Easy Pasta Primavera

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I just tried this recipe a week ago and was extremely pleased with

it. QUITE tasty! Very easy to make, also, which is always a good thing.

Hehehe.

 

Happy cooking!

Emmy.

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Easy Pasta Primavera

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Makes 6 servings.

Prep time: 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 16 minutes.

 

 

2 tablespoons oil

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley*

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil*

2 teaspoons crushed fresh garlic*

1/3 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (can use canned, if prefered)

1/3 cup sliced cucumber or zucchini

1/3 cup julienned carrots

1/3 cup yellow bell pepper (I used green, and it tasted just as good)

1/3 cup diced onion, any kind

1 15-ounce can Hunt's Ready Tomato Sauces Chunky Italian

1 14- & -1/2-ounce can Hunt's Choice-Cut Diced Tomatoes w/Roasted

Garlic

1 pound gemelli pasta OR tri-colored rotelle pasta, cooked and drained

Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish, optional

Fresh basil sprig for garnish, optional

 

 

1) In saucepan, heat oil, and add to it the parsley, basil and garlic.

Saute for 2 minutes*.

2) To mixture in saucepan, add the mushrooms, cucumber or zucchini,

carrots, bell pepper, and onion. Saute until tender.

3) Add Hunt's Ready Sauce and Hunt's Choice-Cut Tomatoes to the

veggie mixture, and blend well.

4) Bring the sauce to a boil.

5) Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, UNcovered.

6) Serve over hot pasta, and garnish, if desired.

 

*I just used dried. I'm not sure how much, but since I love herbs, I

used quite a bit, perhaps a tablespoon of parsley and basil, and

whatever amount that the dried-garlic directions on the bottle said

to use to equal 2 cloves of garlic. So, since I used dry, obviously

I didn't have to saute them for 2 minutes. I just heated up the oil,

threw them in, then immediately threw in the veggies.

 

 

NUTRITION FACTS PER SERVING:

393 calories

12 grams of protein (2 daily servings-worth of required protein!)

68 grams carbohydrates

7 grams total fat (1 gram saturated fat)

No cholesterol

28% vitamin A

41% vitamin C

7% calcium

23% iron

 

 

" Lighten Up Pasta And Rice: Make sure the pasta and rice you prepare for

recipes are fit for a healthful diet. Omit any cooking oil, butter,

margarine, or salt that's called for in the package cooking directions.

Usually recipes are so well seasoned that you won't miss the flavour of

these ingredients, and you'll cut down on calories, fat and sodium. "