Cannellini Bean and Tomato Pasta

Ingredients

• 8 oz. dry pasta
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half
• 1 15 oz. can cannellini beans, drained & rinsed
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup white wine, dry
• ½ cup spinach, fresh
• 2 Tbsps olive oil
• 1/3 cup parmesan, grated (optional)
• 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped (optional)

Directions

1. Add the pasta to a pot of boiling water with salt and cook till al dente. Reserve 1/3 cup of pasta water.
2. Heat olive oil and garlic in a pan for a few seconds till the garlic is aromatic. Add the tomatoes and wine and cook covered for two minutes.
3. Add the beans, and 1/3 cup pasta water and cook covered for 10 minutes.
4. Mix in the pasta and spinach and stir till the spinach wilts.
5. Top with parmesan and basil.