{"id":202,"date":"2008-09-10T01:02:10","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T01:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/?p=202"},"modified":"2008-09-10T01:02:10","modified_gmt":"2008-09-10T01:02:10","slug":"pasta-with-spinach-and-feta-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/?p=202","title":{"rendered":"Pasta with Spinach and Feta Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-020.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo-020\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-020.jpg 500w, https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-020-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the recipe that is used on the days our littlest one <em>asserts his free will<\/em> and <em>declines to eat anything healthy<\/em>. But we know his weakness. He can\u2019t resist cheese\u2026any kind of cheese\u2026 and the creamy melted goodness of feta sucks him in every time. He never even notices he\u2019s eating spinach with this dish.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A box of pasta noodles.<\/strong> (13.5 ounces. We like penne but any shape would be okay.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spinach leaves, fresh or frozen.<\/strong> (1-2 cups but really this depends on just how green you want to go.) <\/li>\n<li><strong>1 onion,<\/strong> chopped.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feta cheese, <\/strong>8-ounce package, crumbled.  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Olive oil,<\/strong> 4 Tablespoons (or enough to coat the pasta)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lemon juice,<\/strong> (1\/2 lemon or equivalent, tweak to taste) <\/li>\n<li><strong>Red wine vinegar,<\/strong> (1 Tablespoon, then tweak to taste)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt and pepper<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cook the pasta<\/strong> according to the directions on the box. At the same time that\u2019s cooking, pour a few tablespoons of olive oil into a skillet and <strong>saute the onions at medium high heat<\/strong>. Add the spinach to the onions when they become transparent.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/passpin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/passpin-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"Pasta! Spinach!\" title=\"passpin\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/passpin-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/passpin.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>After the pasta has been drained, place it in a bowl and get an eager young assistant to <strong>add the feta<\/strong>. <\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/feta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/feta.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"feta\" width=\"250\" height=\"222\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-213\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Small hands can <strong>stir the feta around the noodles<\/strong> until the cheese gets warm and starts to melt. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the moment to <strong>add the spinach and onions<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo-009\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After everything is mixed, add the olive oil, lemon juice and vinegar. I start out with a few tablespoons of oil and a couple teaspoons of vinegar and then taste it, add a little more, taste again, add a little more \u2013 just remember you can always add, but you can never take away. Keep playing with the oil and vinegar and salt and pepper until it\u2019s got the flavor that makes you and your kitchen assistants happy.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-010-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo-010\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-010-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/photo-010.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the recipe that is used on the days our littlest one asserts his free will and declines to eat anything healthy. But we know his weakness. 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