
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.
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:Â 462.73kcal
- Fat:Â 22.13g
- Saturated Fat:Â 8.35g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 10.89g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.72g
- Carbohydrates:Â 46.22g
- Fiber:Â 2.83g
- Sugar:Â 2.73g
- Protein:Â 19.65g
- Cholesterol:Â 33.67mg
- Sodium:Â 536.93mg
- Calcium:Â 388.51mg
- Potassium:Â 246.72mg
- Iron:Â 1.64mg
- Vitamin A: 101.58µg
- Vitamin C:Â 4.75mg
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