Penne Primavera

Ingredients

• 12 ounces uncooked penne pasta
• 1 red pepper
• 2 carrots, cut into julienne strips
• 2 small zucchini
• 2/3 cup fresh oriental pea pods (or 10 oz. frozen pea pods)
• 3 green onions
• 4 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill (or 1/2 tsp dried dill)
• salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup roasted sunflower kernel