Sunday Night Dinner

Trattoria-Style Spinach Fettuccine

This small town Italian recipe is delicious and VEGETARIAN. It's very easy to prepare (20 MINUTES) but tastes as though it took hours!

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Estimated Cooking Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients:
1 9oz package of refrigerated spinach fettuccine
2 Tbl chopped green onion
1 Tbl olive oil
4 red and/or yellow tomatoes, chopped (2 cups)
1 medium carrot, finely chopped
1/4 cup oil-packed dried tomatoes, drained and snipped
1/2 cup crumbled garlic and herb feta cheese or peppercorn feta cheese (2 oz)

Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and return to hot pan.

2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook green onions in hot oil over medium heat for 30 seconds. Stir in fresh tomatoes, carrot, and dried tomatoes. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes, stirring once. Spoon tomato mixture over cooked pasta; toss gently. Sprinkle each serving with feta cheese.

Nutrition:
318 calories
13 grams protein
12 grams fat
2 grams fiber