PENNE WITH GARLIC BREAD

INGREDIENTS:

FOR PASTA:
Penne Pasta - 500 gm( I picked penne pasta for this one as can hold the sauce)
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Garlic minced - 3
Pasta sauce -1 cup
cherry tomatoes -8 9 (cut in half)
Green bellpepper diced - 1
Italian seasoning -1 tsp
Chilli flakes - 1 tsp
Baby spinach - 3 cups
cheese shredded - 3 tbsp 
Gound Pepper  - 1 tsp
salt to taste

FOR GARLIC BREAD:
Butter - 2 tbsp
Parsley chopped - 2 tsp (Fresh or dried)
Garlic minced - 2 cloves
Chilli flakes - 1 tsp
Pinch of salt (Don't use salt if the butter is salted)
Mozzarella cheese shredded - 1/4 cup (optional) My son loves cheese on his garlic bread ;-)
Italian bread loaf - 8 inch

METHOD:

•  Cook the pasta according to the package directions in lightly salted water.
• On a medium heat take oil and add garlic (Don't let it burn).
• Stir in green bellpepper, let it cook for 2 mins.
• Now add pasta sauce cook for another 2 mins,mix in italian seasoning, chilli flakes, ground pepper.
• Add the spinach, tomatoes, cooked pasta and cheese, then turn of the heat
• Toss to combine everything (at this point you can add cooked chicken diced if you want)
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• For garlic bread, Mix together the butter, parsley, garlic, chilli flakes, salt.
• Cut the bread into slices at an angle and spread the above butter mixture on one side of the bread.
• Bake these breads in the oven  for 2-3 min till the butter melts and half way through you can add cheese.
• Bake further until cheese melts.
• Or you can toast these breads on a tawa until the butter melts.
• Then add cheese and cover it for 1 min to let the cheese melt.