One-Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes

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Crazy delicious homemade one-pot pasta with spinach and tomatoes. Everything is made from scratch and cooked in one pot. This is the best pasta recipe ever! A must-try.

Easy and quick one-pot spaghetti pasta with spinach and tomatoes serve in a plate.
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One Pot Pasta

When it comes to busy weeknights, nothing beats a homemade one-pot pasta as you cook the pasta right in the sauce. There is only one pot to clean after dinner and the stock used in cooking the pasta adds amazing flavors to the dish.

The starch from the pasta also helps to thicken the sauce, making the pasta utterly delicious.

While the pasta looks plain, this Spinach and Tomatoes spaghetti is absolutely delightful. The pasta is perfectly cooked with the right texture; each strands is coated with the refreshing and great taste of the sauce garlic and onion-infused sauce. It’s so good and dinner is ready in 20 minutes!

Healthy and delicious spinach and tomatoes pasta in served in a pasta bowl.

Cooking Tips

One-Pot Pasta in a pot, topped with shredded Parmesan cheese.

When using one pan or one pot, it’s important to cook the pasta in stages. The flavors of each ingredient should build on each other and every element cooks to just the right doneness.

This recipe delivers al dente pasta, with a barely there sauce that is light but extremely flavorful. It’s the best pasta I have made in my kitchen. This recipe is a keeper and a must-try.

I will assure you that you won’t buy another bottled pasta sauce!


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe is 394 calories per serving.

Close up of pasta with spinach and tomatoes.

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4.45 from 78 votes

One-Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes

One-Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes – crazy delicious pasta with spinach and tomatoes. Everything is made from scratch and cooked in one pot. The best pasta recipe ever! 
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
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Ingredients  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 14 oz (400g) tomatoes, diced
  • 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon oregano, roughly chopped
  • 8 oz (230g) spaghetti
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 5 oz(140g) baby spinach
  • 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions 

  • Heat oil in a wide skillet, pan, or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, and sauté for 3 minutes or until they start to brown. Add the tomatoes, chicken broth, oregano, and spaghetti. Use a spatula to press the spaghetti down to submerge it in the liquid. If your skillet, pan, or Dutch oven is not wide enough, you may need to break the spaghetti in half before cooking.
  • Cover with the lid and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for 8 minutes or until the pasta is al dente. If the pasta is not cooked after 8 minutes, add a little more chicken broth, cover the lid, and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Uncover the lid and add salt. Stir in the spinach, cooking until the leaves wilt. Turn off the heat and top the pasta with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

Notes

I used Roma Tomatoes and Barilla brand spaghetti.

Nutrition

Serving: 4people, Calories: 358kcal, Carbohydrates: 54g, Protein: 13g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 5mg, Sodium: 303mg, Potassium: 513mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 310IU, Vitamin C: 14mg, Calcium: 141mg, Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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45 Comments

  1. Betsy says:

    Can you use can diced tomatoes?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes!

  2. Kimberly Whitehead says:

    This was amazing! I didnโ€™t notice until I had a handful of pasta in my pan that I had grabbed fettuccini, so it took a little longer to cook. Definitely adding into food rotation!! Thank you!!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      ??

  3. Lily says:

    I just made it for dinner. Never thought there is this really easy pasta and it’s really yummy despite having just tomatoes and baby spinach. I topped it with deep fried soft shelled crabs just to make it a bigger treat. Thank you!

    1. Bee Yinn Low says:

      Yummy, sounds so good!

  4. Anne says:

    This looks delicious! I make something similar but add shrimp…uncooked in the beginning…or cooked towards the end…and jarred artichoke hearts :-)

    1. Bee Yinn Low says:

      Sounds delish.

  5. Annie McDonald says:

    OMG this was so delicious my most favorite meal I made in a long time. This is definitely going to be a regular addition at my house. I did make two changes I added parsley instead of oregano because it’s what I had and I added some small diced pieces of fresh mozzarella (instead of Parmesan) after I turned off the heat in the pan and mixed it around until it was a little bit melted.

    I hardly ever leave comments on recipes but I just had to this time because it was so yummy! Ty for sharing.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Thanks Annie.

  6. Elaine Chan says:

    Can I ask what kind of chicken broth do u use? Thanks

  7. Carolina Flores says:

    Canโ€™t wait to try it

  8. Rose says:

    Thank you for all your delicious and easy to follow recipes. Been a user for many years but never commented. So whip me with a wet noodle.
    As an aside and not to be judgmental but this gives me a smile every time I read a recipe: Yield — 4 people. I picture 4 people on the menu instead of 4 servings. Pardon my warped mind :-).

  9. Gail Poulton says:

    Love this recipe, it is favourite in our house now. Only change I made, was adding fresh mushrooms. Thanks for the easy peasy one pot meal.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yummy!

  10. Tara Dolan says:

    It is slightly misleading to say that it is all made from scratch – while it certainly could be this recipe seem to use packaged spaghetti.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Tara, who makes spaghetti from scratch??? Even restaurants don’t do that unless it’s a Michelin-star restaurants! I am teaching people how to make quick and easy dinner with healthy ingredients instead of using canned sauce.