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Feel indulgent while sticking to your weight loss goals with this creamy mushroom pasta.
Per serving: 349 calories and 7g fat
Saves: 216 calories and 15g fat over traditional creamy pastas!
Traditional creamy pasta dishes have oodles of fat and calories. The healthier Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Sauce uses fresh herbs and lowfat sour cream, Canadian bacon and less shell pasta.
If nonfat sour cream is available, you can use it instead of lowfat sour cream (calories 327, KJ 1369, fat 2 g, sat.fat 0 g, chol 11 g).
To learn more about recipe makeovers see CalorieKing's library article "Smart Substitutes: Your Guide to Low-Calorie Cooking Alternatives".
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2 slices Canadian bacon or links of lean turkey bacon, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 4 flat mushrooms, sliced 7 oz lowfat sour cream 3 cup shell pasta, cooked 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves |
| Traditional Recipe |
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2 thick slices bacon, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder 4 flat mushrooms, sliced 7 oz sour cream (or heavy cream) 4 cup shell pasta, cooked 1 pinch black pepper 1 tsp ground thyme |
RECIPE MAKEOVER:
Gently cook bacon, onion and garlic in a large saucepan until soft. Add mushrooms. Cook 3 minutes. Drain fat. Remove from heat. Add sour cream, pasta, pepper and thyme; combine. Stir in cooked pasta.
Serve hot in pasta bowls.
If desired, serve sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese and a green salad and/or vegetables. Serving suggestions not included in nutritional information.
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