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Title:How to Make them Goodies
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Created:Wed Feb 19 1986
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Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
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3724.0. "Suggestions for flavored pasta dishes?" by 2383::carroll (a woman full of fire) Mon Jan 04 1993 13:01

I got two bags of "gourmet pasta" for Christmas, one Ginger-Sesame
Fettucini and one Rosemary-Thyme Fettucini.  Any ideas for what to
do with them?  (Pref. low fat.)

D!
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3724.1sounds delicious!CADSYS::HECTOR::RICHARDSONMon Jan 04 1993 14:586
    Well, you *could* give them to me....they sound delicious!
    
    I think I would serve the first one with stir-fried chicken and
    vegetables, and the second one with a tomato and mushroom sauce.
    
    /Charlotte
3724.2the pasta sounds fab...just want to do it justice2383::carrolla woman full of fireMon Jan 04 1993 15:267
I was thinking stir-fry too, but I like things with sauces on pasta.  What
kind of sauce could I put on stir-fry that wouldn't over-power the pasta?

Mushroom-tomato might be tasty - do you mean just regular marinara type
sauce with mushrooms or something more unusual?

D!
3724.3RANGER::PESENTIOnly messages can be draggedTue Jan 05 1993 11:158
I made a low fat cream sauce last nite using evaporated skim milk and campbell's
low fat cream of mushroom soup.  To this, I added sliced portabella mushrooms, 
some diced smoked salmon, and lots of dill and black pepper.  It was great over
fettucini!  

I think some kind of seafood and mushrooms would be great over the sesame 
ginger.  On the rosemary thyme, fresh tomato sauce with very little spice added
would enhance the pasta's flavor.
3724.4Lowfat Cream of Mushroom soupEMDS::KENNEDYTue Jan 05 1993 11:454
    I have never seen lowfat Cream of Mushroom soup, where did you buy it?
    
    Thanks,
    Regina
3724.5Hudson/LeominsterAKOCOA::BBAKERTue Jan 05 1993 15:174
    I've picked up the lowfat COM (Campbells) soup at Victory, DeMoulas and
    occasionally Shaws. It's really pretty good.
    
    ~beth
3724.6RANGER::PESENTIOnly messages can be draggedWed Jan 06 1993 11:013
I usually have to look hard, but Market Basket often has it hidden behind 
some other flavor.  Campbell's makes several low fat soups now.  They have 
a yellow/gold box that has some marketing hype like "healthy choice" on it.
3724.73D::ROTHGeometry is the real life!Wed Jan 06 1993 12:416
   Something I dislike about Campbells soups is the unbelievable amount
   of salt/sodium they have in them.  Even soups labeled as "low salt" are
   laden with it.  It seems to be a problem in general with canned
   soups and stocks.

   - Jim
3724.8RANGER::PESENTIOnly messages can be draggedWed Jan 06 1993 21:245
    The style is called "Healthy Request", and it's 99% fat free and has
    1/3 less salt than the regular, and no MSG.  It's still a lot of sodium
    (480mg/serving), but it's not bad, and I don't get that "gotta have
    water" feeling after.  Just used a spoonful to make mushroom gravy for 
    some chicken (a little water and wine, too), and it came out just right!
3724.9more nutritious should be norm not exceptionTNPUBS::STEINHARTLauraThu Jan 07 1993 16:1510
    I like the Healthy Request soups.  It just bugs me to have to pay more
    to get less salt and fat.  Sheesh - that should be the norm.  I say -
    charge more for more fat and salt.
    
    I'm glad you can now buy reduced salt chicken broth, and the price is
    the same as the regular stuff.  Over the last few months, the reduced
    salt has nearly replaced the other on the store shelves.  Good!
    
    L
    
3724.10one down, one to goGOLLY::CARROLLa woman full of fireThu Feb 04 1993 15:4010
    For those who were interested, I tried the Bail/Thyme pasta last night
    and it was great!  I had it topped with veggies (zuke, summer squash,
    snow peas, carrotts + mushrooms) sauted in olive oil, with a sauce of
    reduced chicken broth, lemon, white wine (champagne, if you must know)
    and parmesan cheese.  Mmmmmm!
    
    The source of the pasta is PASTAbles, in Westford, MA...might want to
    check the place out!
    
    D!
3724.11What's "bail"?INGOT::ROBERTSFri Feb 05 1993 16:047
    re .10
    
    Bail?
    
    Yes; Everything Pastable has great stuff.  I love their bread, too.
    
    -ellie
3724.12what, isn't it obvious? :-)GOLLY::CARROLLa woman full of fireFri Feb 05 1993 18:323
    It's "basil" with a slip-of-the-finger on the "s".
    
    D!