Carrot sauce for Bow Tie Pasta

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 91.1

Total Fat: 2.0 g
Cholesterol: 4.3 mg
Sodium: 637.5 mg
Total Carbs: 14.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
Protein: 3.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Carrot sauce for Bow Tie Pasta calories by ingredient

Introduction

Makes 6 servings - 66 Calories ea.
A low calorie very tasty change for pasta dishes -- bright, pretty and unexpected flavor! This is a variation on Rachel Ray's recipe. Makes 6 servings - 66 Calories ea.
A low calorie very tasty change for pasta dishes -- bright, pretty and unexpected flavor! This is a variation on Rachel Ray's recipe.

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 - 16 oz. pkg. frozen sliced carrots

2 Cups chicken low fat broth (can use vegetable if vegetarian)

2 Tbls. honey

1/2 to 1 Tbls. dried basil

1/3 Cup grated parmesan cheese

Salt & Pepper to taste

Parsley for decoration

Directions

Add carrots, broth, honey & basil together in a 1 quart saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until carrots are cooked through and softened. Take carrots out of the broth and put them in a food processor. Process until smooth (you may need to add a bit of broth to work the carrots). Add carrots back to the broth mixture, add 1/3 cup parmesan cheese as well as the salt and pepper to taste.

Serve over bow tie pasta or penne pasta with a sprinkling of parsley.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PERFECT01.