Linguine with Tomatoes and Pesto

Ok so this has to be one of my all time favorite meals. It's so quick and easy to make, and the simple ingredients really work well together to make an extremely tasty dish.

One serving is only 390 calories, 14g of protein and 8g of fiber making up an extremely well balanced meal.

Ingredients

• 2oz dry whole wheat linguine
  
• 1/2lb cherry tomatoes halved
  
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 100g fresh basil chopped
  
• 1 1/2oz blanched almonds (you can use pine nuts they are delicious but expensive)
• 1/2 cup Parmesan grated
• 2 cloves garlic
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cook pasta according to package directions.
3. Place tomatoes on baking sheet and sprinkle with salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of olive oil and bake for 15minutes.
4. Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and next 4 ingredients in a food processor and process.
5. Mix pasta and pesto and place in bowl, top with tomatoes and serve.

Serves 4