Pasta Salad
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- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Whole wheat pasta ( penne/rotini)Olive oil - 2 table spoonVegetables:Onion - 1/4 cup choppedzucchini - 1/2 cup choppedGreen pepers 1/2 cup chopeedGarlic - 4 cloves -crushedBroccoli - 1/2 cup Olives ( optional) Sun dried tomatoes - 3 pieces - choppedHerbs:You could use any italian dry herb powder.marjoram - 1/2 teaspoonbasil - 5 leaves choppedparsley - dried - 1 teaspoon - or a few springs choppedoregano - 1/2 teaspoon
Boil a gallon of water, add 2 tablespoons of salt. Pour pasta in it and let it cook. Follow the direction on the pasta box to cook it. It would take about 15 minutes. Once cooked, strain and put aside.
Place a pan on medium flame and add the olive oil. Put the onion and garlic and saute till transparent. Put in the broccoli and zuccini. Once they are little bit cooked, add the bell peppers. Add a little salt and reduce the head to medium-low and cover and cook for 5 minutes. The vegetable must be still crunchy. Take it off the heat and add olives, sundried tomatoes and the herbs. Let is cool. Add in the cooked pasta and mix it well.
Nuts:
Walnuts/ pine nuts - (optional) gives a good crunch and depth of flavour- not added in the calorie calculation so do not forget to add it if you are using some.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FITASHWINI.
Place a pan on medium flame and add the olive oil. Put the onion and garlic and saute till transparent. Put in the broccoli and zuccini. Once they are little bit cooked, add the bell peppers. Add a little salt and reduce the head to medium-low and cover and cook for 5 minutes. The vegetable must be still crunchy. Take it off the heat and add olives, sundried tomatoes and the herbs. Let is cool. Add in the cooked pasta and mix it well.
Nuts:
Walnuts/ pine nuts - (optional) gives a good crunch and depth of flavour- not added in the calorie calculation so do not forget to add it if you are using some.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FITASHWINI.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 143.7
- Total Fat: 8.0 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 149.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 14.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
- Protein: 3.1 g
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