Easy Healthy Dinner Recipe: Spaghetti Pic Pac (Picchi Pacchiu)
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If you’re looking for an easy healthy dinner recipe, Spaghetti Pic Pac is a delicious low calorie, Mediterranean dish that’s family-friendly! It’s packed with wholesome ingredients! It also satisfies our craving for pasta or Italian dishes!
Pic Pac is short for Picchi Pacchiu which is a phrase used in Sicily. It means “fast or quick.” That’s exactly what this mouthwatering dinner recipe is!
It uses just a handful for ingredients and is ready in 30 minutes!
Plus, if you have a smaller family like ours, you’ll likely have enough for leftovers! We just store the leftover pasta in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days!
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Spaghetti Pic Pac Ingredients
- 1 pound angel hair pasta or spaghetti
- 5-6 large cloves garlic (approximately ½ cup) sliced
- 1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (or enough to coat the bottom of your skillet well)
- 2 28oz cans of whole peeled plum tomatoes (We prefer Cento San Marzano Tomatoes)
- Black pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
- Red Pepper flakes to taste
- 6-8 large fresh basil leaves
- Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese
How to Make This Easy Healthy Dinner Recipe
- Coat your skillet well with extra virgin olive oil. This is important to your sauce so don’t go skimpy with just barely covering it.
- Sauté your garlic slices on medium high heat approximately 30 to 60 secs. You’ll start to smell them…so yummy. They should be slightly golden.
- Add your tomatoes.
- Sprinkle in pepper, salt, and red pepper flakes.
- Tear your fresh basil leaves & stir into sauce.
- Let this cook for 15-20 minutes smashing the tomatoes as it cooks. They will get softer as they cook, and you’ll be able to smash them up well. It’s ok to still have small chunks.
- As your sauce cooks, cook your pasta by following the package instructions.
- Finish by draining your noodles and then tossing into sauce.
- Serve with Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese if you like.
Can you add a meat to this?
Yes, you could add chicken or fish to Spaghetti Pic Pac. We just chose to keep it a meatless meal option because it saves on time and money!
What do you pair Spaghetti Pic Pac with?
We love it with a slice or two of sourdough bread with a little olive oil on it. If you’re a wine drinker, we also love Avaline Cabernet Sauvignon with this dish!
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Spaghetti Pic Pac (Picchi Pacchiu)
Satisfy your Italian cravings with this low-calorie Mediterranean dish! This is our go-to healthy dinner recipe that is ready in just 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 pound angel hair pasta or spaghetti
- 5-6 large cloves garlic (approximately ½ cup) sliced
- 1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (or enough to coat the bottom of your skillet well)
- 2 28oz cans of whole peeled plum tomatoes (We prefer Cento San Marzano Tomatoes)
- Black pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
- Red Pepper flakes to taste
- 6-8 large fresh basil leaves
- Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Coat your skillet well with extra virgin olive oil. This is important to your sauce so don’t go skimpy with just barely covering it.
- Sauté your garlic slices on medium high heat approximately 30 to 60 secs. You’ll start to smell them…so yummy. They should be slightly golden.
- Add your tomatoes.
- Sprinkle in pepper, salt, and red pepper flakes.
- Tear your fresh basil leaves & stir into sauce.
- Let this cook for 15-20 minutes smashing the tomatoes as it cooks. They will get softer as they cook, and you’ll be able to smash them up well. It’s ok to still have small chunks.
- As your sauce cooks, cook your pasta by following the package instructions.
- Finish by draining your noodles and then tossing into sauce.
- Serve with Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese if you like.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 231Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 122mgCarbohydrates: 25gNet Carbohydrates: 22gFiber: 3gSugar: 5gProtein: 6g
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