Got fresh garden tomatoes? Here's the pasta dish in which to use them. It's dressed with a light vinaigrette starring fresh basil, lemon and garlic.
Penne Pasta and Fresh Tomatoes
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Pasta and Tomatoes
- 3 cups uncooked penne pasta (12 ounces)
- 1 medium red tomato, cut into wedges
- 1 medium yellow tomato, cut into wedges
- 1/4 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette
- 1/3 cup olive or vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
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Step1Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain. In small bowl beat all Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette ingredients with wire whisk.
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Step2In large bowl, toss pasta and half of the vinaigrette. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or until serving.
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Step3Just before serving, toss pasta, tomatoes and remaining vinaigrette. Serve with cheese.
Nutrition
265
Calories
11g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 265
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 0%
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 210mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 0%
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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