Easy Pasta Dinner

This is a recipe my friend Dane gave me back in college when I didn't know how to cook. It is SO EASY. I always keep these ingredients in my pantry because (with the exception of the cheese) they never go bad and I can make a tasty dinner if I haven't gone to the store all week *ahem*. The other nice thing about this recipe is that you can dress it up: add pesto or chicken or whatever! It's pretty hard to screw this up.

Usually I use farfalle pasta, but this angel hair is all I had...

Ingredients:

• olive oil - enough to cover the bottom of an 8" pan
• white wine - I usually use chardonnay; enough to cover the bottom of an 8" pan
• 1 1/2 Tbsp basil
• 1 1/2 Tbsp oregano 
• 1 heaping Tbsp of minced garlic - sorry, I use the pre-minced jar and I don't know what that equates to in "fresh cloves"
• chili pepper flakes to taste - depending on how spicy you want it
• 1/4 c. sun-dried tomatoes (in oil)
• 1/2 lb. of pasta 
• *OPTIONAL* if you'd like a low carb option of spaghetti squash substitute follow the link here! 
• feta cheese to taste

This recipe makes enough for 2 and then some left overs. Again, it's pretty subjective, you can't screw it up; want more? Just cook more pasta! It took me a couple of trys to get it just the way I like it.

How To Cook It:

• start boiling your pasta water FIRST - this "sauce" doesn't take long so make sure you start that pasta first!
• combine olive oil and wine together in sauce pan on med heat
• chop sun-dried tomatoes coarsely and add to olive oil mix
• add garlic, basil, oregano, and chili pepper flakes
• let simmer while bow tie pasta cooks - you want the wine to cook out and it to get a little sludgy
• drain pasta and combine it with sauce in a large bowl
• sprinkle with feta to taste - personally, I put a TON of feta on this nom!