Italian linguini

Food and nutrition


Portions:4

Preparation:30 minutes

Cooking:15 minutes
Published on 3 March 2014

Ingredients

  • 4 cups whole wheat linguini, cooked
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 crushed garlic cloves
  • 4 diced ripe tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp herbs from Provence
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp vinegar
  • a small amount of water from cooking the pasta, as needed
  • 8 tbsp Parmesan cheese
  • a few fresh leaves of basil, snipped
  • salt, pepper and hot pepper, to taste

Nutritional Values

Calories:420 kcal
Total lipids:19 gr
Total carbohydrates:49 gr
Proteins:14 gr

Directions

  1. Cook the linguini in salted, boiling water until cooked al dente.
  2. During this time, heat the oil in a frying pan, add garlic, Provence herbs, tomatoes, sugar and vinegar and put on medium heat.
  3. Let cook 5 minutes while stirring, the add salt, pepper and the hot pepper.
  4. Add the pasta to the sauce and stir well. Add a bit of water from cooking the pasta as needed.
  5. Serve immediately with the Parmesan and basil.