Tortellini With Cherry Tomatoes and Corn (3 PTS)

Recipe Ingredients

9 oz	255g	Fresh cheese tortellini - uncooked
10 oz	284g	Frozen whole kernel corn
1		Garlic - halved
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Quartered cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Sliced green onions
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon	5ml	Olive oil
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Pepper

Recipe Instructions

Cook tortellini in boiling water 3 minutes, omitting salt and fat. Add

frozen corn, and cook an additional 3 minutes; drain well.

Rub the inside of a large serving bowl with garlic halves; discard garlic.

Add tortellini mixture, tomatoes, and remaining 5 ingredients, tossing

gently to coat.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup).

Per serving: 150 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (28% calories from fat); 7g

Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 56mg Cholesterol; 126mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

Source:
Cooking Light, May/Jun 1993, page 109

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