Penne with Steak and Spinach

I haven't been very good at blogging about my kitchen adventures but as you can probably tell by the name of my blog... I really like to cook and bake!

I got inspired by a Giada De Laurentiis recipe for penne with beef and arugula. I made it tonight with a couple of changes including swapping out arugula for spinach and sauteing it with garlic before tossing in the pasta. The dish came out pretty tasty for a first try. I think the recipe calls for too much dressing so I left half of it out. I served it with grilled steak and crusty french bread. Here's the end result:

Penne with sauteed spinach...

and topped with steak.