Tex-Mex Pasta Skillet from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Tex-Mex Pasta Skillet Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 lb wagon wheel or other pasta
1/2 lb chorizo sausage, fully cooked and thinly sliced
1 large green bell pepper, diced
1 large onion, diced
1 small zucchini, diced
2 lb canned stewed tomatoes
1 lb frozen corn
1/4 lb canned diced mild green chilies
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, or Monterey Jack cheese, coarsely shredded

Recipe Instructions:

Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling water 10 minutes, or until al dente.
Drain and keep warm. Saut‚ sausage, green pepper and onion in a heavy
nonstick skillet over medium high heat about 5 minutes, stirring frequently
until vegetables are tender. Discard any fat in skillet. Stir in next 4
ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes. Stir
in pasta and cilantro. Serve sprinkled with cheese.

Per serving: calories 715, fat 27.5g, 34% calories from fat, cholesterol
62mg, protein 31.0g, carbohydrates 92.0g, fiber 8.9g, sodium 1114mg.

The recommended wines are: Pinot Noir, Beaujolais, or Chianti.

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Servings: 1

When the waitress puts the dinner on the table the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress

~ Gelett Burgess, 'Look Eleven Years Younger' (1937).

 

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