YAY my very own creation! The boyfriend and I were watching a movie and decided we were hungry so I pulled together a bunch of ingredients I already had on hand and....VOILA! This dish actually turned out super yummy! The sauce was very light as I used olive oil and just a bit of butter, sauteed that with garlic and sliced red peppers. I also added some fresh lemon juice to give it a bit of zest and a pinch of red pepper flakes for some kick. I was actually really skeptical about how this would turn out, but we both loved it. I promise I wouldn't post this unless I gave it my own personal stamp of approval! This would be great as a side with some chicken or perfect on its own, I hope you like it!
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Servings: 6
Serving Size: 1 cup
Calories: 301
Fat: 15 g
Carbs: 6.8 g
Fiber: 0.8 g
Protein: 4.3 g
Old Points: 7.1 pts
Points+: 5 pts
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Here are your ingredients:
1 box of Dreamfield's spaghetti
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
3/4 cup olive oil
4 cloves of garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. light butter
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 pinches red pepper flakes
1 cup Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper, to taste
Boil water and cook pasta per box instructions until al dente. Meanwhile, saute olive oil, butter, garlic and red bell pepper on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add lemon juice, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and allow to simmer until ready to toss.
Drain pasta and immediately toss with Parmesan cheese. Add the sauteed garlic sauce, sprinkle some extra Parmesan cheese on top and garnish with some fresh parsley.
23 lovely comments:
Love simple and tasty dishes!
I saw the picture in my blogger favorites list and clicked immediately. The dish looks fantastic. I love the splash of lemon in there. Perfect addition. Great job!
Thank you so much! I eyeballed pretty much all the ingredients so I did my best to estimate the measurements. I hope you like it :)
This is beautiful and colorful! Love this kind of pasta!
I love inventing recipes! Great pictures :)
That sounds like a lovely, simple perfect dinner~
It looks sooo tasty :) I luv that!
This looks wonderful! If you liked this, I think you'll also like the spaghetti al limone I made recently. It could be lightened up quite easily, although it's already pretty good. Here's the link:
http://kelseysappleaday.blogspot.com/2011/04/meatless-monday-spaghetti-al-limone.html
I'm now following you and can't wait to see all your delicious and healthy creations.
Thank you so much Kelsey! Your spaghetti al limone looks AMAZING and I will definitely be trying that sometime soon! I really love your blog too, I'm excited to be a follower and see what other great recipes you have :)
I just cooked this meal today for the family and everyone commented on how wonderful the smell from the kitchen was as the ingredients sauteed. Excellent result too, family is all filled up in a healthy way!
Aww I'm so glad it turned out great! Good to hear your family enjoyed it! :)
Looks lovely & tasty!
~ marie, the ©EpicureanPiranha
Epicurean Piranha ~ enjoying life in tasty bites!™
I am trying this tonight! thank you!
People have been sending me requests for recipes on my blog and I have a problem because this is generally how recipes come together in a professional kitchen.
I am glad this turned out so well for you. Simplicity is so often best.
This recipe looks absolutely awesome!! I love trying out new pasta dishes and this is one I MUST try!! Thanks!
i was just browsing and this picture caught my eye and i could not help but comment! this looks so good, but simple enough for a totally unexperienced novice like me to do it! i just started a vegetarian blog, and I'm totally new to this but please check it out :) i'd appreciate any tips/advice!
Just found your site. This looks delicious, love pasta with veggies. Have a great weekend!
Suzi
Making this for dinner right now :) the peppers and garlic smells AMAZING! I had to use lime juice instead of lemon but hopefully it still tastes just as good :) Thanks for this amazing recipe!
This dish was delicious...I made it tonight! My only question is about the calories..the olive oil alone is over 1400 calories and then there is the entire box of spaghetti...I got roughly 630 calories/serving when I did it out...it's really tasty though!
This was fantastic! Quick, simple, and yummy!
I also noticed that the calories provided don't match up with the calories from the ingredients.
By using fat free I can't believe it's not butter, about half the amount of cheese, 1/4 cup of olive oil and noodles like ronzoni smart pasta you can get it down to about 300 calories a serving that is low in cholesterol, sodium and sugar and high in calcium and thiamin.
:)
Made this tonight and it was so tasty! I used 365 whole wheat linguine, more bell peppers, more red chili flakes, a bit more garlic, Smart Balance and half a lemon for juice. . . . and it still tasted great! Light yet filling.
Adding lemon zest to this would give it that little extra something. :)
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