Almost Pasta Primavera

Title:
Almost Pasta Primavera

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Diabetic,
Vegetables




Ingredients:





 3 1/2 lb Spaghetti squash; 1 medium


     1 c  Broccoli flowerets; fresh


     1 c  Zucchini; small, sliced


     1 c  Mushrooms; fresh, sliced


     1 c  Carrot; sliced


     1    Clove garlic; small, crushed


   3/4 ts Reduced calorie margarine,


          -melted


     1 tb Skim milk


   1/2 c  Part skim ricotta cheese


     1 tb Parmesan cheese


   1/2 ts Imitation butter flavoring


   1/4 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Italian seasoning


   1/8 ts Coarsely ground pepper






   Wash squash; cut in half lengthwise and discard seeds. Place squash,


   cut side down, in a Dutch oven; add 2 inches water. Bring water to a


   boil, cover and cook 20 minutes or until squash is tender.


 


   Drain squash and cool. Using a fork remove spaghetti-like strands.


   Measure 3 cups of strands; set aside. Remove remaining strands for


   other use.


 


   Steam vegetables 5 to 7 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain well.


   Combine squash strands and vegetables, tossing gently. Cover to keep


   warm; set aside.


 


   Saute garlic in margarine in a small saucepan; remove from heat. Add


   milk, cheese, buter flavoring, and seasonings to saucepan. Cook over


   low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is hot (do not boil).


   Spoon cheese mixture over vegetable mixture, tossing gently. Food


   Exchanges per serving: 1 food exchange + some free vegetables, 1/2


   high-fat meat + 1/2 fat exchanges.... {I found this on the cooking


   echo, it sounded sooo good! It may be worth trying out as soon as I


   can convience "Bert" that squash is good for you and yours.;-) which


   is the reason why I put it in my diabetic recipes file}


 


   Yields 6 servings (about 77 calories, 4.5 grams protein, 2.5 grams


   fat, 10.3 grams carbohydrate, 7 milligrams cholesterol, 171


   milligrams sodium, and 331 milligrams potassium per serving).


 


   Source: "Southern Living: 1986 Annual Recipes" Oxmoor House, 1986.


 


   Shared by: June Hoffman, 7/93


 Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #233 by novmom@juno.com (Angela


 Gilliland) on Sep 12, 1997