Summer Harvest Pasta

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 212.8
  • Total Fat: 9.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.0 mg
  • Sodium: 197.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 28.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.4 g
  • Protein: 8.7 g

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Introduction

Bring together the best of the summer farmer's market, your favorite pasta (I chose pappardelle, but linguini or fettucini would work too) and a touch of bacon for flavor boost (vegetarians substitute Baco's which are soy). Bring together the best of the summer farmer's market, your favorite pasta (I chose pappardelle, but linguini or fettucini would work too) and a touch of bacon for flavor boost (vegetarians substitute Baco's which are soy).
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 large onion
    3 garlic cloves
    1 TBSP olive oil
    3 c zucchini, sliced
    3 large tomatoes, diced (fresh best)
    4 cups chopped kale
    3 slices cooked bacon (or 1/4 c. Baco's for vegetarian)
    1 TBSP pesto sauce
    6 oz pappardelle (or other pasta)

Directions

Makes 4+ 2-cup servings
Cook bacon (skip if using Baco's for vegetarian).
Heat water for pasta.
Cut onion in half and slice thin. Saute in olive oil over medium heat until translucent. Add garlic. Saute for one minute.
Add zucchini and tomatoes.
As pasta water comes to boil, pop kale in the water to blanche. Use pasta scoop to scoop kale out of water and into sauce pot with tomatoes and zucchini.
Add pasta to boiling water.
Add pesto and bacon (chopped) to sauce.
As pasta is near al dente, scoop out and add to sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes until pasta is al dente.
Buon Appetito!

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SAFFRONPEACE.