Judy's Quick Low-Fat Pasta Primavera
Try this low-fat, scrumptious dish made with fettucine pasta, broccoli florets and parmesan cheese.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
20 minCook
20 minReady
40 minLow Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
pasta, fettuccine
or spaghetti |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoon |
garlic powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
basil
dried, crumbled |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
broccoli florets
|
|
| 1 | each |
mushrooms, canned
can, pieces |
|
| 1 | each |
olives
can, pitted, optional |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
Parmesan cheese
grated |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
margarine
diet |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
oregano
dried, crumbled |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
red pepper flakes
crushed |
|
| 1 | cup |
carrots
peeled, sliced |
|
| 1 | each |
artichoke hearts
can |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
zucchini
sliced thick |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
pasta, fettuccine
or spaghetti |
|
| 7.5 | ml |
garlic powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
basil
dried, crumbled |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
broccoli florets
|
|
| 1 | each |
mushrooms, canned
can, pieces |
|
| 1 | each |
olives
can, pitted, optional |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
Parmesan cheese
grated |
|
| 79 | ml |
margarine
diet |
|
| 5 | ml |
oregano
dried, crumbled |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
red pepper flakes
crushed |
|
| 237 | ml |
carrots
peeled, sliced |
|
| 1 | each |
artichoke hearts
can |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
zucchini
sliced thick |
|
Directions
Cook pasta according to package instructions. Rinse and drain all canned vegetables; set aside. Steam all fresh veggies, except zucchini, for 6 to 8 minutes. Add zucchini to steamer during last 5 minutes. Drain pasta well and transfer temporaily to serving platter. Melt diet margarine in pan which pasta was cooked in. Blend in garlic powder, oregano, basil and crushed red pepper. Return pasta and all vegetables (well drained) to pan. Toss to coat pasta and vegetables with margarine/herb mixture. Heat through while tossing frequently.
Serve immediately. Pass grated parmesan cheese for topping. Any leftovers can be re-warmed in microwave.
