ASPGY Pasta

ASPGY stands for Apples, Spinach, Pine Nuts, Gorgonzola and Yogurt. I often use Granny Smith apples for this dish but any tart apple (Pink Lady, Braeburn, Empire) will work. The more tart the apple the better. The rich taste of roasted pine nuts and the savory flavors of freshly dressed spinach counter the tart apple flavors in this plate of pasta perfection.

I’ve created this light “cream sauce” using nonfat yogurt as a base. You get to enjoy rich flavor combinations of a cream sauce without feeling like you ate a stick of butter.

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Wednesday, ASPGY Pasta

Produce

garlic (if needed)

yellow onion (if needed)

12 oz. spinach leaves or baby spinach leaves

red leaf lettuce (if needed)

cucumber (if needed)

cherry tomatoes (if needed)

1 slicing tomato

1 lemon

1 Granny Smith apple

one fourth cup pine nuts

Canned/Dried Foods

spiral pasta of choice

low-sodium vegetable broth (if needed)
OR
 Not Chick’n Bouillon Cubes

corn starch (if needed)

dried oregano leaves (if needed)

bay leaf  (if needed)

Frozen Foods

Meat/Fish/Poultry

Chilled Foods/Dairy

plain, nonfat yogurt (if needed)

crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

Nutritional Value: ASPGY Pasta

ASPGY Pasta

Per Serving

Calories: 660

Protein: 22 g

Carbohydrates: 76 g

Total Fat: 27 g

(Saturated Fat:) 5 g

Dietary Fiber: 12 g

Cholesterol: 15 mg

Sodium: 330 mg

% calories from fat: 38.2 %

Serving Size:

Two Cups pasta with chopped tomato and Parmesan with one dressed side salad.