley (to garnish )

grape tomatoes, unpeeled garlic cloves, shallots, peeled and cut into eighths, thyme leaves, olive oil, salt and pepper, uncooked rigatoni pasta, pitted olive, coarsely chopped, triple washed spinach, parmesan cheese , to grate as garnish

uncooked multigrain penne (tube-shaped pasta), extra-virgin olive oil, halved grape tomatoes, garlic cloves, minced, chopped bottled roasted red bell peppers, navy beans, rinsed and drained, fresh baby spinach, torn basil leaves, balsamic vinegar, salt, grated fresh parmesan cheese