Warm Tomato-Pepper Pasta

Ingredients:

• ½ cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp. garlic, finely chopped
• 2 Thsp. olive oil
• 1 large red bell pepper, diced finely
• 3 cups (1.5 pounds) tomato, seeded and diced
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 Tbsp. parsley, chopped
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
• ¼ tsp. pepper
• 8 ounces dry linguine or spaghetti

Directions:

1. Sauté onion and garlic in oil until soft.
2. Add red bell pepper and saute until tender-crisp, about 2 minutes.
3. Stir in tomato and cook over high heat until juices evaporate.
4. Stir in cheese and next 3 ingredients: reserve.
5. Cook pasta and drain well.
6. Toss hot pasta with reserved tomato mixture.
7. Serve immediately or at room temperature.

This is an official 5 A Day recipe, and provides four people with two servings of vegetable each.

Serves 4

Nutritional Analysis

Calories: 373
Fat: 11 g
Cholesterol: 8 mg
Fiber: 4 g
Sodium: 205 mg
% Calories from Fat: 27%

Recipe Courtesy the 5 a Day Center.