Meat Lite: Nutty Pasta

Name: Meat Lite: Nutty Pasta
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 fillets anchovy fillets, chopped; 118 milliliters chopped flat-leaf parsley, minced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 0 teaspoons lemon zest; 59 milliliters olive oil; 79 milliliters pine nuts, ground in a food processor; 0 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 79 milliliters walnuts, ground in a food processor; 454 grams whole wheat pasta

Meat Lite: Nutty Pasta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This dairy free and pescatarian recipe has 661 calories, 20g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, flat-leaf parsley, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, and then add the pasta and cook according to package directions.

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Pasta

Water

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Pot

While the past cooks, heat the olive oil in a high-sided frying pan large enough to accommodate all the pasta over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

Pasta

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Frying Pan

Add the anchovy, nuts, red pepper flakes, and garlic, stirring often and breaking up the anchovies with a wooden spoon. (They will eventually dissolve into the oil.) When the nuts smell toasty, after about 5 minutes, kill the heat and set the pan aside.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Anchovies

Garlic

Nuts

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Wooden Spoon

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Drain the pasta, reserving about 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking liquid. Return the pan with the nut sauce to medium heat, and add the cooked pasta to the sauce. Toss to combine, adding the reserved cooking liquid until the pasta is moist and coated. Stir in the lemon zest and parsley, toss to combine, and serve at once.

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Pasta

Lemon Zest