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Saturday, February 1, 2014
Italian Wedding Pasta
I was browsing through my cookbook magazines, and I realized I had almost all of the ingredients to make this, so I put this on my dinner plan for the week. It was really good and I was impressed that it was under 400 calories. I cheated a bit and used meatballs that I already had in my freezer, but I'm sure the taste was the same overall anyway. I halved this recipe and put it in an 8x8 pan to bake.
Italian Wedding Pasta
from Eating Light magazine
Serves 8; 390 calories/serving
Ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey
1/4 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 large egg
1 cup freshly grated Romano cheese (divided)
1 pound farfalle pasta
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1&1/2 cups milk
1 can (~14oz) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 bag (9 oz) baby spinach
freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
In a medium bowl, mix the ground turkey, breadcrumbs, parsley, garlic, egg, and 1/4 cup Romano until just blended. Shape mixture into small meatballs. Place on a baking sheet lined with foil. Bake in a preheated 400ยบ oven for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat a large pot of water to boiling. Add pasta and cook to al dente. Drain pasta and return to pot.
In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup, whisk cornstarch into milk. Add the milk mixture and chicken broth to pot with pasta. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently, and continue to boil 1 minute longer to thicken sauce slightly. Remove from heat and add spinach, 1/2 cup grated Romano, meatballs, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; toss to combine. Transfer mixture to a 9x13" baking pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Romano cheese over top. Bake 20 minutes or until hot in the center and golden brown on top.
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