need a good pasta dinner

WithThisRing Posted: Jan 24, 2003 01:27 PM

need a good pasta dinner

FI and I are making pasta tonight. I am thinking of having mine with no sauce, but dont know what to put on it. I was thinking garlic and olive oil, but not sure how it is with the points.

so far today i have had 9 points so i can have a nice big dinner, but i dont want to waste points on olive oil where i can be eating good yummy pasta.

any suggestions

alina Posted: Jan 24, 2003 01:37 PM

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Chippa, How about either baking or roasting tomatoes, using water instead of oil? When I did it, it worked well, and I think it should taste well with pasta... You can add a tiny bit of oil, but less than a table spoon

LaurenS Posted: Jan 24, 2003 01:45 PM

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last night I sauteed onions, broccoli & zucchini in a tiny bit of oil and garlic and then I put it over Penne with Sauce. I don't like canned sauces that much, so I used chopped tomatoes and those little Hunt's cans of tomatoe sauce. Add some basil, garlic, grated onion and little bit of sugar. I am not on WW, so I am not sure how that will be with your points..

Sassyz75 Posted: Jan 24, 2003 01:54 PM

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This is a great pasta dish for low points... sautee onions (chopped) in a little olive oil till clear.. Add sliced mushrooms and cook down. Then add one can low fat chicken broth, bring to boil & then add one package of frozen peas.. toss with pasta (my fav is shells).

WithThisRing Posted: Jan 24, 2003 02:03 PM

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mmmm these all sound so good.

Thrilled Posted: Jan 24, 2003 02:44 PM

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Melissa - 5 short (one second) blasts with the Pam olive oil spray is 0 pts. If you pour it out of the bottle, it is 1 pt for a teaspoon or 4 pts for a tablespoon. I have used the olive oil spray and it works just fine adn gave my pasta just the right amt of oiliness for the cheese to stick and so forth...