Sunday
Dec192010
OMG Recipe & Rebel Review: 7-Day Menu Planning for Dummies!
Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 02:57PM
Happy Holidays, Rebel Readers! A special gift recipe from RebelHousewife.com and 7-Day Menu Planning For Dummies by Susan Nicholson (reprinted with permission from the author). This is one of the easiest, best, *yummiest* recipes I have ever made -- enjoy!!!
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Prep time: 15 min - Cook time: About 5 min, plus pasta - Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
8 ounces penne pasta
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
3/4 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup low-fat or regular gorgonzola cheese
2 cups fresh spinach leaves
Directions
1) Cook pasta according to directions; drain.
2) In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil on medium. Add tomatoes, salt, crushed red pepper, and garlic to skillet; cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
3) Stir in half-and-half and cheese; cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring constantly.
4) Stir in spinach and pasta; cook 1 minute or until spinach wilts, stirring occasionally.
Per serving: 350 calories, 13g protein, 10g fat (26 percent calories from fat), 5.3g saturated fat, 52g carbohydrate, 24mg cholesterol, 388mg sodium, 4g fiber.
Week 48: Wednesday - Meatless
Pasta with Tomatoes, Spinach, and Gorgonzola makes a terrific no-meat meal. Serve it with a romaine salad and Italian bread.
From 7-Day Menu Planning For Dummies by Susan Nicholson, pages 269 & 271.
7-Day Menu Planner for Dummies makes planning and preparing meals less of a chore and more fun: simple, easy, quick, healthy and delicious. Whether you are an old pro in the kitchen or a culinary "noob" (as my kids say), make room on your cookbook shelf for a new classic:
7-DAY MENU PLANNER FOR DUMMIES
Check out the Rebel Review:
7-DAY MENU PLANNING FOR DUMMIES
Pasta with Tomatoes, Spinach, and Gorgonzola
(henceforth, a.k.a. Gorgonz Penne in the Rebel household)Prep time: 15 min - Cook time: About 5 min, plus pasta - Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
8 ounces penne pasta
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
3/4 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup low-fat or regular gorgonzola cheese
2 cups fresh spinach leaves
Directions
1) Cook pasta according to directions; drain.
2) In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil on medium. Add tomatoes, salt, crushed red pepper, and garlic to skillet; cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
3) Stir in half-and-half and cheese; cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring constantly.
4) Stir in spinach and pasta; cook 1 minute or until spinach wilts, stirring occasionally.
Per serving: 350 calories, 13g protein, 10g fat (26 percent calories from fat), 5.3g saturated fat, 52g carbohydrate, 24mg cholesterol, 388mg sodium, 4g fiber.
Week 48: Wednesday - Meatless
Pasta with Tomatoes, Spinach, and Gorgonzola makes a terrific no-meat meal. Serve it with a romaine salad and Italian bread.
From 7-Day Menu Planning For Dummies by Susan Nicholson, pages 269 & 271.
7-Day Menu Planner for Dummies makes planning and preparing meals less of a chore and more fun: simple, easy, quick, healthy and delicious. Whether you are an old pro in the kitchen or a culinary "noob" (as my kids say), make room on your cookbook shelf for a new classic:
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