Rotini with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Basil

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Rotini with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Basil

This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	477477 cal
pro	17 g17g pro
total fat	15 g15g total fat
sat. fat	4 g4g sat. fat
carb	69 g69g carb
fibre	5 g5g fibre
chol	10 mg10mg chol
sodium	555 mg555mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	2020 calcium
iron	2121 iron
vit A	99 vit A
vit C	4040 vit C
folate	6060 folate

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Ingredients

7 cups rotini pasta 7 7cups cupsrotini pasta
2/3 2/3cup cupfinely chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil, (about 10)
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil 1/2 1/2cup cupchopped fresh basil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 1/2cup cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/4 1/4cup cupchopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp chopped fresh chives 2 2tbsp tbspchopped fresh chives or green onions
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 2tbsp tbspextra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic , minced2 2cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper

Preparation

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, 8 to 10 minutes. Reserving 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the cooking liquid, drain and return to pot.

Add tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese, parsley, chives, oil, garlic, pepper and reserved cooking liquid; toss to coat.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: May 2003

Keywords : Main Course; Dinner; Lunch; Vegetarian; Italian; Pasta; Sun-dried tomatoes; Basil;

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