Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Looking for something light? This linguine pasta tossed with fresh tomatoes, basil leaves, olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, and kalamata olives will hit the spot without the extra calories ;) I think it's perfect for lunch with a salad or even for dinner! 

Ingredients:

• 16 oz linguine pasta
• sea salt
• olive oil
• 5-6 roma tomatoes, diced
• 3/4 cup of pitted kalamata olives
• 6 sun-dried tomatoes, drained and diced
• 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese (you can replace this with parmesan cheese, but it will be more salty)

Ingredients for the dressing:

• 5-6 sundried tomatoes in oil (drained)
• 2 tbs. garlic infused red wine vinegar (or regular red wine vinegar)
• 6 tbs. olive oil 
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 3/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 3/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of packed basil leaves, chopped

Instructions:

1. In a large pot, bring water to boil with salt. (Just follow the instructions on the back of the pasta package)
2. For the dressing, in a food processor/blender/the magic bullet, combine sun-dried tomatoes, red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
3. After 10-12 minutes of boiling the pasta, drain the pasta. In the same pot, add the tomatoes, olives, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese. Mix well. Pour the dressing over the pasta, sprinkle with parmesan cheese, and chopped basil leaves. Toss well.

Costs: 

• pasta- $1
• 5-6 tomatoes- $1.12
• parmesan cheese- ~$2
• mozarella cheese~$2
• kalamata olives- $2-3
• basil leaves- $2

Approximate Cost: $10-11 for a serving of 6

xoxo,

Amy