Friday, February 15, 2008
Favorite Ingredients Friday (Tomato Basil Fettuccine)

Good Friday to you all! It's time for another Favorite Ingredients Friday recipe exchange! Sorry I'm a little late getting this posted.

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February 22- Side Dishes
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March 21- Easter Edition II

I love pasta dishes and this one is particularly creamy and delicious!


Tomato Basil Fettuccine

Ingredients:

8 ounces uncooked fettuccine
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup fat-free evaporated milk
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation:

Cook fettuccine according to package directions. meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, saute onion and red pepper flakes in butter until onion is tender. Add tomatoes and salt; cook and stir over medium-high heat until most of the liquid is evaporated. Remove from the heat; let stand for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Drain fettuccine and place in a large bowl. Add the basil, Parmesan cheese and tomato mixture; toss to coat.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals 236 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 507 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 10 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

Now, I look forward to seeing your Favorite Ingredients Friday recipe! I won't be able to visit your recipes right away but fear not, I will stop by to visit your recipe as soon as I can!

Don't forget to link your specific recipe post link on Mr. Linky so I can see what's cooking at your house!

Oh, and be sure to put the title of your recipe in parenthesis! It makes it so much quicker for me to go back and search for recipes as I build my weekly menu.

For guidelines and my past Favorite Ingredients Friday recipes, click here.

Thanks so much for your participation. I do appreciate it!

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7 Comments:
At 10:13 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

We love pasta, and this sounds delicious!

 
At 10:31 AM, Blogger Renee said...

This sounds delicious! Thanks so much for sharing this and for hosting this! Have a great weekend.

Renee'
http://rmboys2.wordpress.com/

 
At 10:35 AM, Blogger Dawn said...

This sounds yummy! Thank you for hosting this wonderful meme. :-)

 
At 10:41 AM, Blogger Mississippi Songbird said...

I love peaches so I linked to My Momma's Cookbook blog..
Your recipes here are delicious!

 
At 11:59 AM, Blogger Ms. Kathleen said...

Oh....Love it already! Pasta is the best. Hugs!

Oh, I tried your cake last week....Perfection!

 
At 3:35 PM, Blogger Mrs.T said...

Sounds good. Thanks for hosting!

 
At 4:36 PM, Blogger Michelle said...

Joe really likes fettucine so I'll have to try this recipe!

 

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