Monday, November 21, 2011

Red Pepper & Sesame Whole Grain Linguini Pasta

Know What You Eat: Linguine is a flat form of pasta – it looks similar to spaghetti, but is a little wider. The name linguine means “little tongues” in Italian. It takes just a little creativity to make different varieties of pastas for busy moms like us..I bet everyone can come up with their own simple yet delicious and healthy versions of pastas and noodles when it comes for after school snacks or even lunch/brunch  ideas for weekends. For every 1/2 a cup of whole grain pasta automatically adds 6 grams fiber to your meal, well all not that much but  those of you who are interested in maintaining a healthy digestive system, along with excellent bowel movements should go for whole grain variety as its also low in sugar and packed with good sources of complex carbohydrates along with some key vitamins and minerals. Pairing this with Vit C rich red bell pepper and niacin packed sesame seeds. Hungry now??? Here's how I made..

Red Pepper Sesame Pasta 


Ingredients:

    1  (4oz packet) Wholegrain Linguine pasta
    1+1 Tbsp Sesame/Olive oil
    2 Tbsp rice vinegar
    1 tsp Red pepper flakes
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/4 tsp Black pepper,crushed
    1 Tbsp Soy sauce
    1 tsp Sugar
    4 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
    1 Redpepper,sliced
    1 Red Onion,sliced

Directions:
  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
  2. Blend 1 part sesame/olive oil, vinegar, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, soy sauce and sugar. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour over pasta.
  3. Toast sesame seeds by placing in a hot skillet and tossing until lightly toasted. Set aside seeds.
  4. In same pan used for sesame seeds, heat another 1 part of olive/sesame oil until smoking and saute red pepper and onions until cooked. Pour over pasta.
  5. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Toss well. Serve.

28 comments:

Sushma Mallya said...

This looks so beautiful and yummy ...my son loves pasta, will def prepare it for him:)

Sumee said...

Umm.. that looks so delicious!. Sesame makes it look more chinese. :o) Love it

Alpana said...

This looks really yummy.......nice clicks.

Priya Suresh said...

Omg, wonderful looking super tempting pasta,simply loving it.

Sandhya Hariharan said...

Yummy Yumm.. I use a lot of Linguine... pasta... Initially it was an accident buy.. but later became an intentional buy !!!

Rachana said...

Such a flavouful and delicious pasta. Loved it.

Julie said...

Yummy yum pasta..love the addition of sesame seeds!!

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Manju said...

mm..yummy! I can soo imagine making this with some egg noodles too!

Sangeetha M said...

this sounds healthy and yummy...nice preparation...

aipi said...

Yummy flavors in there, love the recipe :)
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divya said...

It looks yum, spicy n lip smacking!

Amina Creations said...

wow... pasta looks delicious.. fabulous clicks... bookmarked..

R said...

looks incredibly delicious!

chef and her kitchen said...

such a delicious n yummy pasta...looks nice

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

Looks very tempting and delicious...

Unknown said...

wow awesome linguini pasta recipe...love the red peppers in it


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lata raja said...

I do not usually make pasta....yet this one looks very flavourful and healthy too, that I might want to taste it!

Anisha said...

The pasta looks delicious, and love the Know what you eat, made me wiser. :)

Spandana said...

Looks yummyyyy.. all I need is a fork :-)

Archana said...

looks and sounds yummy delicious and simple. Thanks

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Nandinis food said...

Wow! The noodles are tempting and appetizing!

Shanavi said...

wonderful yaar..Simply irresistible

Tina said...

Healthy and yummy.

hotpotcooking said...

looks yum!!!
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SkinnyMommy said...

Like the Asian flair here--Looks great!

Rachel said...

love that you added red peppers in there.

Prathima Rao said...

wow..thats a delish asian style pasta!!! Love the nuttiness from the sesame..
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Sushma said...

first time here nice space. the twist in pasta really sonds interesting...

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