Yogurt Pesto Pasta
Yogurt Pesto Pasta might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 10g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 342 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up nonfat yogurt, spinach, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.
Instructions
In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan, combine oil, onion, garlic, and mushrooms. Stir often over high heat until onion is limp, 3 to 4 minutes.
Add ham and stir often until mushrooms are lightly browned, about 5 minutes longer.
Add tomato sauce and pesto to mushroom mixture. Turn heat down to low.
Squeeze liquid from spinach.
Add spinach to pan and heat until simmering.
Meanwhile, cook vermicelli in about 3 quarts boiling water until just tender to bite, 7 to 9 minutes.
Mix yogurt and cornstarch. Stir into sauce, then stir over high heat until bubbling, about 3 minutes.
Add salt and pepper to taste.