Dinner

Sun-dried tomato and lime pasta is for Dinner.

Sun-dried tomato and lime pasta takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Sun-dried tomato and lime pasta takes 20 minutes to cook.

Sun-dried tomato and lime pasta makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Sun-dried tomato and lime pasta are:

300g Wholewheat pasta penne (dry)
50g (approx 15) sun dried tomatoes - dry, NOT in oil
1-3 tablespoons (15-45ml) Lime juice
1 heaped teaspoon (10ml) very lazy garlic (chopped, pickled garlic - use 1 clove, finely chopped, if lazy garlic unavailable)
1 teaspoon (5ml) dried rosemary, ground
1 tablespoon (15ml) basil - OR -1 teaspoon (5ml) dried basil
1 teaspoon (5ml) dried oregano
1 teaspoon (5ml) dried parsley
1 tablespoon (15g) olive oil
20g butter
Freshly ground black pepper
Salt to taste

Here is how you make Sun-dried tomato and lime pasta:

Serves 4 to 6 peopleSoak whole dried tomatoes in boiling water whilst cooking the pasta, and ground dried herbs with pestle and mortar.Cook the pasta to how you like it in plain water. Drain pasta, and use the saucepan the pasta was cooked in to gently heat the oil and melt the butter. Add the ground herbs and pepper to the melted oil and butter, and fry gently for a couple of minutes. Whilst herbs are sautéing, use scissors to finely cut up the soaked sun-dried tomatoes. Add the tomatoes to the herbs, along with the lime juice and fresh basil (dried basil - 1 teaspoon - may be used instead of fresh. Add salt if required - though as sun-dried tomatoes are quite salty in taste, you may wish to leave out the salt completely.Mix well, and toss in the drained pasta until well covered in the tomato and herbs. Serve immediately, garnished with fresh parsley if desired.This dish may also be served cold, served as an accompaniment to a green salad.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHELEEN1.

The nutritional information for Sun-dried tomato and lime pasta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 341.4

• Total Fat: 9.9 g
• Cholesterol: 10.8 mg
• Sodium: 73.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 52.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.6 g
• Protein: 10.7 g

Sun-dried tomato and lime pasta is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Sun-dried tomato and lime pasta is Vegetarian