Quick and Easy Pasta Dinner in just a few minutes

We made this excellent Roasted pasta dish for a recent fundraiser. It was such a hit we thought we should share the recipe with you!

Ingredients

2 pints grape tomatoes

4 close of unpeeled garlic

4 small shallots cut into strips

2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves

1.5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

8 ounces rigatoni pasta

½ cup of pitted olives coarsely chopped

4 cups of spinach

Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Toss Tomatoes, Clove Garlic, Shallots, Salt, Pepper, and Thyme in oil on a baking sheet. Roasted for 22 minutes, until browned

While the vegetables are roasting boil a pot of salted water and cook the pasta until al dente (roughly 6-8 minutes). Drain pasta and keep 1/3 cup of pasta water. Peel and mash the garlic.

Add garlic, the vegetables, and pasta water to the pot. Cook for 3 more minutes, while stirring and toss with spinach.

Serve warm.