Mantua Sauce - 11g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber

Mantua Sauce
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowerCarbs Veggie
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
1/2 pound Hubbard squash -- or butternut, peeled and seeded
1/4 cup sweet white wine
1/4 cup vegetable stock
2 packages Amaretti biscuits -- (cookies), crushed
1 teaspoon English mustard
1 1/2 ounces freshly grated Parmesan cheese -- (6 tablespoons)
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 pinch grated nutmeg
1/4 cup half and half
To serve: cooked pasta to serve 4 people

Place squash in a saucepan with the wine and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes until squash is tender. Mash with a wooden spoon and stir in remaining ingredients except pasta. Continue cooking for another minutes to heat through. toss pasta in sauce and serve at once. Makes 4 servings. In Mantua, winter squash is used to stuff fresh ravioli. The squash is baked, then the flesh is scraped out and mixed with Amaretti biscuits and Mostardo di Cremona, a spicy hone and fruit mixture. This recipe is similar but simpler. Use with short tubular pasta such as penne or macaroni. Serve with a piquant or watercress salad.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 131 Calories; 6g Fat (42.9% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 14mg Cholesterol; 328mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch) ; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 1638 0 905940 0 0 0 0 0 0