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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 Score 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

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

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

> 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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