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Fresh Pepper Pasta

  • Average Rating:  4 (Rating scale from 1 to 5 based on 24 ratings)

Prep time: 7 minutes
Cooking time: 33 minutes Total time: 40 minutes

 x 4 servings

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories: 284

Carbohydrates: 47.3g

Protein: 12.8g

Fat: 5.7g

Cholesterol: 5mg

Sodium: 294mg

Exchanges

Starch: 3

Vegetable: 1

Fat: 1

Ingredients

4  
medium sweet red peppers (about 1½ lbs), seeded and chopped
2 Tbls  
dry white wine
3/4 cup  
canned navy beans, drained
1/2 cup  
green onions, thinly sliced
3/4 tsp  
fresh basil, chopped
1 tsp  
fresh oregano, minced
1 tsp  
ripe olives, chopped
6 oz  
rotini (corkscrew pasta), uncooked
3/4 cup  
Asiago, grated or Parmesan cheese
1 tsp  
pine nuts, toasted
 
fresh basil sprigs (optional)

Directions

  1. Combine red pepper and wine in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
  2. Stir in beans and next 4 ingredients; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Uncover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain well.
  4. Place pasta on individual serving plates. Top with pepper mixture, cheese and pine nuts. Garnish with basil sprigs, if desired.

    Makes 4 servings. Per Serving: 3 Starch, 1 Fat, 1 Vegetable.