Pasta Primavera

By lindybug

1 3/4 cup= 6 pts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min

Add even more healty vegetables to this meal by serving it with a fresh green salad: 2 cups of a mixture of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots tossed with 2 Tbsp of reduced calorie Italian dressing per serving- increase point value by 1

Ingredients

• 8 oz whole wheat linguini
• 1 carrot, cut into matchstick thin strips
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 3/4 lb asparagus spears, cut into 2" pieces
• 1/3 cup fat free half and half
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 2 tsp grated lemon zest
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Fill a large pot 2/3 full with water, adding salt if desired, bring to a boil. Stir in linguini. Cook according to the time directed on pkg, adding carrots during the last 4 min of cooking and adding the pepper and asparagus the last 2 min of cooking.

Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Meanwhile, heat half and half in a small saucepan over low heat until warm (do not boil). Add half and half and grated cheese to pasta mixture with last 4 ingredients as well. Serve at once.