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Penne with Tomatoes and Olives

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If we’re all completely honest with each other, dinner can be daunting sometimes. Yes, even for those of us who cook for a living. So it’s nice to have an arsenal of quick and easy meals that we can look to when all we really want to do is put some cereal and milk on the table and call it a night. What does quick and easy look like to me? It’s typically a dish that takes 30 minutes or less (top to bottom) and consists of a just a handful of ingredients that I’m more than likely to already have in my pantry.

Penne with Tomatoes and Olives www.bellalimento.com

I’m teaming up with our friends at Dreamfields pasta to share our take on a quick and easy weeknight meal. Penne with Tomatoes and Olives. It fits that description like a glove (and if you’re anywhere near me you’ve needed gloves for the snowpocalypse we’ve been experiencing this winter. Is it spring yet?) This dish ONLY takes 15 minutes top to bottom to make. I know you have 15 minutes to cook dinner don’t you? This version is vegetarian but you could always add any variety of meats to change it up. Look a there, another variation just like that. Options people you know we love them.

Penne with Tomatoes and Olives www.bellalimento.com

Dreamfields pasta is healthy pasta that likes traditional pasta. Don’t believe me, go ahead and try it for yourself. I promise not to say I told you so ; ). The proof is in the pudding as my Grandma would say. You can find their black boxes of pasta in most grocers pasta sections.

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“Dreamfields is made using durum wheat grown by over 1,000 American farmers. It is authentic pasta with 5 grams of dietary fiber per serving – 2.5 times more than traditional pasta. They also add a natural plant fiber called inulin that helps support better digestion. This patented blend of fiber and plant protein helps you feel full longer to help maintain your healthy weight goals.” Carb lovers across the world rejoice with me!

Disclaimer: This post is brought to you by Dreamfields. I was compensated for my time. Opinions are my own. Always have been. Always will be.

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Penne with Tomatoes and Olives

What You Will Need:

  • 1 pound Dreamfields penne pasta
  • kosher salt/pepper
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 18.3 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons mascarpone
  • 6 ounces black pitted olives - drained and sliced
  • grated Parmigiano Reggiano
  • fresh basil

What To Do:

  1. Place a large pot of generously salted water onto boil. Add pasta. Cook until al dente. Drain.
  2. Into a large sauce pan add oil and heat over medium heat. Add tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for approximately 5 minutes.
  3. Add mascarpone. Stir to combine. Add olives.
  4. Add drained pasta to sauce. Stir to coat.
  5. Garnish plates with fresh basil and grated Parmigiano.
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Filed Under: Pasta, Vegetarian Tagged With: Pasta, Penne, Penne with Tomatoes and Olives

Comments

  1. Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says

    02/17/2014 at 9:46 am

    My husband would flip over this! He is the olive lover in the house and puts them on anything!

  2. Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says

    02/17/2014 at 9:56 am

    Dreamfields pasta is the best! After the first Mixed Con I turned my dad (the diabetic) onto it. He was thrilled to be able to safely eat pasta again. He’d love this recipe!

  3. katie says

    02/17/2014 at 9:57 am

    I’m all for quick and easy meals. I love when I can whip something together even when I’m feeling like I’m in a cooking rut!

  4. Aggie says

    02/17/2014 at 10:14 am

    I am in love with this pasta Paula!!

  5. Lauren @ Climbing Grier Mountain says

    02/17/2014 at 10:20 am

    Beautiful!! Love how quick and easy this meal is!

  6. Lana @ Never Enough Thyme says

    02/17/2014 at 10:40 am

    Love that you added a little mascarpone in the sauce. I can imagine it would give a little extra creaminess and richness. Yum!!

  7. julia says

    02/17/2014 at 11:09 am

    This pasta looks wonderful! Love the olives you added in!

  8. Rebecca {foodie with family} says

    02/17/2014 at 11:19 am

    I can taste this just thinking about it! This sounds so flippin fantastic!

  9. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says

    02/17/2014 at 11:27 am

    Looks so good!!

  10. Angie says

    02/17/2014 at 11:29 am

    This just looks too good! Love their penne!

  11. cori says

    02/17/2014 at 12:12 pm

    I’ve never had it, so I don’t have a favorite yet!

  12. Carla P says

    02/17/2014 at 12:54 pm

    I’m partial to Angel hair

  13. SharonAnne says

    02/17/2014 at 1:46 pm

    Oh man, this is a fantastic giveaway! Dreamfields is the only pasta my family eats now, after my husband was found to have borderline high blood sugar. My favorite product of theirs is the ever versatile elbow macaroni.

  14. latanya says

    02/17/2014 at 1:53 pm

    the spaghetti noodles

  15. Margaret Smith says

    02/17/2014 at 2:22 pm

    We never tried Dreamfield before but after reading up about their pasta, I’d really like for my family and I to try it. The first type I would try is the Penne Rigate. Thanks so much.

  16. vaishali says

    02/17/2014 at 2:30 pm

    Penne

  17. DessertForTwo says

    02/17/2014 at 3:19 pm

    I love penne the most!

  18. Meredith In Sock Monkey Slippers says

    02/17/2014 at 3:28 pm

    I’m all over this! love how fresh and fast it is!

  19. Diane Baum says

    02/17/2014 at 4:18 pm

    Yummy-it looks fresh and healthy

  20. bianca @ sweet dreaming says

    02/17/2014 at 4:32 pm

    i’ve never tried it!

  21. MaryB says

    02/17/2014 at 5:13 pm

    I haven’t had it so can’t say what my favorite is but I have been wanting to try it. Wonderful looking dish – thanks for the chance to win.

  22. Marcia says

    02/17/2014 at 5:16 pm

    How great to have healthy pasta! I love the rotini…sauce sticks so perfectly to it!

  23. Babs says

    02/17/2014 at 5:19 pm

    I have never tried it, but am always willing to try something new.

  24. Elena says

    02/17/2014 at 5:21 pm

    I like Penne.

  25. Charlette Finley says

    02/17/2014 at 5:30 pm

    Love anything that includes penne pasta!! Will try this one soon. Never used Dreamfield before but I like trying different types of pasta.

  26. Sandy Headtke says

    02/17/2014 at 5:32 pm

    Rotini is my favorite with tomato sauce or as pasta salad

  27. Sheila K. says

    02/17/2014 at 5:42 pm

    I have not as yet tried this pasta, but I’m looking forward to it!

  28. Maria says

    02/17/2014 at 6:05 pm

    We love pasta and olives too! Penne or ziti are my favorites and remind me of my grandma’s cooking!

  29. MrFilthyRotten says

    02/17/2014 at 6:14 pm

    One of my favorite dishes to make and it will be fun to try your version with mascarpone. I heard about Dreamfields pasta, but never tried it. Now I will!

  30. Kelly D says

    02/17/2014 at 6:32 pm

    I like the Angel Hair pasta.

  31. Robin says

    02/17/2014 at 6:34 pm

    I love to have Rotini.

  32. Chris @ The Café Sucré Farine says

    02/17/2014 at 6:42 pm

    Oh Paula, this looks amazing. Are you spoofing us about the 15 minutes? It seems to good to be true to have something this yummy on the table so quickly! I need more meals like this. Sometimes I feel like the shoemaker’s children who had no shoes. Scott and I will do a photo shoot and I’ll look at him and say “could you run to Chick Fil A and get us some dinner?” 🙂

  33. Leslie says

    02/17/2014 at 7:11 pm

    I have not yet tried this pasta, but the angel hair looks good to me.

  34. Ann Fantom says

    02/17/2014 at 7:28 pm

    I love Dreamfields’s Angel Hair pasta.

  35. Shelly says

    02/17/2014 at 7:51 pm

    I’ve only had the penne and it was delicious!

  36. teresa harvey says

    02/17/2014 at 8:00 pm

    Angel hair

  37. Annamaria @ Bakewell Junction says

    02/17/2014 at 8:07 pm

    Paula,
    I would love the penne. Thanks for the giveaway. The hubby would love this recipe.
    Annamaria

  38. Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says

    02/17/2014 at 8:51 pm

    I totally agree that dinner can be daunting. I was stuck in a bad rut for a the past few weeks where I didn’t really feel like cooking much for dinner. So I ended up eating out too much. Last weekend, I made a meal plan with a bunch of quick and easy meals. I’ll definitely add this one to the meal soon. Love penne pasta!

  39. Matthew Horbund - mmwine says

    02/17/2014 at 8:56 pm

    I love a quick and simple pasta recipe. I haven’t seen the black box in my grocery store, I’ll have to look for it!
    A quick pasta sauce like this would go nicely with a Chianti Classico! I had a glass of Il Piaggione Chianti Classico 2010 Riserva during Sommelier study this evening…

    Cheers,
    Matt
    http://agoodtimewithwine.com

  40. Jaclyn Reynolds says

    02/17/2014 at 9:44 pm

    Penne is my favotite!

  41. sara says

    02/17/2014 at 10:35 pm

    Our favorite is Penne.

  42. Sara says

    02/17/2014 at 11:04 pm

    OU-Certified Spagetti

  43. Tieghan says

    02/18/2014 at 12:05 am

    Gimme! This is gorgeous and the flavors are spot on awesome!

  44. Rust says

    02/18/2014 at 12:11 am

    Penne is my favorite.

  45. Jenne says

    02/18/2014 at 5:22 am

    Probably penne

  46. Cynthia C says

    02/18/2014 at 6:34 am

    My favorite is angel hair. I like it with olive oil, parsley and parmesan.

  47. Tari Lawson says

    02/18/2014 at 7:00 am

    I like Dreamfields rigatoni.

  48. Mark W says

    02/18/2014 at 7:17 am

    It sounds delicious.

  49. Taylor says

    02/18/2014 at 7:30 am

    Spaghetti! Always a classic.

  50. Jo-Ann Mon says

    02/18/2014 at 8:45 am

    Gotta try this recipe. Look delicious!

  51. Karen Lynch says

    02/18/2014 at 10:30 am

    I love penne rigate.

  52. McKim says

    02/18/2014 at 11:31 am

    I like the spaghetti noodles.

  53. Alessandra says

    02/18/2014 at 11:40 am

    I love Rotini!

  54. Kenny says

    02/18/2014 at 12:38 pm

    I’m a big linguine fan but I love elbows for their versatility

  55. Kim says

    02/18/2014 at 1:04 pm

    Penne pasta is our favorite

  56. Steve says

    02/18/2014 at 4:58 pm

    Love penne as my first choice, angel hair as the second

  57. Susan Smith says

    02/18/2014 at 5:29 pm

    I like the Linguine

  58. Mary Cloud says

    02/18/2014 at 6:05 pm

    I’ve actually never tried it but would love to – I love Penne pasta
    annabella @ centurytel dot net

  59. Debra Ford says

    02/18/2014 at 6:05 pm

    I love the thin spaghetti

  60. Christine says

    02/18/2014 at 6:50 pm

    love Rotini

  61. Karen M says

    02/18/2014 at 8:57 pm

    My favorite is the Rotini, hold the sauce so well. Thanks

  62. wild orchid says

    02/18/2014 at 9:10 pm

    My favorite is rotini!

    Entered the rafflecopter as “Wild orchid”

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  63. Tracy L Davis says

    02/18/2014 at 9:19 pm

    I like Penne pasta.

  64. Nicole Vosburgh says

    02/18/2014 at 9:40 pm

    I love elbows the best!

  65. Carolyn says

    02/18/2014 at 9:43 pm

    The linguine

  66. Jules says

    02/19/2014 at 5:39 am

    We are BIG fans of Dreamfields Pasta (I’m actually looking at 4 boxes on my pantry shelf as i write this!) Love them all, Penne Rigate and spaghetti are part of our regular rotation. 😉

  67. deana c says

    02/19/2014 at 7:51 am

    My favorite is the penne

  68. Summer D says

    02/19/2014 at 12:03 pm

    We make spaghetti a lot. Coming in second would be penne.

  69. Lisa V. says

    02/19/2014 at 1:21 pm

    My favorite is the Rotini.

  70. tina reynolds says

    02/19/2014 at 1:32 pm

    My must is penne pasta

  71. Carole says

    02/19/2014 at 4:27 pm

    I am a long-time consumer of Dreamfields pasta. It’s a three-way tie–lasagna, linguine, and penne.

  72. Carole says

    02/19/2014 at 4:44 pm

    Apologies if this is a duplicate. My browser crashed after I replied.

    I have been using Dreamfields for years and there are three types that are tied for frequent use–linguine, lasagna, and penne.

  73. Lucy says

    02/19/2014 at 6:51 pm

    Love them all, but penne and elbows tie for first place in our home.

  74. Paula Michele Hafner says

    02/19/2014 at 7:05 pm

    I like their Rotini the best.

  75. Bonnie K. says

    02/19/2014 at 7:38 pm

    I really like the linguine when I can find it. I used to get it at my local store, but they don’t carry it any more. The next favorite is the penne.

  76. Vickie says

    02/19/2014 at 8:00 pm

    Never tried this brand..but, just fanned them.
    Our most used shape is linguine and elbows..fave
    are lasagne sheets and shells

  77. Debbie Patterson says

    02/19/2014 at 8:05 pm

    I love spaghetti!

  78. Mary Beth Elderton says

    02/19/2014 at 9:05 pm

    i like spaghetti or fettucini

  79. Fran says

    02/19/2014 at 9:42 pm

    Love rigatoni

  80. joni says

    02/20/2014 at 2:35 am

    I like the Penne Rigate.

  81. Gigi Cuccaro says

    02/20/2014 at 8:54 am

    I love a Penne Pasta and lasagna noodles

  82. debbie says

    02/20/2014 at 8:55 am

    I like the linguine. I have used it, and it comes out really good.

  83. John E says

    02/20/2014 at 10:59 am

    Penne

  84. Penny Snyder says

    02/20/2014 at 7:27 pm

    Love the penne pasta!!~

  85. Samantha says

    02/20/2014 at 8:49 pm

    I love their penne noodles!

  86. Kyl Neusch says

    02/20/2014 at 10:12 pm

    thin spaghetti

  87. Stephanie Galbraith says

    02/20/2014 at 11:10 pm

    We like the Lasagna Noodles.

  88. Katherine says

    02/21/2014 at 2:29 pm

    Idon’t think there is one i don’t like but the spaghetti is our most favorite

  89. Deb C says

    02/22/2014 at 4:10 am

    My favorite is their Angel Hair Pasta. It is hard to find, but worth it.

  90. Star says

    02/22/2014 at 6:30 am

    WE use the elbows most and then the spaghetti.

  91. Erica C. says

    02/22/2014 at 8:02 am

    Rotini for me.

  92. tk says

    02/22/2014 at 11:47 am

    Linguine is the pasta shape i love cooking with!

  93. Jennifer R says

    02/22/2014 at 3:57 pm

    My favorite Dreamfields Pasta is the Penne Rigate. I love the fact that penne goes with sauces so well.

  94. Leanne G says

    02/22/2014 at 4:41 pm

    Rotini is my favorite.

  95. Debra Hall says

    02/22/2014 at 4:42 pm

    my favorite is the spaghetti noodles

  96. Jaime Cummings says

    02/22/2014 at 5:24 pm

    I like their Rotini the best.

  97. Valeen N says

    02/22/2014 at 7:41 pm

    I love the Penne Pasta!

  98. Hesper Fry says

    02/22/2014 at 8:03 pm

    I like the spaghetti.

  99. Terry Cross says

    02/22/2014 at 9:10 pm

    I like their angel hair pasta

  100. Mihaela Day says

    02/22/2014 at 10:26 pm

    I love the penne rigate 🙂

  101. Laurie Emerson says

    02/22/2014 at 11:21 pm

    I love their Ziti.

  102. Amy @ The Nifty Foodie says

    02/23/2014 at 12:07 am

    I’m a big fan of rotini! I just think they’re such a fun shape, and hold sauce well!

  103. Donna Pyszk says

    02/23/2014 at 2:23 am

    The Penne is my favorite

  104. itzia says

    02/23/2014 at 11:10 am

    penne

  105. Julie says

    02/23/2014 at 2:44 pm

    their ziti thanks for the giveaway

  106. Terry Beck says

    02/23/2014 at 4:27 pm

    To be honest I have never heard of Dreamfield Pasta and that says alot when you’re 51 yrs. old lol.

  107. Carl White says

    02/23/2014 at 4:46 pm


    What’s your favorite Dreamfields pasta?

    I will always go with the penne.

  108. susan smoaks says

    02/23/2014 at 5:55 pm

    i like their penne. i am tony l smoaks on rafflecopter.

  109. Diane W says

    02/23/2014 at 6:31 pm

    I will have to be a little different or maybe a little more common. My favorite Dreamfields pasta is elbow because it is so versatile. Homemade Mac & Cheese, pasta salad, spaghetti mac and addition to soups and chili. My second favorite is spaghetti.

  110. pamela love says

    02/23/2014 at 7:19 pm

    I usually buy the Dreamfields Angel Hair pasta.

  111. Cheryl Reinhardt says

    02/23/2014 at 7:22 pm

    The ZITI Pasta

  112. sheryl cullum says

    02/23/2014 at 7:33 pm

    The penne

  113. Vikki Billings says

    02/23/2014 at 9:47 pm

    I love their angel hair pasta

  114. Dorothy Deakyne says

    02/23/2014 at 10:08 pm

    Angel Hair pasta

  115. Breanne says

    02/23/2014 at 11:11 pm

    I like their Spaghetti

  116. Aqiyl Aniys says

    03/16/2014 at 3:32 pm

    Beautiful presentation. This looks like a marvelous dish!

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