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Three-Pepper Pasta with Pesto

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Updated Dec 14, 2010
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Add something colorful to your family’s Italian dinner! Enjoy this pasta made with three bell peppers and basil pesto - ready in 25 minutes.

Three-Pepper Pasta with Pesto

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Ingredients 9
  • Servings 4
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups uncooked ziti pasta (8 oz.)
  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
  • 1 medium red or orange bell pepper, cut into bite-sized strips
  • 1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into bite-sized strips
  • 1 small green bell pepper, cut into bite-sized strips
  • 1/3 cup basil pesto
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup shredded fresh Asiago or Parmesan cheese (1 oz. )

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Cook ziti as directed on package. Drain.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion; cook and stir 2 minutes. Add bell peppers; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until onion and peppers are crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
  • Step 
    3
    Add cooked ziti; stir gently to mix. Remove from heat; stir in pesto and vinegar. If desired, add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with cheese.

Nutrition

400 Calories
16g Total Fat
13g Protein
50g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
400
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
16g
25%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
270mg
11%
Total Carbohydrate
50g
17%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
6g
Protein
13g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
90%
90%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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