"What's In the Fridge?" Pasta Sauce

I am learning the art of throwing caution to the wind and cooking without a recipe. Today, I found myself doing the five o'clock scramble. You know . . . when it's five o'clock and you realize you have no plans for dinner? I opened the fridge and found some chopped onions from making the Oprah Burger, some crushed tomatoes from making African Chicken Stew, a half-empty jar of crushed garlic, and about a cup of fresh spinach ready to go bad. I threw them together and made a pasta sauce and it turned out great! I must share.

1 tbsp olive oil

1 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped garlic

2 cups crushed tomatoes

1 cup fresh spinach (steamed)

I sauteed the onions and garlic until brown, and then added the spinach and tomatoes just to heat them up. Then I poured it all into a blender and pulsed until it was the consistency of bruschetta. We served it on flax seed pasta from Trader Joes's. YUM!

Have you ever discovered something delicious on accident? Any sauce ideas that utilize leftover ingredients? Please share!