Ideal Meals

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Garden Vegetable Pasta & Fresh Salad

For a complete meal serve Garden Vegetable Pasta & Fresh Salad with:
  • Fresh Salad
  • ½ cup pineapple and raspberries
  • Glass of 1% milk

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Serves 4
Preparation Time: 30 Minutes
Ingredients:
  • 8 oz. uncooked pasta (whole wheat or multi-grain)
  • 1 medium sweet onion, peeled, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
  • 2 cups mushrooms, washed/dried, chopped
  • ½ cup kalamata olives, sliced
  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • Salt, as needed
Directions:

1. Preheat Heat oven to 400° F.
2. Cover cookie sheet pan with parchment paper or use a non-stick pan and lay onion pieces and mushrooms on pan. Season very lightly with salt and pepper. Roast in oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, set aside until easy to handle.
3. While vegetables are roasting, cook pasta according to package directions. Once cooked, drain and toss with tsp. olive or vegetable oil and set aside.
4. In large frying pan, melt butter on medium high heat, add roasted onions and mushrooms. Stir for 2 minutes. Turn heat to medium, add spinach and sliced olives and cook 2 minutes. Add pasta, stir and season with salt as needed. Turn off heat and cover if needed to keep warm.

Serves 4
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
  • 1 bag of packaged salad
  • 1 apple, cored, sliced
  • 4 Tbsp. red wine vinaigrette
Directions:

1. In a bowl, add packaged salad and sliced apples.
2. Drizzle with vinaigrette.

Nutrition Information:

Garden Vegetable Pasta & Fresh Salad Calories 501; Fat ; Protein ; Carbohydrate ; Fiber 6g; Cholesterol 33mg; Sodium 545mg; Calcium 34%DV; Vitamin A 46%DV; Vitamin C 86%DV; Iron 19%DV

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