pasta with zucchini, tomatoes, feta and black olives (greek pasta)

a few weeks ago, two of my sisters came over to have a twilight: breaking dawn viewing party (our husbands will deny it, but they were more excited about it then we were!) anyways, my sister brought all the fixings for her 'greek pasta' and cooked dinner for us. it was soo good! (even though it had spinach in it!.. it was also nice to have someone come to my house and do all the cooking for the night- it was like having an in-home chef) so good, in fact, that i had the leftovers the next day (i'm not a fan of leftovers in general- let alone pasta leftovers).  i had some zucchini that needed to be used so i sauteed it really quickly and added it to the heated leftover pasta. it was just as good as the previous day! ever since i have been having a craving for this pasta again. i tweaked the recipe a little and left out the spinach and replaced it with zucchini. i think it turned out awesome, if i do say so myself.

Greek Pasta
from kara (my sister)

3 tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup black olives, pitted
8 oz feta cheese, crumbled
1 package linguini
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 zucchini, sliced and quartered


In a large pot of boiling water, cook the spaghetti until done. Drain. set to side.

Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and zucchini and cook until soft. Add the cooked pasta, feta and black olives to the pan and toss together until mixed well.