Picnic

Pasta and Greens is for Dinner.

Pasta and Greens takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Pasta and Greens takes 20 minutes to cook.

Pasta and Greens makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Pasta and Greens are:

2 cups cooked escarole (1 fresh bunch)soaked and clean/core removed.
1 cup cooked arugula (1/2 bunch)stems removed.
5 cloves garlic chopped semi-fine
3 tbls. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tbls. Lemon Zest (2 lemons)
1/2 tbls. Lime Zest (1 lime)
1 cup lemon/lime juice mixture
Dried hot pepper flakes to taste
Dash of dried oregano
1 tsp. Kosher salt (optional)
1 lb. cooked Gemelli Pasta
1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley
1 oz. Grated Romano Cheese (optional)

Here is how you make Pasta and Greens:

*Soak escarole in luke warm water for 30 minutes prior to cooking*Remove escarole from soak and set aside with arugula.In a large saute pan combine extra virgin olive oil and chopped garlic. Begin saute on medium high. Add lemon and lime zest immediately. Then add your dried pepper flakes and oregano.Add in your greens slowly, stirring gently as you add more in. Slowly add in lemon/lime juice mixture.Stir and add in salt.Combine with cooked pasta (follow directions on box for al dente pasta).Serve topped with fresh chopped parsley and romano cheese.Serves 8 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAGICBERRY.

The nutritional information for Pasta and Greens is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 155.1

• Total Fat: 7.0 g
• Cholesterol: 22.6 mg
• Sodium: 358.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 4.8 g

Pasta and Greens is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Pasta and Greens is Vegetarian