Recipe for cooking roasted garlic and onion linguine

Low-Fat and Low-Calorie Recipes :: Side Dishes

Roasted Garlic and Onion Linguine

Source: healthdiscovery.net

2 sm. onions
1 head garlic
vegetable cooking spray
1/4 C. grated nonfat parmesan cheese
1/4 C. nonfat chicken broth, no salt added
2 tsp. cracked black pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
12 oz. linguine, uncooked

Peel onion, and cut each into 8 wedges. Gently peel outer skin from garlic and discard. Cut off and discard top one-fourth of garlic had. Place onion and garlic, cut sides up, in center of a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil, coat with cooking spray. Fold foil over onion and garlic, sealing tightly.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hr. or until onion and garlic are soft. Remove from oven and let cool. Remove and discard skin from garlic. Scoop out garlic pulp with a sm. spoon. Position knife blade in food processor bowl, add garlic pulp, onion and cheese.

Pulse 5 times or until Mix togetherd. Add broth and next 3 ingredients to garlic mixture. Process until mixture is chopped finely. Set aside. Cook pasta according to pkg. directions, omitting salt and fat, drain. Add garlic mixture, toss lightly.

Serve immediately.

Yield: 8 servings (3/4 C.)

3 POINTS per servings

Nutrition information: Per servings: 180 Cal. (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (3% cal. from fat); 7g Protein; 36g Carbohydrate; 3mg Cholesterol; 113mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 2 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates