Healthy Cooking: Whole Grain Penne With Broccoli and Kale

Healthy pasta recipes cooked in green tea provide antioxidants as well as a flavor similar to spinach pasta.

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Nutrition facts per serving:

(1 ½ cups)- 385 calories, 11 g fat (27% of calories), 3 g saturated fat, 52 g carbs, 19 g protein, 7 g fiber, 260 mg calcium, 2 mg iron, 616 mg sodium

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Enjoy this easy and tasty healthy pasta recipe for whole grain penne with broccoli and kale and add it to your overall healthy cooking repertoire.

Ingredients for healthy pasta recipe with broccoli and kale

6 green tea bags
2 ½ cups dry multigrain or whole-wheat penne
2 cups small broccoli florets
2 cups small inner flowering kale leaves (or coarsely chopped regular kale)
1 14 ½-ounce can fire-roasted, diced tomatoes, undrained, preferably organic
¾ cup part-skim ricotta
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ cup julienned fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
½ teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions for healthy pasta recipe with broccoli and kale

> Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add tea bags; turn off heat and let steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bags. Bring tea to a boil, add pasta, and cook according to package directions, adding broccoli and kale during the last 3 minutes of cooking.

> Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine tomatoes, ricotta, oil, vinegar, and garlic; mix well. Drain pasta and cooked vegetables; add to bowl and toss well. Transfer to four plates and top with basil and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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