'Peno Pasta
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1/4 cup olive oil split1 tsp ground cumin12 oz of whole wheat pasta1 small red onion diced teeny2 fresh jalapenos seeded1 garlic clove minced1/2 cup of pinto beans1/4 cup fresh parsley2 tbsp lime juice1 tsp brown sugar1/2 tsp chili powder1 tsp salt
Cook the pasta then run cold water over the noodles to cool down quickly. Add the pasta to the serving dish and put the pan back on the stove. Pour 1 Tbsp of olive oil out of the 1/4 cup into the hot pan and sizzle up the cumin. It should smell yummy. Put the cumin flavored oil and diced up onion on the pasta and stir. The warm oil will start to break down the onion a bit and that's great.
Time to make the pesto. Put everything but the rest of the olive oil in your food processor and take it for a whirl. Slowly add the remaining olive oil and presto pesto! Before you just spoon everything over the pasta take the time to taste the pesto. Are the flavors balanced for you? Do you need more pep or more sweet? Now's the time to make alterations.
Wait! Still don't just spoon everything over the pasta. Scoop out a bit at a time and once the pasta is covered stop. You don't want to eat all pesto and no pasta.
Let the flavors mingle for a while and soon you should have a zippy pasta salad. Put some lettuce leaves on a dessert plate before you scoop approx 3/4 cup of pasta salad onto the leaves. I like to garnish with a slice of carrot that I've turned into a star from a cookie cutter. Use your imagination and remember we eat with our eyes first.
Should feed 4 adults if you include a side of fruit and flavored water. OK, I'll be honest, I could eat the whole bowl alone.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMYBURNS1999.
Time to make the pesto. Put everything but the rest of the olive oil in your food processor and take it for a whirl. Slowly add the remaining olive oil and presto pesto! Before you just spoon everything over the pasta take the time to taste the pesto. Are the flavors balanced for you? Do you need more pep or more sweet? Now's the time to make alterations.
Wait! Still don't just spoon everything over the pasta. Scoop out a bit at a time and once the pasta is covered stop. You don't want to eat all pesto and no pasta.
Let the flavors mingle for a while and soon you should have a zippy pasta salad. Put some lettuce leaves on a dessert plate before you scoop approx 3/4 cup of pasta salad onto the leaves. I like to garnish with a slice of carrot that I've turned into a star from a cookie cutter. Use your imagination and remember we eat with our eyes first.
Should feed 4 adults if you include a side of fruit and flavored water. OK, I'll be honest, I could eat the whole bowl alone.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMYBURNS1999.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 454.1
- Total Fat: 13.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 28,374.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 73.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.2 g
- Protein: 11.4 g
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