Our Favorite Pasta

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 250 g whole wheat pasta, quills
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 -3 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 1/2 ounce butter
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 55 g mature cheddar cheese (grated)
• 1 medium ripe tomato (chopped)
• 1/2 red bell pepper (diced)
• 1/2 yellow bell pepper (diced)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile add 1 tbsp of olive oil to a skillet and cook peppers and tomato until tender or al dente depending on your preference and set aside.
• 3 drain pasta and add butter to the still hot pasta and mix until coated.
• 4 in a small skilliet heat olive oil over medium heat add crushed garlic and fry until the garlic is just golden -- note its important not to over cook the garlic or get the oil too hot as everything will taste burnt.
• 5 immediatly pour oil and garlic over pasta.
• 6 mix thoroghly and add basil then peppers and cheese.
• 7 season with salt and pepper to your preference.