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Category Archives: Pasta
Three ways I stretch a pasta serving. 2/6/22
Last week I made a tasty meat sauce that was actually more mushrooms than meat and served it for three dinners and one lunch. Of course that was a lot of pasta to eat so I used some tricks to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables
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Fettuccine with mushroom/beef sauce. 2/2/22
On Wednesday I made a mushroom and beef sauce to dress our Carba-Nada fettuccine. Usually we just stick with vegetables for a sauce but since our son is with us we gave everyone a treat. To make the sauce first … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
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Fusilli with broccolini and mushrooms. 1/26/22
Fusilli with broccolini and mushrooms is a vegan (without parmesan) or vegetarian delight. Using Carba Nada pasta means that the carbs and calories are lower which means that I can have more pasta with less guilt! While the pasta is … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Fusilli arrabbiata with kale. 1/19/22
Probably my favorite dinner of the week, Pasta Wednesday has gotten even better since I started making Al Dente’s Carba Nada pasta. Since it is lower in calories and carbs I can have my three ounce portion with less guilt … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Mediterranean, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Salad and pesto pasta. 1/12/22
Today I was extra hungry so I decided that a two course dinner would help me control the munchies. As much as I frequently say that I do not like making salads, I do enjoy eating them. A salad before … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Carba-nada fettuccine with mushrooms and kale. 1/5/22
I am so loving this carba-nada pasta. We have been eating the fusilli and have now tried the fettuccine. It cooks in about three minutes and you can have quite a bit since it has lower calories and carbs. In … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
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Lasagna. 12/31/21
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Our daughter made lasagna to help us ring out the old year. She uses Ronzoni oven-ready noodles and follows the package instructions. I made my cornmeal and molasses pudding for dessert. It is actually hasty pudding adapted … Continue reading
Vegan! Pasta with onions, mushrooms, and broccolini. 12/29/21
For our usual Wednesday night meal we had fusilli with onions, garlic, mushrooms, oregano, and broccolini. We used salted water to cook the pasta and reserved about a cup of the water to make a sauce. While the pasta was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Sort of chicken parmesan. 12/13/21
I think I need to make up a new name for this dish because it has at most a very light sprinkling of parmesan cheese. Plus the cheese on top of the chicken is a half slice of ultra thin … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables
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Fusilli with cannellini beans, mushrooms, broccoli. 12/11/21
Oh no, the chicken did not thaw!! Chicken parmesan is definitely not happening tonight. Quickly we came up with a Plan B. I had used some cannellini beans in my lunch salad so they were at the ready, the refrigerator … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, leftovers, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged beans, fusilli, mushrooms
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