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Bow Ties With Mozzarella and Fresh Tomatoes
Quick & Easy!
Need a quick dinner? Try this pasta dish for a healthy meal that will please the whole family.
TOTAL TIME: 20 minutes
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 6
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INGREDIENTS:
12 ounces bow-tie pasta
1 cup no-salt-added tomato sauce
1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 ounces part-skim mozzarella, diced |
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DIRECTIONS:
1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
2. Meanwhile, bring tomato sauce to a boil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, basil, sugar, and salt. Transfer to a serving bowl, add hot pasta and mozzarella; toss to combine. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Per Serving:
Per serving: Calories 260, fat 7 g, saturated fat 4 g, cholesterol 20 mg, sodium 390 mg, carbohydrate 34 g, fiber 2 g, protein 14 g.
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Tips:
ABOUT PASTA
Nutritional power of pasta
The inspiration for countless quick, healthful meals, pasta is a low-fat protein source. And most dried pastas are enriched with B vitamins and iron.
Pasta with tomato sauce is not just a tradition, it's a smart nutritional choice. The tomatoes' vitamin C helps your body absorb the pasta's iron.
Did you know?...
The most nutritious pastas are made from semolina, a coarse flour ground from durum wheat. Durum is a hard grain that has a higher protein content than other types of wheat.
People used to think that pasta was fattening, but only the sauce can make it a high-fat dish. A cup of plain cooked pasta contains less than 1 gram of fat.
Look for
For the best texture, choose a brand of pasta made from pure semolina. This includes most imported and many domestic brands.
Basic cooking
Cook pasta in plenty of boiling water to keep it from sticking together. Add the pasta all at once, stir briefly, and return the water to a boil. Time the cooking from the second boil. Test for doneness a little sooner than the package directions recommend (overcooking ruins pasta), and drain it immediately when it is firm-tender (al dente) to the bite.
ABOUT CHEESE
Nutritional power of cheese
Italian cheeses are rich in calcium. In its part-skim form, mozzarella is lower in fat and calories than most other cheeses.
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