Macaroni Lunch

February 17, 2010 · Filed under Nutritious meals for kids, Pasta · Tagged Macaroni

Here’s a quick healthy and delicious lunch that I made for the kids for a Skiing trip. It’s a great lunch coz it does’nt need to be heated and tastes great at room temperature. Its full of proteins, vitamins and lots of other nutrients and also very colorful and most of all KIDS LOVE IT!!!!….Infact i think the adults are gonna like it too.

MACARONI LUNCH

INGREDIENTS
6 cups water
2 cups whole wheat macaroni / elbow pasta
1 cup canned or freshly cooked kidney beans, drained
1.5 cup frozen peas and carrots mix, thawed
½ cup frozen corns, thawed
½ cup roma tomatoes diced
2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
1.5 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

SERVES
3-4

PREP TIME
5 – 8 minutes

COOK TIME
10 minutes

DIRECTIONS
In a stockpot, bring water to boil
Add pasta, cook for 10 minutes
Drain the hot water
In a medium bowl, combine the cooked pasta, kidney beans, peas and carrots, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, red wine vinegar, extra virgin oil, salt and pepper
Stir to combine

COMMENTS
Variation: add diced chicken or turkey

CREDIT
Chef LaLa