Pasta Primavera

RejsGirl
RejsGirl Posts: 198 Member
edited December 2024 in Recipes
I'm thinking of making pasta primavera tonight. The recipe calls for 1/4 cup of vegetable oil, can anyone recommend something besides oil? I really don't want to add all those calories.

TIA!

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  • CurlyCockney
    CurlyCockney Posts: 1,394 Member
    I've never made or had it (it looks yummy though!) but here's a recipe that uses 50g of butter and serves four http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/pastaprimavera_86310
  • PixelPuff
    PixelPuff Posts: 902 Member
    edited October 2016
    I would give them a slight spray with those 0-cal oil sprays so the herbs/seasoning sticks when I toss the veggies.

    I mean quick half-second bursts, only 1 or 2. Products are allowed to be labelled 0-cal if the serving itself is less than 5 calories... So I count each serving as 4 calories to be safe. Hard to measure those sprays, but it beats 1/4 cup of oil!
  • RejsGirl
    RejsGirl Posts: 198 Member
    That sounds like a good idea @PixelPuff, I didn't think of that! And yes, it beats 1/4 c. oil by a long shot!
  • PixelPuff
    PixelPuff Posts: 902 Member
    RejsGirl wrote: »
    That sounds like a good idea @PixelPuff, I didn't think of that! And yes, it beats 1/4 c. oil by a long shot!

    Just remember, for the love of health, please don't just sit and hold the spray nozzle down. I've seen people do that, saying 'zero cal', and it is the most horrifying thing to witness. xD
  • RejsGirl
    RejsGirl Posts: 198 Member
    PixelPuff wrote: »
    RejsGirl wrote: »
    That sounds like a good idea @PixelPuff, I didn't think of that! And yes, it beats 1/4 c. oil by a long shot!

    Just remember, for the love of health, please don't just sit and hold the spray nozzle down. I've seen people do that, saying 'zero cal', and it is the most horrifying thing to witness. xD

    LOL, that's my mother and it drives me insane!
  • PixelPuff
    PixelPuff Posts: 902 Member
    RejsGirl wrote: »
    PixelPuff wrote: »
    RejsGirl wrote: »
    That sounds like a good idea @PixelPuff, I didn't think of that! And yes, it beats 1/4 c. oil by a long shot!

    Just remember, for the love of health, please don't just sit and hold the spray nozzle down. I've seen people do that, saying 'zero cal', and it is the most horrifying thing to witness. xD

    LOL, that's my mother and it drives me insane!

    My Mom was the exact one who did it. xD; Also just... Glugs the EVOO into the pan because 'olive oil is good for you'. Maaaa, stop with the Rachel Raaaayyyy. ; A;
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    I usually just use a small amount of oil and then saute with that. To make it creamy I use either laughing cow or Neufchatel and seasonings. Skim milk to thin it.
  • RejsGirl
    RejsGirl Posts: 198 Member
    Hahaha, that's too funny @PixelPuff!
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