Parmesan Penne with Wilted Spinach and Pine Nuts at foodious.com

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30 minutes

4 servings

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dairy-free

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Has dairy from:

parmesan cheese

gluten-free

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Has gluten from:

penne (dry)

kid friendly

has meat

has pasta

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Has pasta from:

penne (dry)

has seafood

mediterranean

vegan

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Not vegan due to:

penne (dry)
parmesan cheese

vegetarian

pescatarian

paleo

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Not paleo due to:

penne (dry)
parmesan cheese

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Nutrition to Balance

This recipe has Fiber as 87.7% (as a percentage of RDA).

You'll likely need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 0.3% of RDA
• Calories: 49.2% of RDA
• Carbs: 62.2% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 38.2% of RDA
• Fiber: 87.7% of RDA
• Fructose: 0.1% of RDA
• Protein: 25.8% of RDA
• Sodium: 31.2% of RDA
• Sugar: 3.1% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 113% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 27.5% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 12.0% of RDA
• Iron: 4.9% of RDA
• Magnesium: 92.6% of RDA
• Manganese: 56.0% of RDA
• Niacin: 34.2% of RDA
• Potassium: 26.2% of RDA
• Zinc: 38.7% of RDA

If any nutritional component is greater than 75% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 600% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Balance” rating.

Whether this matters for your diet depends mostly on what other foods you consume today.

MACROS

Carbohydrate

171

Calories

984

Fiber

24.6

Iron

0.934

Protein

29.1

Sodium

421

Sugars

0.980

Fat (total lipid)

23.3

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

box

penne (dry)

8 ounce box.

cup

parmesan cheese

grated.

1/2

cups

pine nuts

cups

spinach (fresh)

cloves

garlic (fresh)

minced.

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PREPARATION

Prepare the pasta according to the directions on the package.

In a large frying pan, add the spinach and minced garlic. Cook until the spinach has wilted and the garlic is fragrant.

Divide the pasta among 4 bowls/plates. Top with wilted spinach and garlic and sprinkle with desired amount of parmesan. Add pine nuts and serve immediately.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Gluten Free!

A gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free penne (dry) for penne (dry).

Make it Wheat Free!

A wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free penne (dry) for penne (dry).

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 984

Protein 29.1 g

Carbohydrates 171 g

Iron 0.93 mg

Fiber 24.6 g

Calcium 2.75 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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