How To Make Penne Tomato Mozzarella Pasta
This light and flavorful mozzarella pasta recipe uses penne tossed in with fresh basil, olives, tomatoes, and some Italian dressing.
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12ozpenne pasta
- ¼cupolive oil
- Italian dressing
- 1green onions,handful, chopped
- 1clovegarlic,minced
- 1cupcherry tomatoes,quartered
- salt and pepper,to taste
- 5ozmozzarella cheese,diced
- ¾cupparmesan cheese,grated
- 20large black olives,halved
- basil,chopped
Instructions
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Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, and set aside.
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Add green onions to a skillet with hot oil. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
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Stir in cooked pasta, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Turn heat to low and stir in mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Heat through.
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Add basil and olives. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 462.73kcal
- Fat: 22.13g
- Saturated Fat: 8.35g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.89g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.72g
- Carbohydrates: 46.22g
- Fiber: 2.83g
- Sugar: 2.73g
- Protein: 19.65g
- Cholesterol: 33.67mg
- Sodium: 536.93mg
- Calcium: 388.51mg
- Potassium: 246.72mg
- Iron: 1.64mg
- Vitamin A: 101.58µg
- Vitamin C: 4.75mg
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