Pasta Vegetable Medley

4 oz. whole wheat rotini or bow tie pasta
2 cups broccoli florets
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, cut in chunks
1 red bell pepper, cut in chunks
2 cups mushrooms
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. fresh chopped basil (or 2 tsp. dried basil)
4 Italian plum tomatoes
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Bring large pot of water to boil. Cook pasta for 8 minutes, until nearly tender. Add broccoli and cook 2 minutes longer, until broccoli is tender-crips and pasta is al dente. Reserve about 1/2 cup of cooking liquid. Drain pasta but do not rinse. Return pasta and broccoli to pot.

Using food processor with slicing blade, drop onion, pepper, mushrooms and tomatoes into food tube and process.

In large nonstick skillet or wok, heat oil. Saute garlic onion red pepper and mushrooms on medium-high heat until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in pasta, broccoli, and basil. Season with pepper. Garnish with parmesan. Makes 2 servings.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HAVASULINDA.