Wendy's Quick Pasta and Lentils

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (19 ounce) can lentil soup
• 1 cup crushed tomatoes
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
• 1 (16 ounce) package ditalini pasta
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the ditalini, and cook until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well.

2. While the pasta cooks, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and cook about 5 minutes until soft.

3. Add the minced garlic and crushed red pepper and cook about 1 minute until fragrant, stirring constantly.

4. Stir in the lentil soup, crushed tomatoes, and frozen chopped spinach. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.

5. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally and breaking up the spinach until fully thawed and tender.

6. Season the lentil mixture with salt and ground black pepper to taste.

7. Add the drained pasta to the saucepan and stir to combine. Heat through for 2 minutes, adding a splash of water if the mixture is too thick.

8. Serve hot, topped with the grated Parmesan cheese.