Pasta

Hmm, so this is interesting. I don't believe I have ever had a tuna pasta salad. In fact, the only salad that I have ever had tuna in is well..tuna salad. You know the kind that you make and place in some bread? Yea, that's it. I'm sheltered I suppose. This sounds interesting though.

INGREDIENTS

3.5 oz. (1 packet) tuna in water
1 oz cooked rotini pasta
1 cup canned beans, red kidney or garbanzo
3 artichoke hearts (from a can), quartered
1 oz reduced fat feta cheese
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 oz chopped kalamata black olives
lemon juice to taste
garlic pepper to tase

DIRECTIONS

Combine ingredients in a bowl and stir until all items are well distributed. Simple!

Posted by Sabriena at 07:46

Garlic and pasta go together like lamb and tuna fish! Maybe spaghetti and meatballs? (Big Daddy reference..ok I'll stop!). Seriously though I can never have pasta without garlic. A pasta that called Garlic pasta puts me in a dream state! I love garlic and pasta, how can you go wrong? This doesn't seem too hard to make either! I like it like that.


INGREDIENTS

1 (16 ounce) package dry penne pasta
1 medium head garlic, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.

2. In a skillet, saute garlic in oil on low heat, just hot enough to make the garlic sizzle; about 10 to 15 minutes. Season with basil, oregano, parsley, and crushed red pepper, and remove from heat.

3. In a large bowl, toss cooked pasta with garlic and herb mixture, and let sit for 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan, and serve.

Posted by Sabriena at 05:51

Remember earlier I was talking about summer foods since we are looking towards summertime now? Well what is more summery than Tuna fish? A tuna pasta salad just screams summer and picnic time! This meal would not be hard or take very long to make in the slightest. It can be for one of those nights where it is too hot to cook anything for a long period of time. I don't know about anyone else but I love tuna!

INGREDIENTS

StarHist Solid White Tuna ( 6oz can = 5 oz tuna), 10 oz (remove)
Celery, raw, .33 cup, diced (remove)
Onions, raw, .33 cup, chopped (remove)
Mt. Olive Sweet Relish, 3 tbsp (remove)
Miracle Whip, 8 tbsp (remove)
Gia Russa Whole Wheat Penne Pasta, 1.33 cup (dry)
Yellow Mustard, 2 tsp or 1 packet (remove)

DIRECTIONS

Makes 8 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup servings
cook pasta for about 8 mins. then cool and place in bowl with rest of ingredients and mix well.
best if ref. 3 to 4 hrs before serving.

Posted by Sabriena at 15:53

I love lasagna. Hmm, I think we have gone over this. It takes so much time to make though, am I right? But, when I saw this recipe I was like WOW. You can make lasagna in the skillet AND it is only 336 calories per serving. You serve it with a nice green salad and you have a very filling meal. Plus, you are not going overboard on calories because it doesn't have very many to it! There's a lot of ingredients to this one!

INGREDIENTS

1 lb lean ground beef
1 small onion (chopped)
3 Cloves Garlic (minced)
1 can diced tomatoes (undrained)
1-1/4 cup water
8 oz tomato sauce
1 tbsp dried parsley flakes
1 tsp dried basil leaves
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
1 tsp salt
2-1/2 cup broken up whole wheat lasagna noodles
1 cup fat free cottage cheese
1/4 cup fat free grated Parmesan cheese
Dash Basil and Pepper (optional)
1 egg
Shredded fat free mozzarella cheese for garnish

DIRECTIONS

In a large skillet, brown beef with onions and garlic. Drain.
Add tomatoes, water, tomato sauce, parsley, basil, oregano, and salt.
Stir in uncooked pasta.
Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until pasta is tender.
Combine cottage and Parmesan cheeses.
Mix in the egg.
Sprinkle in basil and pepper to taste.
Drop cheese mixture by rounded tablespoons onto pasta mixture.
Cover and cook for 5 minutes more.
Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella and serve.

Yummy! Sounds good!

Posted by Sabriena at 08:28

I love pasta as much as the next person, maybe even more so than the next person. Who knows! I do love pasta though and having a healthy recipe that goes along with my love then I am ecstatic about it and can't wait to try it. So if you are in the mood for some pasta but think you can't have it because you are on a diet, think again and try this recipe out!

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup Fiber One® original bran cereal
1 lb extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (1 oz)
3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with green pepper and onion, undrained
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
6 oz uncooked whole wheat angel hair (capellini) pasta
Additional shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, if desired

DIRECTIONS

1. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and finely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or finely crush in food processor).

2. In large bowl, mix cereal, ground beef, 1/4 cup cheese, the Italian seasoning, garlic powder and 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce until well blended. Shape into 16 (1 1/2-inch) meatballs.

3. Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray. Cook meatballs in skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned. Drain if necessary. Add remaining tomato sauce, tomatoes and red pepper to skillet; turn meatballs to coat.

4. Cover; cook over medium-low heat 15 to 20 minutes, stirring sauce and turning meatballs occasionally, until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.

5. Meanwhile, cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Serve meatballs over pasta. Top each serving with additional Parmesan cheese and parsley.

Posted by Sabriena at 06:46