Sweet potato penne

This recipe is quite a quick and easy one to prepare. Any sort of pasta you prefer can be used including pasta spirals or bowties.

This recipe is low fat, sugar and sodium and a good source of protein.

Ingredients

• 2 cups penne pasta
• 1 sweet potato (aka Kumera and Yams), cut into chunks
• 1tbsp olive oil
• Cooking spray
• 3 slices short cut bacon
• 1/2 red capsicum, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic
• 6 button mushrooms sliced
• 1/2 large onoin sliced
• 8-10 cherry tomatoes halved
• sprinkle herbs
• 15-20 fresh basil leaves, hand torn
• 1 cup water (reserved pasta water)
• Cracked Pepper

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C (350F)
2. Place sweet potato on tray,  and halved cherry tomatoes, spray with cooking spray and bake for 20-25 mins.
3. Cook pasta in large pan of boiling water, uncovered, until just tender; drain.
4. In a large non stick frying pan, heat olive oil and cook bacon, onion and capsicum for around 5-8 mins. Add sliced mushrooms and sautee a further 5 mins.
5. Add baked sweet potato and tomatoes, and pasta with 1 cup of water. Stir until incorporated, add torn basil leaves, cracked pepper.
6. Serve immediately with some parmesan cheese if desired.