Bowtie Pasta with Lemon and Basil
Ingredients:
Tea Concentrate:
10 bags Bigelow I Love Lemon Herb
Tea*
1 cup boiling water
Pasta
½ pound bow tie pasta, cooked according to package
instructions, kept warm in large bowl
2-3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon freshly minced garlic (2 medium cloves)
¼ cup tea concentrate
1/8 teaspoon sugar
¼ cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
¼ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
Makes 4 servings: About 5 cups pasta
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 13 minutes
*Variations: Try using Bigelow Lemon Lift, Bigelow Organic Chamomile
Citrus or Lemon Ginger Herb
Plus
Instructions:
Place tea bags in a 1-cup glass measure. Add water.
Steep tea for 10 minutes.
Squeeze all liquid from tea bags into cup. Discard tea
bags. (About ½ cup tea concentrate.)
In small skillet place olive oil. Heat oil over medium
high heat for 1 minute. Add garlic; cook, stirring
frequently, 1 minute.
Add 1/4 cup tea concentrate and sugar. Continue cooking
for 1 to 2 minutes to allow some of the tea to evaporate.
Remove from heat.
Pour tea and olive oil mixture over pasta in bowl. Add
basil, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Stir well. Serve
with bread.
Nutritional Information:
| Calories |
332 |
| Protein |
7 |
grams |
| Carbohydrate |
42 |
grams |
| Total Fat |
15 |
grams |
| Alcohol |
0 |
grams |
| Cholesterol |
0 |
milligrams |
| Saturated Fat |
2 |
grams |
| Monounsaturated Fat |
10 |
grams |
| Polyunsaturated Fat |
2 |
grams |
| Trans Fatty Acid |
0 |
grams |
| Dietary Fiber, Total |
2 |
grams |
| Total Sugar |
2 |
grams |
| Percentage of Calories |
| Protein |
9 |
% |
| Carbohydrate |
51 |
% |
| Fat Total |
40 |
% |
| Alcohol |
0 |
% |
| Vitamins & Minerals |
| Sodium |
146 |
milligrams |
| Potassium |
15 |
milligrams |
| Vitamin A (RE) |
14 |
Retinol Equivalent |
| Vitamin C |
2 |
milligrams |
| Calcium |
8 |
milligrams |
| Iron |
2 |
milligrams |
| Vitamin D (ug) |
0 |
micrograms |
| Vitamin E (mg) |
0 |
micrograms |
| Thiamin |
1 |
milligrams |
| Riboflavin |
0 |
milligrams |
| Niacin |
4 |
milligrams |
| Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) |
0 |
milligrams |
| Folate Acid |
102 |
micrograms |
| Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) |
0 |
micrograms |
| Nutritional Recipe Features |
| Low in Cholesterol |
| No Trans Fat |
| Dairy Free |