Pulled Pork Pasta & Creamy Tomato Sauce
with Spinach & Parmesan Cheese
Ingredients
- 10 oz Cooked Pulled Pork (Can swap for 10 oz Smoky-Flavored Poblano Pork Sausage or 10 oz Cooked Pulled Chicken)
- 12 oz Cooked Gemelli Pasta
- 3 oz Baby Spinach
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/4 cup Cream
- 1 8-oz can Tomato Sauce
- 2 Tbsps Red Wine Vinegar
- 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 Tbsp Tuscan Spice Blend (Ground Fennel Seeds, Whole Fennel Seeds, Ground Rosemary & Ground Sage)
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Instructions
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash and dry the spinach. Peel and roughly chop 2 cloves of garlic.
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Make the sauce
In a large pan (nonstick, if you have one), heat a drizzle of olive oil on medium-high until hot. Add the chopped garlic, spice blend, and as much of the red pepper flakes as you'd like, depending on how spicy you'd like the dish to be. Cook, stirring constantly, 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until slightly softened. Carefully add the tomato sauce and half the vinegar (you will have extra); season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes, or until combined.
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Finish the pasta & serve your dish
Add the pulled pork, spinach, pasta, and cream (shaking the packet before opening). Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently and breaking the meat apart with a spoon, 2 to 3 minutes, or until combined and the pork is heated through. Turn off the heat. Serve the finished pasta garnished with the parmesan. Enjoy!
Protein Variations
Sausage
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Customized Step 2
In a large pan (nonstick, if you have one), heat a drizzle of olive oil on medium-high until hot. Add the sausage; break the meat apart with a spoon. Cook, without stirring, 3 to 4 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the chopped garlic, spice blend, and as much of the red pepper flakes as you'd like, depending on how spicy you'd like the dish to be. Cook, stirring constantly, 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until slightly softened. Carefully add the tomato sauce and half the vinegar (you will have extra); season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes, or until combined.
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Customized Step 3
Add the spinach, pasta, and cream (shaking the packet before opening). Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes, or until combined and the sausage is cooked through. Turn off the heat. Serve the finished pasta garnished with the parmesan. Enjoy!
Pulled Chicken
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Customized Step 3
Add the pulled chicken, spinach, pasta, and cream (shaking the packet before opening). Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently and breaking the meat apart with a spoon, 2 to 3 minutes, or until combined and the chicken is heated through. Turn off the heat. Serve the finished pasta garnished with the parmesan. Enjoy!
Contains: Wheat, Milk, Eggs
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