Asian Recipe ☆ Vegetable Cashew Saute

A delicious combination of vegetables, cashews, and sauce served over whole wheat pasta.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package whole wheat rotini pasta
• 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• ¼ cup dark sesame oil
• 3 cups chopped broccoli
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 2 cups chopped fresh shiitake mushrooms
• 1 cup shelled edamame (green soybeans)
• ¾ cup chopped unsalted cashew nuts

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the rotini 10 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
2. In a small bowl, mix the 2 tablespoons sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar.
3. Heat the 1/4 cup sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the broccoli, carrots, red bell pepper, mushrooms, shelled edamame, and cashews. Mix in the sesame oil sauce. Cover skillet, and cook 5 minutes, or until vegetables are tender but crisp. Serve over the cooked pasta.

Nutrition Facts

• calories399.2
• carbohydrateContent53.7 g
• fatContent17.2 g
• fiberContent6.5 g
• proteinContent12.2 g
• saturatedFatContent2.8 g
• sodiumContent489.6 mg
• sugarContent8.6 g