Whole Wheat Pasta With Peppers, Tomatoes And Olives

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 sweet peppers, thinly sliced (use a combination of red, yellow and orange)
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pinch hot pepper flakes
• 2 plum tomatoes, diced
• 1/4 cup kalamata olive, sliced
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 8 ounces whole wheat spaghetti
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
• 2 fry the peppers, onion, garlic, marjoram, salt, black pepper and hot pepper flakes, stirring often, until saucy and very tender, about 18 minutes.
• 3 add the tomatoes, olives and vinegar.
• 4 cook, stirring, until heated through, about 1 minute.
• 5 meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until tender but firm, about 8 minutes.
• 6 drain and return to the pot, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
• 7 add the pepper mixture and parsley; toss to coat, adding enough of the reserved pasta water to moisten.
• 8 serve topped with parmesan cheese.