QualityHealth Network
We apologize if you're having problems printing your favorite recipe in Internet Explorer 6.0. Please try printing from another browser, or simply copy and paste the text into a Word document and print from there.
Recipe: Angel's Hair Pasta with Lemon and Pine Nuts
Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 5 min.
Cooking Time: 5 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 2 Tbs. olive oil
  • 2 tsp. garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 Tbs. pine nuts, toasted
  • 2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
  • 1-1/2 tsp. lemon zest
  • 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley
  • 1/4 Lbs. fresh angel's hair pasta
This Recipe is considered:
Low Sodium
Cooking Directions:
Heat oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Saute garlic 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly until softened. Transfer to a bowl. Add pine nuts to bowl, crushing them lightly with the back of a fork. Add next 3 ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling water 2-3 minutes, or until tender. Drain and reserve 2 Tbs. cooking liquid. Toss pasta and cooking liquid with nut mixture and serve.
 
Per Serving: calories 342, fat 18.2g, calories from fat 48%, protein 9.0g, cholesterol 41.4mg, dietary fiber 3.1g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 342 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 9.0g Vegetable Exchanges 0.1
Carbohydrates 35.2g Fruit Exchanges 0.1
Dietary Fiber 3.1g Bread Exchanges 2.0
Sugar 2.5g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 18.2g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.0
Saturated Fat 2.7g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.3
Mono-unsaturated Fat 11.8g Fat Exchanges 3.4
Poly-unsaturated Fat 3.7g
% Calories from Fat 48%    
Cholesterol 41.4mg
Sodium 20.1mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 47.6IU Calcium 29.3mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.6mg Copper 0.3mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.4mg Iron 3.3mg
Niacin (B3) 2.3mg Magnesium 51.5mg
Vitamin B6 0.7mg Manganese 0.9mg
Vitamin B12 0.2mcg Phosphorus 145.5mg
Vitamin C 20.0mg Potassium 226.6mg
Vitamin E 3.5IU Selenium 0.9mcg
Folate 31.0mcg Sodium 20.1mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.4mg Zinc 1.3mg