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Pasta with Basil Recipe

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If you like basil, you'll enjoy Italian flavor of this speedy side dish from Jaime Hampton of Birmingham, Alabama. "This is one of my husband's favorites," she writes. "It's super easy to make and tastes wonderful."

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Pasta with Basil Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

2-1/2 cups uncooked small tube pasta
1 small onion, chopped
1 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
2 to 3 tablespoons dried basil
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions.
Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Stir in basil; cook and stir for 1 minute. Drain pasta; add to basil mixture. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese just until it begins to melt. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with 1 tablespoon oil and part-skim mozzarella cheese) equals 332 calories, 9 g fat (0 saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 16 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 15 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Pasta with Basil in Quick Cooking September/October 2000, p8

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Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2010 by Bean Q

Very bland

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2008 by keverwann

Added 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms and a couple cloves of garlic to the onion and sauted the whole mess. That was good. I would double or triple the veggies though, if I made this again. The overall effect without the veggies was quite bland.