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Mediterranean Penne Pasta
INGREDIENTS
1
package
(16
oz)
uncooked penne pasta
'/3
cup Fleischmann’s® Made
with Olive Oil Spread-tub
3
tablespoons chopped
ripe olives
3
cloves garlic, minced
1
tablespoon capers, drained
1
can (
14.5
oz) Hunt’s®
Petite Diced Tomatoes, drained
10
fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
(10
leaves = about •/< cup)
DIRECTIONS
1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Cover to keep warm.
2. Melt Fleischmann’s® in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add olives, garlic and capers; stir.
Cook 30 seconds, or until garlic is golden brown, stirring constantly.
3. Add tomatoes; stir. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add pasta and basil; toss lightly. Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.
PRIZE TESTED RECIPES
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prepared in 20 minutes or less and use no more than five (5)
ingredients, plus basic ingredients nor maty found in your pantry,
such as salt, pepper, olive oil. etc. The Persona' Favorites category
may include any recipe that does not fit into any of the oilier
categories. Recipes entered in the Good & Healthy category must
limit the number of calories from fa: to no more than 35 percent of
total calories in the recipe, including saturated fat of no more than
7 percent of the total and trans fatty acids (trans fats) of no more
than 1
percent of the total.
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o '
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Prize Tested Recipes The Annual Challenge
begins Apnl 3,2008. and ends July 18.2008. Online entries must be
received by
v
59 p.m., CT. on July 18,2008. Mail entries must be
postmarked on or before July 18,2008, and received by July 25,2008
ENTRY INFORMATION
For each category entered, create
your original recipe. Multiple entries are allowed, but each
recipe must be submitted as a separate entry and each entry
must meet the fol owing requirements:
• Write or type on each entry the category you wish tc enter.
Each recipe may only be submitted for judging in one category'.
Multiple entries may be submitted in the same envelope.
• Recipe entries must be original, and cannot have been
previously published, won anotner competition or challenge, or
been used for advertising or promotional purposes.
• Entry must (1) include recipe name and the number of servings
that the recipe yields; (2) use ingred ents that are available in most
grocery stores; (3) list ingredients with measurements in order of
use. (4) include step-by-step preparation and cooking directions,
and (5) include entrant name, age, complete address with ZIP
Code, telephone number with area code, and e-ma! (opt onal). A
photograph of the recipe can be submitted (optional), although
inclusion of a photo will not affect the judging
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