Pasta dish

I mentioned it in the Jiff PB thread, that I was trying out a dish I had thought up this evening. Well, here's how it went. I used:

Appx 4oz Angel Hair pasta
1/4 of a Turkey Polska Keilbasa (appx 2 servings)
2c frozen sweet peas
1/2lb cooked, peeled shrimp
1tbsp olive oil
1/2c alfredo sauce from a jar
1tbsp minced garlic

First I split the piece of sausage in half, then cut it into 1/2" pieces. I cooked the sausage over medium heat for about 6 minutes, and while I was doing so, began boiling the pasta and the peas, according to preparation. I pulled the tails off the shrimp and rinsed them off, just in case...

In a pan, I used 1 tablespoon olive oil to coat the bottom, and in it I sauted the garlic, cooked sausage, and shrimp. Drain the peas, and toss them in for a minute; drain and add the pasta. Mix this together for a minute, over medium heat, and then I added the 1/2c alfredo sauce and continued to heat for another 2 minutes or so, tossing it occasionally to distribute the heat.

Notes: Next time I will cut the peas in half to 1c, and probably reduce the pasta to 2oz (I'm just guessing how much it is, by sight. I need one of those measure sticks). 1/2c alfredo looked like it was going to be enough, but once it cooked through, you couldn't see it, nor could you taste it that well. But first I'm going to try reducing the peas/pasta, to see if that increases the flavor of the sauce, since its 20g fat for 1/2c. I might increase the garlic, too, but I love the stuff.

I just wrote down the basics (fat, sat fat, carbs, fiber, protein), and tried calculating it for fit day. Here's what I came up with:

1130 calories, 50g fat (15g sat), 125g carbs (4g fiber), 110g protein

My plate (as I guessed earlier, I would get 2+ meals for 3 people) took up about 1/6 of it, so one portion would be:

188cal, 8g fat (2g sat), 21 carbs, 18 protein

Seems decent to me; pretty balanced for a pasta dish. Cutting the pasta and peas in half would reduce the dish by 59g carbs and 7g protein; so that would cut each portion down 10g carbs and only 1g protein. Hmm...

And if I tried sauteing with fat-free cooking spray, that would cut the fat by 14g overall, and 2.5 per serving.

mmmmm ill try it tonight, thanks

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Pasta Salad With Peas and HamINGREDIENTS:

• 12 ounces rotini, about 4 cups
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1 cup diced red onion
• 1 cup diced ham
• 1 can sliced ripe olives or sliced kalamata olives, about 2 ounces
• 1 1/2 cups frozen green peas, cooked just until tender
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise, or more to taste
• 1/2 cup ranch-style dressing
• 1 scant teaspoon dried leaf basil, or about 1 tablespoon chopped basil
• Dash garlic powder
• Salt and pepper, to taste