Thursday, February 17, 2011

Pasta with Mushroom Pesto $6.49



Cooked mushrooms are a good source of dietary fiber.  Fiber helps copntrol cholesterol and blood sugar levels and also promotes good digestion.  Mushrooms also containatleast 3.5 grams of protein per serving or 7% of your daily protein needs.  Mushrooms also contain B vitamins: B2, B3, B5, B6.

Ingredients:

12 oz pasta $1.29
2 10 oz cans mushrooms $ 3.00
1 tablespoon 2 tsp olive oil .70
1 tablspoon dried onion .10
2 tablespoon garlic powder.10
2 tsp dried parsley.10
1/4 cup parm cheese .40
1/4 cup almonds.80
2 tsp black pepper

cook pasta and after draining noodles keep 3/4 cup of starchy pasta water
rinse canned mushrooms
heat skillet with tablespoon olive oil on medium add mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes.
add onion, garlic powder, parsley and saute for 10 minutes
remove from heat let cook for 5 minutes
pour into food processor or blender add parm cheese, almond and black pepper
mix for 1 minute until smooth add water blend another 30 seconds
remove toss back in skillet with pasta for a few minutes
serve
red pepper of course is optional

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