- prep: 10 min
- cook: 20 min
- total: 30 min
Summary
Penne with Sun Dried Tomato Pesto | This pasta is simple to make yet packed with flavour. Quick, tasty and sure to be a hit with family and friends!
Ingredients
- 1 lb or 454 g of mini penne, or regular penne pasta
- 1 jar of sun-dried tomatoes in oil (about 10 oz or 300 ml)
- 3 cloves of garlic
- Salt to taste
- White pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons dried sweet basil (you can use fresh, I was out of fresh)
- ¼ cup fresh, grated parmesan (more for garnish if you like)
- ¼ cup walnuts
- ¼ olive oil if needed, more or less depending how thick or thin you like your pesto
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 177 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 17 g 25.67%
- Saturated Fat: 2 g 7.66%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 1 mg 0.02%
- Calcium: 26 mg 2.61%
- Potassium: 111 mg 3.16%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 4.47%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 4 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 7.3%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 10 g
- Vitamin A 0.1%
- Vitamin C 0.74%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat3
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq