Penne with Peppers, Tomatoes and Spinach in White Wine Sauce
A warm, flavorful pasta dish that's easy to prepare and packed with delicious vegetables. This Penne with Peppers, Tomatoes, and Spinach is a fam favorite.
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- 2/3 lb. penne or you fav pasta
- 1 small red onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp oil or less if preferred
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1.5 tsp dried tarragon
- 1 cup white wine
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 1/4 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup roasted red peppers sliced thinly (jarred)
- 1-2 large handfuls baby spinach as desired
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
- Red chili flakes for garnish optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water until just barely al dente, drain.
- Meanwhile while water boils, cut your onion, add to large pan with oil, salt, pepper and the dried seasonings spices. Cook until onion is translucent, adding bit of water to prevent burning if needed.
- Add wine, let reduce by half. In small bowl, add the flour and 3 tbsp of the veggie broth, whisk until smooth. Add this and rest of broth, and the mustard to the pan, stir well and let gently simmer (uncovered) until sauce thickens slightly, about 3 min.
- Add red peppers and tomatoes, cook 3 min more.
- Add spinach, and cooked pasta, stir, cover, let cook together for a couple min.
- Garnish with chili flakes if desired.