Pasta with Yogurt Sauce Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Pasta with Yogurt Sauce Recipe). This is a Middle Eastern adaptation using any pasta--fusilli, elbow macaroni, penne, shells, etc. It is just as tasty eaten cold or warm, and is a quick fix for a hurry up meal. Sahtain!--to your health!

Brief

Servings: 7

Yield: 6 - 8 servings

Pasta with Yogurt Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package pasta

1 tablespoon butter

2 cups plain yogurt

4 cloves garlic

minced

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

3 tablespoons pine nuts

2 tablespoons butter

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.

Step 2

Using a mortar and pestle mash the salt and garlic cloves together into a paste. Warm the yogurt slightly in a sauce pan. Remove a small amount of warmed yogurt from the pan and stir together with the garlic paste. Stir this mixture into the remaining yogurt

Step 3

Drain the pasta and rinse in cold water. Place in a casserole or deep serving dish toss with 1 tablespoon butter or margarine. Toss with half of the garlic-yogurt sauce. Spread the remaining sauce over the pasta. Garnish with the parsley.

Step 4

For a very special dish brown the pine nuts in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine. Pour over the parsley. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Pasta with Yogurt Sauce Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:7

Calories: 294.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 10.7g 22%

Carbohydrates: 39.5g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 2.7g 11%

Sugars: 3.4g

Fat: 10.6g 16%

Saturated Fat: 5.1g 26%

Cholesterol: 68.9mg 23%

Vitamin A Iu: 342.9IU 7%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.3mg 33%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 7%

Vitamin C: 2.4mg 4%

Folate: 121.5mcg 30%

Calcium: 101.5mg 10%

Iron: 2.6mg 15%

Magnesium: 47.5mg 17%

Potassium: 259.5mg 7%

Sodium: 417.1mg 17%

Thiamin: 0.5mg 51%

Calories From Fat: 95.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.