Mexican Pasta (Sopa?) Recipe

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Mexican Pasta (Sopa?)
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of uncooked pasta (i use small pasta shells, you can use almost anything. if you use a long pasta like spaghetti, break)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce

Directions:

  1. Heat the olive oil in a 2 qt sauce pan.
  2. Put the uncooked pasta, onions and garlic in 2 qt sauce pan.
  3. Stir regularly until onions become translucent and pasta has brown spots on it where it has fried.
  4. Put tomato sauce and salt in sauce pan.
  5. Put enough water in saucepan to cover pasta completely but not too much.
  6. Stir then cover saucepan and let simmer for 5 minutes.
  7. Uncover saucepan and let water cook down until sauce nearly disappears, stirring ocassionally.
  8. Once the liquid has mostly disappeared, sprinkle with cheese, take off heat and cover with lid so cheese can melt.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 257.17 Kcal (1077 kJ)
Calories from fat 94.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.52g 16%
Cholesterol 46.45mg 15%
Sodium 749.58mg 31%
Potassium 75.15mg 2%
Total Carbs 32.35g 11%
Sugars 1.19g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.36g 1%
Protein 7.9g 16%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 2%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 63.4mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 169.52 Kcal (710 kJ)
Calories from fat 62.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.94g 16%
Cholesterol 30.62mg 15%
Sodium 494.12mg 31%
Potassium 49.54mg 2%
Total Carbs 21.33g 11%
Sugars 0.78g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.24g 1%
Protein 5.21g 16%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2%
Iron 0.9mg 7%
Calcium 41.8mg 6%

* 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

  • 5.9
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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