Spinach and Peas Pasta

Ingredients

• 8oz pasta (like shells or anything small)
• ½ cup chopped spinach, fresh
• ½ green peas, frozen
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ¼ cup onions, minced (substitute ¼ tsp onion powder)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsps. olive oil
• 1/8 tsp salt

Directions

1. Bring 4 cups of water with a little salt to a boil. Add pasta and continue to boil for about 15 minutes, till it is al dente. Add the peas and boil for another 5 minutes. Set aside a cup of pasta water and drain.
2. Mix the sour cream with Italian seasoning and set some aside to garnish.
3. Warm some olive oil in a pan and add the onions, garlic and sauté for about a minute till soft. Add part of the seasoned sour cream, black pepper and ½ cup of pasta water. Add additional pasta water if you would like the sauce to be a little thinner. Stir in the spinach and warm till it wilts.
4. Mix in the pasta and peas. Serve warm with a dollop of the seasoned sour cream and some garlic bread.