Angel Hair Tomato Basil Toss

Title:
Angel Hair Tomato Basil Toss

Yield:
1 Batch

Categories:
Italian,
Main
Dishes,
Pasta,
Vegetables




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Olive oil


     2    Garlic cloves; minced


   1/4 c  Sliced green onions


     3 lg Tomatoes; peeled and diced


     2 tb Chopped fresh basil


     1 ts Salt


   1/4 ts Coarse ground black pepper


   1/2 lb Angel hair pasta; uncooked


          Grated Parmesan cheese





---------------------------------VARIATIONS---------------------------------


     6 sl Cooked, crumbled bacon or


     1 c  Chopped cooked ham or


     1 c  Chopped cooked chicken or


     1 c  Chopped cooked turkey





 In large skillet, heat oil.  Add garlic and green onions, stir-fry for one


 minute.  Stir in tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper; cook 2 minutes, stirring


 frequently.


 


 Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain. Toss tomato mixture


 with hot pasta, adding any cooked meats at this time. Serve immediately.


 Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Refrigerate leftovers.


 


 Yield: 4 to 6 servings.


 


 Recipe on back of 1 lb. box, Creamette brand angel hair pasta.


 Creamette/Borden, Inc./428 N. First St./Minneapolis, MN 55401. Electronic


 format by Cathy Harned.


 


 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini