Egg, cheese and angel hair pasta patties get a tasty vegetable and spaghetti sauce topping.
Angel Hair Patties
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 29 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked capellini (angel hair) pasta
- 1 teaspoon olive or vegetable oil
- 4 medium carrots, cut into julienne strips (2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed to drain
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten or 1/2 cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive or vegetable oil
- 2 cups spaghetti sauce, heated
Instructions
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Step1Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
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Step2While pasta is cooking, heat 1 teaspoon oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook carrots, basil, salt and spinach in oil about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until carrots are crisp-tender. Remove vegetable mixture from skillet; keep warm.
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Step3Mix pasta, eggs, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and pepper. Shape pasta mixture into 4 patties, each 1 inch thick. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patties in oil 6 to 8 minutes, turning after 4 minutes, until golden brown.
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Step4Top patties with vegetable mixture and spaghetti sauce.
Nutrition
480
Calories
16 g
Total Fat
20 g
Protein
71 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 145
- Total Fat
- 16 g
- Saturated Fat
- 5 g
- Cholesterol
- 170 mg
- Sodium
- 1020 mg
- Potassium
- 850 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 71 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 7 g
- Protein
- 20 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 100%
- 100%
- Vitamin C
- 24%
- 24%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 26%
- 26%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 2 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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