EASY SUN-DRIED TOMATO PASTA

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If you can boil water and mix you can make this wonderfully tasty pasta at the spur of the moment! Great for the surprise dinner with a salad and crusty bread

Provided by TishT

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 32m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb pasta, of your choice
1 garlic clove
1 (5 ounce) package herbed feta cheese
1 (3 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes (in a cello bag or oil-packed)
2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil (or 2 tsp dried basil)
1/3 cup pecans (optional) or 1/3 cup walnuts (optional)

Steps:

  • Boil pasta in salted water.
  • Drain, reserving the liquid.
  • Set aside.
  • Put oil in the bottom of a serving dish.
  • Crush garlic and place in oil.
  • In a separate bowl, break up feta cheese until it's crumbly.
  • Add enough pasta water to make it into a lumpy mixture.
  • Place in serving dish.
  • Chop or cut sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces and add to the cheese.
  • Mix in toasted pine nuts, pecans or walnuts.
  • Wet pasta with some of the reserved water and add to the mixture.
  • Toss well.
  • Top with basil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 539.4, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 1.3, Sodium 454.9, Carbohydrate 97.4, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 10.1, Protein 18

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