Pasta is a quick and easy ingredient to create into a great meal. There are so many interesting recipes with components that help you look like a true star in the kitchen. Our Whole wheat pasta recipe below is not only brilliant, flavorful, and colorful but healthy too. It’s great as is or with a serving of your favorite seafood or a grilled chicken breast, to go with it.

If you keep on hand a variety of fresh vegetables, more than likely the only item you will need is the pasta. After several cooking sessions and surveying my guest I found a lot do not keep whole wheat pasta in the house! Rather traditional dry pastas more so, than even fresh. Most comments reflected the bargain price of the conventional type. Whole wheat pasta is in fact better for you and may take a few minutes longer to cook, but it also adds to that ever creative side of being original with something new.

Enjoy the day!

ciao – Bernard

Whole Wheat Pasta with Fresh Vegetables, Basil and Extra virgin Olive Oil : Serves 4

Ingredients

• 8 oz. Whole Wheat linguini
• 1 ea. medium Yellow squash, sliced julienne
• 1 ea. medium Zucchini, sliced julienne
• 1/2 cup sliced button Mushroom
• 1/2 cup Red onion, sliced julienne
• 1/2 ea. Red Pepper & Yellow Pepper, sliced julienne
• 2 cup fresh baby Spinach
• 1 T. fresh Basil, thin sliced
• 2 T. extra virgin Olive Oil
• Salt and pepper to season

Procedure

1. Wash all the vegetables and prepare as suggested
2. In a large pot bring 3 quarts of water to a boil
3. Add the pasta and return to a boil, cook for 6 mins.
4. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the pasta in the boiling water, then add the next 5 ingredients and stir
5. After 1 ½ minutes, reserve ½ cup of liquid, then drain the pasta and vegetable mixture, return to pot
6. Toss with the spinach, basil, ½ cup reserved liquid and 2 tablespoon of olive oil
7. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot

Serve with roasted Chicken breast, sautéed Salmon or fresh grated cheese