Meatless Monday: Whole Wheat Penne in Red Pepper Sauce

Things to love about this recipe:

You do not need to turn on the oven and heat up the kitchen
Using a coupon and a sale, you can get whole wheat pasta for under .50
There is no oil in the sauce – making this a very light recipe
This meatless version has plenty of protein – but you can throw chopped, cooked chicken in if that’s the way you roll
If you are growing your own peppers and tomatoes, this becomes an uber cheap summer dish

Whole Wheat Penne in Red Pepper Sauce

1 1/2 C Whole Wheat Penne, uncooked

Follow package instructions and cook your penne. Meanwhile make the sauce.

Red Pepper Sauce:

1 Red Bell Pepper

1/2 C Sun Dried Tomatoes

2 Tomatoes

1/4 C Cashews

1/4 C fresh Basil Leaves

1 Clove Garlic

Put all sauce ingredients in a food processor and process until it is a nice, thick sauce.

Toss the Red Pepper Sauce with the pasta. Add to it:

1 Yellow Pepper Diced

1/2 C Feta Cheese

Top with a lemon slice to squeeze over. I served mine over a bed of spinach – but that’s optional!

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