One Pot Spaghetti

I can honestly say that I've never met anyone who has admitted that they LOVE washing dishes.  Let's face it, it's not a very glamorous job.  It's certainly not my favorite kitchen task. 

Most of the time, I'm a master and creating dirty dishes.  Seriously - if there was an award for producing the greatest amount of dirty dishes in one meal - I would get it.  Good thing I have a super helpful hubby who jumps in to wash dinner dishes every night.

Even though I have a dishwasher that never complains, I have to give him a break some nights.  This one pot pasta dinner is a GREAT way to save on dirty dishes.  At the end of this meal, I had 1 pot, 1 cutting board and a knife.  That was it!  (I think that may be some sort of record for me.) 

I love this dinner - not JUST because it didn't require a ton of dishes to wash but because it was quick and easy to put together and it tasted delicious too. 

One Pot Spaghetti
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
14.5 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes
3/4 cup chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon oregano
4 ounces spaghetti, broken in half
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ounces fresh spinach
1/2 ounce grated parmesan

Heat oil in skillet.  Add onion and garlic and cook until browned.

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Add tomatoes, oregano and stock.  Bring to a boil.

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Add noodles, cover pot and reduce to simmer for 8 minutes.

Uncover and add salt and spinach to pot.  Replace cover and cook another 3 minutes.

I like my spinach a little firm and not too wilted so I uncovered my pot a little early.  I also thought that my spaghetti would stick together but surprisingly, it separated beautifully with a simple stir. 

Sprinkle with a little parmesan and voila - dinner in one pot.

A perfect weeknight meal for anyone who hates to wash dishes as much as I do.

Ciao!