Sun-Dried Tomato and Bow Tie Pasta (Italian Brunch Group)

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Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons dried basil
• 1 tablespoon minced pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• *Instead of the 3 ingredients above, I just used 2 large spoonfuls of already made pesto.
• 3 ounces sun-dried tomatoes
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I left this out)
• 1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta

Directions

1. Make pesto: In a small mixing bowl, combine basil, pine nuts, and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
2. In a small bowl, blanch sun dried tomatoes for 30 seconds in boiling water. Drain well, and slice tomatoes into small pieces.
3. In a large skillet over a medium heat, saute garlic in 1/8 cup olive oil. Simmer for 1 minute being very careful not to brown the garlic. Stir in the mushrooms and let them saute until tender. Add the pesto, salt, cayenne, and sun dried tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and let the mixture simmer.
4. Bring a large pot of salted water and pasta to a boil. Let pasta cook until al dente, drain well.
5. In a large mixing bowl, toss pasta and sauce until the pasta is well coated.

DETAILED NUTRITION

Serving Size	1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe	8
Amount Per Serving
Calories	293
Calories from Fat	67
	% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7.4g	11 %
Saturated Fat 1.1g	6 %
Cholesterol 0mg	0 %
Sodium 371mg	15 %
Potassium 646mg	18 %
Total Carbohydrates 49.6g	16 %
Dietary Fiber 4.5g	18 %
Protein 10.5g	21 %
Sugars 6.4g
Vitamin A	8 %
Vitamin C	11 %
Calcium	9 %
Iron	38 %
** Thiamin	10 %
Niacin	46 %
Vitamin B6	13 %
Magnesium	22 %
Folate	72 %

from allrecipes.com posted by: JFOCHTMAN