Pesto Spinach and Tomatoes Recipe

Pesto Spinach and Tomatoes

Recipe by: Volleyballmom

"I was looking to use up some of my CSA veggies and came up with this simple side dish. It could also be served over a bed of pasta."

Directions

Prep
10 m
Cook
5 m
Ready In
15 m

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; stir in garlic. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in spinach; saute until wilted, about 2 minutes.
Stir tomatoes into spinach; cook just until tomatoes are heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in pesto.

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Footnotes

Cook's Notes:
I use the Pesto recipe from this site.
Tip
Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 272 calories; 21.8 g fat; 15.1 g carbohydrates; 9.1 g protein; 5 mg cholesterol; 267 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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Molly

7/14/2014

I really enjoyed this. Had some spinach to use up and when I typed in 'sauteed spinach' this is the recipe that appeared. It was delicious and loaded with flavor. I like that the tomatoes go ...

MPinDC

10/20/2014

Very nice - loved the melding of the different flavors. Personal preferences meant I used less garlic and added some hot pepper flakes, lemon juice and grated romano. I would think this would b...

ellie

2/16/2014

This recipe has all our favourites and I knew we would love it. Garlic and spinach with grape tomatoes and basil pesto…magnifique! This takes no time at all to make…try it…you'll love it. Next...

manella

7/27/2014

What a flavorful dish this is. Goes perfect with anything, we had it with chicken. Made it as written, and like another said i like that the tomatoes go in last. Thanks Volleyballmom for a very...

tonia.st

5/13/2018

Quick and tasty! I made this following the recipe exactly, and it was so good I am going to make this my go to spinach recipe.

sugarbee

3/13/2016

Easy and yummy! I added shrimp to this and it was a hit with the whole family!

Sweetie

1/27/2016

Made with 8 oz of fresh spinach and that was just enough for two. Next time I will add more spinach, less olive oil in the pan and hold back a little on the garlic. The pesto adds a lot of both ...

Sarah B

1/4/2016

Easy and quick! I had leftover turkey and was looking for a way to jazz it up, so I added it at the end before mixing in the pesto (added 3 Tbs. instead of 2) and mixed it all up and served it o...

ashkat0311

1/19/2015

I made this for dinner tonight as a side and it was super delish. Next time I will put it with pasta and grill chicken.

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