Macaroni's Got the Blues Recipe

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Macaroni's Got the Blues
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream or 1/3 cup mascarpone
  • 3 tbsp pesto sauce
  • 12 oz penne (tubular pasta) or 12 oz tagliatelle pasta noodles (flat noodles)

Directions:

  1. Lightly toast the pine nuts in a heavy nonstick frying pan over medium heat until the pine nuts turn golden brown in spots. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl or plate.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the blue cheese with the cream and pesto. Set aside.
  3. Cook the pasta in a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water until el dente. Drain and reserve about a 1/4 cup of the cooking water.
  4. Toss the hot pasta with the cheese mixture in a large bowl, adding a few spoonfuls of the hot cooking water to bind the sauce to the pasta.
  5. Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and serve right away on warmed plates.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 438.82 Kcal (1837 kJ)
Calories from fat 313.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.8g 54%
Cholesterol 60.53mg 20%
Sodium 872.6mg 36%
Potassium 225.37mg 5%
Total Carbs 11.59g 4%
Sugars 2.72g 11%
Dietary Fiber 3.96g 16%
Protein 18.69g 37%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 372.7mg 37%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 256.34 Kcal (1073 kJ)
Calories from fat 182.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.33g 54%
Cholesterol 35.36mg 20%
Sodium 509.73mg 36%
Potassium 131.65mg 5%
Total Carbs 6.77g 4%
Sugars 1.59g 11%
Dietary Fiber 2.31g 16%
Protein 10.92g 37%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Iron 0.3mg 3%
Calcium 217.7mg 37%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.9
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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