My Very Own Pasta Puttanesca
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 cup french beans (freah or frozen), cut into 1/2 inch strips1 cup sweet corn, fresh or frozen1 cup onions (red, white, spanish or scallions, or a mixture)2 cups fresh ripe tomatoes (or 2 cans), chopped, with juice1 cup red and 1 cup green pepper, chopped1 cup celery, chopped100gr black olives3 cloves of garlic2tblsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped2tblsp basil, choppedpinch of black pepper, freshly ground200gr Tuna steak, canned in spring water, flaked100gr anchovies, canned, cut in half3 cups wholewheat spaghetti, cooked and drained3 tblsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (optional)
1. Cut green beans and steam together with sweet corn.
2. Cook spaghetti 'al dente'
3. Chop onions, tomatoes, peppers and celery.
4. Cut olives in half. Peel and crush garlic cloves. Chop herbs.
5. Drain tuna and anchovies, flake and cut.
6. Combine all above ingredients together in a large serving bowl.
7. Drain spaghetti and add to the bowl. Add chopped herbs and black pepper, and toss everything together.
Serve warm, or cover and chill for a cool summer dish. Accompany with a glass of fruity red wine.
If you have been good and have some of your weekly fat allowance left, drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil.
If using already cooked ingredients, this recipe will take under 10 minutes to assemble.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TANGERINAGIRL.
2. Cook spaghetti 'al dente'
3. Chop onions, tomatoes, peppers and celery.
4. Cut olives in half. Peel and crush garlic cloves. Chop herbs.
5. Drain tuna and anchovies, flake and cut.
6. Combine all above ingredients together in a large serving bowl.
7. Drain spaghetti and add to the bowl. Add chopped herbs and black pepper, and toss everything together.
Serve warm, or cover and chill for a cool summer dish. Accompany with a glass of fruity red wine.
If you have been good and have some of your weekly fat allowance left, drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil.
If using already cooked ingredients, this recipe will take under 10 minutes to assemble.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TANGERINAGIRL.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 539.3
- Total Fat: 4.6 g
- Cholesterol: 1.1 mg
- Sodium: 216.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 118.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 25.5 g
- Protein: 22.1 g
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