Whole wheat pasta with tomato basil sauce
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- Number of Servings: 1
Ingredients
1 cup canned, diced tomatoes1 cup tomato sauce1 tsp olive oil1 clove garlic, chopped5 basil leaves, chopped2 TBSP shredded parmesan cheese2 TBSP carrot, shredded or chopped very finesalt/pepper to taste2 oz whole wheat pasta
Boil water for pasta. While it is boiling, make sauce.
Heat olive oil in a frying pan, cook garlic for 1 - 2 minutes at medium heat, add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, carrot, salt, pepper and basil. When water boils, put pasta in. Cook sauce while pasta is cooking. When pasta is done, drain and pour sauce over it. Sprinkle with Parmesan and enjoy with a salad!
The carrot and basil in this sauce take the acidity out of the tomatoes. It replaces the sugar that a lot of people put in sauce. You can also add onion and other herbs and spices if you wish.
Number of Servings: 1
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FORMESU.
Heat olive oil in a frying pan, cook garlic for 1 - 2 minutes at medium heat, add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, carrot, salt, pepper and basil. When water boils, put pasta in. Cook sauce while pasta is cooking. When pasta is done, drain and pour sauce over it. Sprinkle with Parmesan and enjoy with a salad!
The carrot and basil in this sauce take the acidity out of the tomatoes. It replaces the sugar that a lot of people put in sauce. You can also add onion and other herbs and spices if you wish.
Number of Servings: 1
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FORMESU.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 380.0
- Total Fat: 8.9 g
- Cholesterol: 7.2 mg
- Sodium: 1,766.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 66.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 12.4 g
- Protein: 16.7 g
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