VEGETARIAN PASTA PRIMAVERA

Vegetarian Pasta Primavera image

Make vegetarian pasta with fresh spinach & peppers in a creamy cheese sauce. It's hard to believe Vegetarian Pasta Primavera is a Healthy Living recipe!

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 30m

Yield Makes 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 lb. whole wheat linguine, uncooked
1 pkg. (10 oz.) baby spinach leaves
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced
1 jar (8 oz.) sliced mushrooms, drained
1 tub (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Garden Vegetable 1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese
1/2 cup milk
2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, adding spinach, peppers and mushrooms for the last 5 min. Drain in colander.
Meanwhile, cook cream cheese and milk in same saucepan on low heat until cream cheese is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently.
Return pasta mixture to pan. Add basil; mix lightly. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 360 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 9 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 14 g