Tonight I decided to try something I came across..it was light and "guilt-free" and after a hot day spent by the pool, it sounded refreshing. The problem with being a cooking hobbyist is, you look over a recipe and do the math in your head.."ok, I have this and I don't have that, but I can use this instead" but sometimes you forget to go back and read it carefully.
It wasn't until I was eating and looking at the picture that I realized that I had added the peas to the food processor. It changed the texture of the recipe but I don't think it was a bad thing.
Here is the recipe as it is suppose to be..
Angel Hair Pasta with Walnuts and Peas
- 1 cup walnuts
- 6 cloves roasted garlic or more to taste
- 1/2 cup basil , ripped into small pieces
- 7 ounces (1/2 package) angel hair spaghetti , cooked according to package instructions
- 2 cups fresh peas or frozen , defrosted at room temperature
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- Black pepper to taste
- Red pepper flakes to taste
Place 6 cloves of garlic (do not peel) on a piece of foil, drizzle with olive oil and wrap tight. Cook for 45 minutes on 350. Remove packet and allow to cool. Squeeze garlic into processor bowl.
Combine the walnuts, garlic, basil and 1/3 cup water in a food processor for 1 minute.
Toss the walnut mixture with the hot cooked pasta, peas, salt, pepper and red pepper
flakes, if desired, and serve.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving, about: calories: 442; protein: 15 g; carbohydrate: 53 g; dietary fiber: 11 g; sugars: 7 g; total fat: 21g; saturated fat: 2 g; cholesterol: 0 mg; calcium: 63 mg; sodium: 296 mg
I usually use Dreamfield's pasta but I wanted to use Angel Hair and my grocer does not carry many different options. You could use whole wheat pasta for a real guilt free meal but I really do not like whole wheat so I will forgo dessert tonight to make up for the bad pasta! LOL
