Whole Wheat Chicken Ravioli with Sweet Pepper Sauce

Here is a great recipe to try out this week. It doesn't take a very long time to make this dish and it comes out tasting very good. Pasta dishes can be healthy for you, but only if you eat them in small portions and only if you eat whole wheat/whole grain varieties. Our household strives to not purchase anything that is considered a "white" pasta/starch. I encourage your household to do the same. Just walk on past the "white stuff" next time you are at the store. This is a heavy meal so try to eat a small salad or some steamed veggies with it. Resist the urge to eat garlic bread with this meal. Typically, people want garlic bread or dinner rolls with pasta dishes and that is simply too many carbs. Keep it light if you serve this with anything. :)

Whole Wheat Chicken Ravioli with Sweet Pepper Sauce
Serves: 4
Adapted by: http://recipes.prevention.com/Recipe/ravioli-with-sweet-pepper-sauce.aspx?cm_mmc=Recipe-of-the-Day-_-755326-_-12192011-_-Ravioli-with-Sweet-Pepper-Sauce

Ingredients:
5 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
3 large red bell peppers, thinly sliced
1 large red onion, halved and thinly sliced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup water
2 tablespoons tomato paste (try to use the lower sodium kind)
1/2 teaspoon McCormick crushed sage
1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 package Buitoni Whole Wheat Chicken Ravioli OR whatever ravioli you see and want to serve with this - remember whole wheat varieties only (found in the refrigerated goods section; ie: butter,juice, cheese aisle)

Directions:
-In a large nonstick skillet, add the olive oil and heat over low heat. Add the bell peppers, onion, and garlic, and cook for about 15 minutes or until softened.
-To the nonstick skillet, add the water, tomato paste, sage, brown sugar, and salt. Cover the skillet and cook an additional 20 minutes.
-While the mixture is cooking, bring a stockpan full of water to a boil and cook the ravioli. Make sure to salt the water. It won't take long to cook at all. Drain the water, except reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water and put in a bowl.
-Transfer the contents of the skillet to a food processor/blender and process until the mixture is smooth. Return blended mixture to the skillet and add the 1/2 cup reserved cooking pasta water. Bring mixture to a simmer and add the cooked ravioli to the dish. Stir all ingredients and serve.

Enjoy! :)