Skinny Girl Italian Wonderpot

This recipe is absolutely delicious and looks pretty amazing, too! I was a little skeptical about this recipe at first because it required so many frozen and canned vegetables and processed meats SO I "Traci-fied" it up a little and added all fresh veggies and took out the meat. I served the pasta with some Italian Seasoned chicken and it was the perfect addition! ENJOY!!!

Ingredients:

•         4 cups of low sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
•          2 tablespoons olive oil
•         12 oz whole wheat pasta (I used thin spaghetti)
•       1 ½ cups fresh spinach leave
•        1 large tomato, chopped
•      1 medium onion, diced
•        4 cloves of fresh garlic, diced
•       ½ tablespoon dried basil
•      ½ tablespoon dried oregano
•       ½ tablespoon Italian seasoning
•      ½ teaspoon garlic powder
•         ½ teaspoon onion powder
•         ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
•         ¼ teaspoon of salt & pepper
•          2 oz. feta cheese

Directions:

1. Boil four cups of chicken broth in a large pot. Break pasta in half and add to the pot. Add tomatoes, olive oil, spinach, onion, garlic, basil, oregano, Italian seasoning, red pepper, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.
2. Make sure that all ingredients are submerged under the liquid, add a little more broth if needed and place the lid on top of the pot. Turn the heat to high until the pot comes to a FULL boil. Once this happens, remove the lid and turn the heat down to medium.
3. Allow the pot to boil WITHOUT the lid for 10-15 minutes or until the pasta is cooked and most of the liquid has been absorbed. Stir the pot to prevent the pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pot, but BE CAREFUL not to OVER STIR which will cause the pasta to become mushy and sometimes, sticky. *IMPORTANT* The pot MUST be boiling the entire time!!!
4. Once the pasta is cooked, crumble the feta cheese over top and serve!

*NOTE:* 1 cup of cooked, whole wheat pasta is 5 points. With that being said, the only only additional points you need to factor into this recipe is for the chicken broth & feta cheese. 1 cup of fat free, low sodium chicken broth is zero points, but because 4 cups is used throughout the recipe, you have to add 1 point (which isn't bad at all!) The feta cheese is 1 point as well unless you go crazy and load your pasta up with cheese! So overall, this recipe is 7 points!

WW Points Plus: 7