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Recipe: Pasta Shells with Mushrooms and Almonds
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 min.
Cooking Time: 15 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 2/3 cup dried porcini mushrooms
  • 3/4 Lbs. smallpasta shells
  • 2 tsp. Oriental sesame oil
  • 1/3 cup cilantro or parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds, chopped
This Recipe is considered:
Low Cholesterol
Low Sodium
Cooking Directions:
Cover mushrooms with hot water and soak 15 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup soaking liquid. Chop mushrooms and set aside. Cook pasta shells in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well. Heat oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Saute mushrooms 2 minutes. Add reserved soaking liquid and saute another 2 minutes. Add to pasta with remaining ingredients and toss.
 
Per Serving: calories 464, fat 7.8g, calories from fat 15%, protein 18.9g, cholesterol 0.2mg, dietary fiber 6.0g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 464 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 18.9g Vegetable Exchanges 2.4
Carbohydrates 77.6g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 6.0g Bread Exchanges 4.3
Sugar 3.7g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 7.8g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.6
Saturated Fat 1.0g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 3.8g Fat Exchanges 1.2
Poly-unsaturated Fat 2.9g
% Calories from Fat 15%    
Cholesterol 0.2mg
Sodium 27.4mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 3.9IU Calcium 47.6mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.9mg Copper 0.3mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.4mg Iron 7.4mg
Niacin (B3) 6.7mg Magnesium 65.2mg
Vitamin B6 0.1mg Manganese 0.8mg
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg Phosphorus 170.3mg
Vitamin C 0.5mg Potassium 204.5mg
Vitamin E 3.3IU Selenium 53.0mcg
Folate 20.2mcg Sodium 27.4mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.4mg Zinc 1.3mg