Pasta and Vegetables

Nutritional Information

Ingredients

50g low fat cheddar cheese (50% reduced)

80g whole wheat pasta (spaghetti or panne)

1 bell pepper (any color)

2 garlic cloves

½ broccoli

½ onion

100g white mushrooms

1 carrot

4 asparagus

Salt

Black pepper

Garlic powder

Cooking spray

Instructions:

1) Dice up the the onion and the garlic cloves.

2) Put a medium sized pan on medium heat and spray it with cooking spray.

3) Put the chopped onion and garlic clove and fry them for about 3-5 minutes until they start to change color.

4) Slice the broccoli, mushrooms, carrot and asparagus into strips.

5) Put another medium sized pan on medium heat, add the olive oil and coat the pan. Add all of your sliced vegetables to the pan, sprinkle some salt, black pepper and garlic powder and mix them well with the vegetables. Stir fry until vegetables are tender and crisp, about 7-10 minutes. Once the vegetables are cooked, set them aside.

6) Add water to a medium-sized saucepan and bring the water to boil. Add the dry pasta to the saucepan and bring the water back to boil. Simmer uncovered for 10-12 minutes and stir occasionally.

7) Once the pasta is done add the pasta to the vegetable pan, grate the cheese on top, mix well and cook for another 3-5 minutes.

8) Serve