Pasta with No-Cook Tomato Sauce [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 4
• Time: 30 minutes

Besides being versatile and affordable, pasta has quite a few health benefits for you as well. For example, pasta is a wonderful source of carbohydrates that can serve as a fuel for your body to perform a number of useful functions. Besides carbs, pasta can provide you fiber and this is useful for promoting healthy digestion, fighting against obesity and keeping diabetes-2 at bay. Pasta is also rich in carotenoids, folate, manganese and selenium. Tomatoes have been used generously in this dish because they have antioxidant properties and can reduce medical conditions like prostate cancer. Being a rich source of potassium, tomatoes are needed to maintain body fluid balance, sending nerve signals and other chemical reactions within the body. Tomatoes are also beneficial in curing intestinal disorders, bloating, muscle weakness, chronic fatigue syndrome, high blood pressure, etc.

Nutrition

• calories: 430
• protein: 15
• carbs: 73
• fat: 10
• saturated fat: 1.87
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.96
• monounsaturated fat: 5.22
• cholesterol: 6
• sodium: 690
• potassium: 611
• dietary fiber: 4.51
• sugars: 6.15
• vitamin a: 115
• vitamin c: 33
• calcium: 160
• iron: 2
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 62.34
• other fats: 1.95

Ingredients

• 910 gram Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
• 1 clove Garlic, raw
• 1 tsp Spices, pepper, black
• 15 gram Spices, oregano, dried
• 2 tablespoon Oil, olive, salad or cooking
• 2 tbsp, chopped Basil, fresh
• 1 tsp Salt, table
• 0.24 cup Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat
• 10 1 Oz Short Pasta Noodles

Instructions

• Take a bowl. Add tomatoes, salt, garlic, oregano, basil and olive oil. Toss the ingredients. Cover the bowl and keep it aside for at least half an hour.
• Take a large pot containing water. Add little salt and bring it to boil. Now cook pasta in it as per the directions given in the package label. Once the pasta is cooked, drain out excess water and transfer pasta into the bowl containing tomatoes.
• Now add parmesan and stir all the ingredients. Then season it with pepper and salt. Serve immediately.