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Creamy Vegetarian Pasta
This Creamy Vegetarian Pasta recipe is perfect for weekly dinners. It takes less than 30 minutes to get this tasty meal on your plate, and it's made from only a handful of simple ingredients.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 630 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups pasta of your choice
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 1 to mato chopped
- 1 package cream cheese with garlic and herbs
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente.
- In large skillet, over medium-high heat, add onion and pepper. Cook—stirring occasionally—for 3 to 4 minutes or until softened. Remove from heat.
- In the saucepan, add cream cheese and ½ cup reserved pasta cooking water. Mix to coat the pasta. (If necessary, add more pasta water to obtain a creamier sauce.) Add vegetables and mix.
- Divide the pasta into bowls and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
630kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
127g
(42%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
14mg
(1%)
Potassium
539mg
(15%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1192IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
44mg
(49%)
Calcium
46mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 630
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 630kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 127g | 42% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 539mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1192IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.