Gluten-Free Recipe: Sun-Dried Tomato & Garlic Pasta
Here's a quick and easy pasta dish that's gluten-free and dairy-free. It's perfect for the fall season and a wonderful way to get your fiber and protein in for a super speedy lunch or dinner!
Sun-dried Tomato and Garlic Pasta
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 12 ounces DeLallo gluten-free pasta (Full disclosure: I've worked with them before, and I haven't found anything better!)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 4 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 lbs. fresh baby spinach
- 1 cup plain hummus
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp. whole almonds
- 10 sun-dried tomatoes in oil (finely diced)
Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and place pasta back in the empty pot. Add garlic and olive oil; cook for 3 minutes.
Add spinach, sea salt and pepper; cook for another 3 minutes, or until spinach is wilted.
Remove from heat; add in hummus and sun-dried tomatoes.
Transfer to a large serving bowl and top with almonds.
Amie Valpone is the author of Eating Clean: The 21-Day Plan to Detox, Fight Inflammation & Reset Your Body. She is a chef, culinary nutritionist, professional recipe developer, food photographer, writer and motivational speaker specializing in simple gluten-free, soy-free and dairy-free ‘clean eating’ recipes.
Valpone used clean eating to treat her chronic pain, including Lyme Disease, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Hypothyroidism, Adrenal Fatigue, Leaky Gut, Heavy Metals. She shares her story on her blog TheHealthyApple.com, highlighting how clean eating and detoxing saved her life.
Valpone lives in Manhattan, where she cooks for a variety of clients, including celebrities. Her work has appeared on Martha Stewart, ABC News, Fox News Health, WebMD, The Huffington Post, The Food Network, Glamour Magazine, Clean Eating Magazine, SELF Magazine, Prevention Magazine, PBS and others.