Monday, September 25, 2006

Item of the week - Ling Ling Potstickers



YUM! We love these. 5 potstickers have 260 calories, 7 grams of fat, no trans fats, 2 grams of fiber and 12 grams of protein. Use less oil than they recommend, we just use about 1 Tbsp. to coat the pan.
We often serve this for dinner with the sesame noodles below. I don't keep sesame seeds on hand, so I omit those, use chunky peanut butter and only half the amount of hot sauce as that is plenty hot with just one tablespoon! I don't use bean sprouts either and add some minced ginger as that is what she did on that episode. I chop scallions and freeze them so I always have some on hand.

Hot and Cold Sesame Noodles
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
User Rating: 4 stars

1/2 pound spaghetti
1/4 cup Tamari dark soy
1/4 rounded cup smooth peanut butter, softened in microwave 15 seconds on high
2 tablespoons cider or rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil, eyeball it
2 tablespoons hot sauce
2 cups shredded cabbage and carrot mix, available in produce department
1 cup bean sprouts or pea shoots, any variety, available in produce department
3 scallions, chopped on an angle
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Cook pasta to al dente, with a bite to it, then cold shock it to stop the cooking process by running it under cold water in colander. Drain the pasta very well.

In the bottom of a large bowl, whisk together soy, peanut butter, vinegar, oil, sesame oil, and hot sauce. Add noodles and veggies and toss to combine the noodles and coat them evenly with sauce. Sprinkle scallions and sesame seeds throughout the salad and serve.

Episode#: TM1F29Copyright © 2006 Television
Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved

As always, items in red are bought at Costco.

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