Whole Wheat Spaghetti With Duck Sauce Food

WHOLE-WHEAT SPAGHETTI WITH LEMON, BASIL, AND SALMON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta and transfer to a large bowl. Add the garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss to combine.
• Meanwhile, warm the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Add the fish to the pan and cook until medium-rare, about 2 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the fish. Remove the salmon from the pan.
• Add the basil, capers, lemon zest, and lemon juice to the spaghetti mixture and toss to combine. Set out 4 serving plates or shallow bowls. Place 1/2 cup spinach in each bowl. Top with 1/4 of the pasta. Top each mound of pasta with a piece of salmon. Serve immediately.

WEIGHT WATCHERS SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE 5 POINTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, carrot and garlic.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes.
• Add ground beef to skillet.
• Cook, breaking up clumps with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes and puree, salt, red pepper flakes and basil; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes for flavors to blend and for sauce to thicken slightly; spoon sauce over spaghetti.
• Yields about 1/2 cup of spaghetti and 2/3 cup of sauce per serving. (Note: Refrigerate extra sauce for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.).

TAGLIATELLE WITH DUCK RAGù

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a deep 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until foam subsides.
• Meanwhile, pat duck dry and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
• Sear duck, skin side down, until golden brown and some of fat has rendered, about 6 minutes. Turn over and cook until browned, about 2 minutes more. Transfer duck to a plate, then add onion to fat in skillet with garlic, rosemary, and 1/8 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and golden brown, about 6 minutes. Add wine and boil 3 minutes.
• Return duck, skin side up, to skillet, then add any juices from plate, stock, and tomatoes with their juice. Bring to a boil, then gently simmer, covered, 1 hour.
• Transfer duck to a cutting board, then skim off about three fourths of fat from sauce and discard.
• Purée sauce in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids). Return sauce to skillet and boil, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 2 1/2 cups, about 8 minutes.
• While sauce reduces, finely chop duck with skin.
• Return chopped duck to sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook tagliatelle in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until al dente, then drain pasta and toss with duck ragú.

WHOLE WHEAT SPAGHETTI WITH ZUCCHINI SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute onion in oil in large skillet.
• Add remaining ingredients (except spaghetti).
• Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes; uncover and simmer 10 minutes more.
• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Discard bay leaf. Toss hot cooked pasta with zucchini sauce and serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

WHOLEWHEAT SPAGHETTI & AVOCADO SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the avocados, lemon zest and juice, almonds, garlic and half the basil in a food processor. Blend until smooth, then set aside in the fridge.
• Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions. Drain and toss in the creamy avocado sauce. Top with the remaining basil leaves and grated cheese (if using) before serving.