Quick weeknight dinner, here we come! This recipe is inexpensive per serving even if you make it from items bought for the purpose, but better still, it’s a great template for using up pantry items and odds and ends from other dishes. Have half an onion left from another recipe? Toss it in. Overbought canned black beans? Use those in place of kidney beans. Half a box of some other pasta to use up? Don’t feel like you have to stick with rotini. Just pack it with veggies and keep an eye out for the Guiding Stars rating on things like pasta sauce and canned beans to make sure you’re keeping the sodium and sugar low.
Ingredients
- 8 oz. rotini pasta
- 3 cups low-sodium pasta sauce
- 1½ cups frozen spinach
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 cup cooked kidney beans
Directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain in colander.
- Place the pasta sauce, spinach, pepper, and kidney beans in a large sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the peppers are tender (5 minutes).
- Toss the pasta with the sauce and serve.
Nutrition Facts
4 servings per container
Serving Size 408 g
| Amount per serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 385 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 4.5g | 6% | |
| Saturated Fat 0.5g | 3% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g | ||
| Monounsaturated Fat 1g | ||
| Cholesterol 4mg | 2% | |
| Sodium 295mg | 13% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 71g | 26% | |
| Dietary Fiber 10.5g | 36% | |
| Total Sugars 14g | ||
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% | |
| Sugar Alcohol 0g | ||
| Other Carbohydrate 46g | ||
| Protein 16g | ||
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium 163.9mg | 15% | |
| Iron 5.3mg | 30% | |
| Potassium 1150mg | 25% | |
| Vitamin A 411.5mcg | 45% | |
| Vitamin C 40.7mg | 45% | |
| Vitamin E 6.4mg | 40% | |
| Vitamin K 249.4mcg | 210% | |
| Thiamin 0.7mg | 60% | |
| Riboflavin 0.5mg | 40% | |
| Niacin 15.5mg | 100% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.6mg | 35% | |
| Folate 358mcg | 90% | |
| Vitamin B12 0mcg | 0% | |
| Biotin 0.6mcg | 4% | |
| Chloride 7.8mg | 0% | |
| Pantothenate 0.4mg | 0% | |
| Phosphorus 265.4mg | 20% | |
| Iodine 0.4mcg | 0% | |
| Magnesium 129.1mg | 30% | |
| Zinc 1.9mg | 20% | |
| Selenium 42mcg | 80% | |
| Copper 0.5mg | 60% | |
| Manganese 1.4mg | 60% | |
| Chromium 0mcg | 0% | |
| Molybdenum 50.1mcg | 110% | |
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Low Sodium Spaghetti Sauce (tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Water, Tomato Paste, Vegetable Oil, Soybean Oil, Olive Oil, Onion, Granulated Garlic, Spices), Kidney Beans (salt), Chopped Spinach, Pasta (durum Semolina Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin And Folic Acid), Green Pepper.
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