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| Nutrition Facts | ||
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Serving Size 1 (275g) Recipe makes 6 servings |
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| Calories 259 | ||
| Calories from Fat 33 | (12%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 3.7g | 5% | |
| Saturated Fat 0.6g | 2% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 1.0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 572mg | 23% | |
| Potassium 756mg | 21% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 48.9g | 16% | |
| Dietary Fiber 4.1g | 16% | |
| Sugars 16.2g | ||
| Protein 8.4g | 16% | |
Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Pasta Dinner
SERVES 6 -8 , 6 -8 peppers
Ingredients
- 6-8 medium orange bell peppers, washed and dried
- 8 ounces orzo pasta or spaghetti
- 1 (25 ounce) jar pasta sauce, warmed (I love Mezzetta Napa Valley Bistro Tomato and Basil sauce)
Directions
1
Carve each bell pepper as you would a Jack-O-Lantern, cutting the top off and hollowing out the inside before carving a face.2
Discard the tops.3
Cook pasta according to package directions.4
Drain Pasta.5
Mix pasta with warm sauce and spoon into each individual pepper, making sure the pasta 'oozes' out the eyes, mouth, and top of pepper.6
Serve with breadstick 'bones'--tie a knot at the end of each breadstick, bake, and enjoy!
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: Starrynews
On Nov 5, 2008
This was such a cute idea! We each carved our own peppers and then I filled them with a thick black bean soup garnished with sour cream and cheese (trying to eat fewer simple carbs like pasta). It worked wonderfully - the soup spilled out of the facial feature a little bit to fulfill that effect, but was easy to eat with a spoon. Thanks for sharing!
From: Meredith C-ville
On Oct 28, 2008
This deserves all the stars for the idea. The insides are really up to the chef! I used whole grain elbows (looking for a smaller pasta) and a jarred mushroom/ olive tomato sauce (into which I had secretly incorporated some leftover mashed pumpkin). I steamed some broccoli to use as greens (a pumpkin patch?) around each jackolantern, and put the carved peppers in with the broccoli briefly so that they could soften and become a bit warm, too. It was something to have fun with that didn't require a whole lot of mess or effort, and brought smiles to our faces. Thanks.
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