WW Italian Drunken Noodles

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WW Italian Drunken Noodles has an amusing name and is a lighter version of a traditional Italian-American pasta dish. It is made up of fresh vegetables, lean protein, soft noodles, and a tasty tomato-wine sauce that is low in fat and high in flavor. Lean ground turkey or chicken, whole-wheat or light pasta, and a small amount of olive oil make this recipe Weight Watchers-approved. WW Italian Drunken Noodles is filling, cozy, and surprisingly simple to make.

NUMERICAL FACTS

  • Diet: Weight Watchers-Friendly
  • Cuisine: Vegan baking, American
  • Course: Dinner or main
  • Twenty-five minutes is the cooking time.
  • Prep done in fifteen minutes
  • The entire time will be 40 minutes.
  • Size per serve: 1 plate(about 1 and 1/2 cups)
  • There are six servings altogether.
  • Cooking on the stovetop using skillet and a pot
  • Difficulty: Easy to intermediate

TOOLS

  • Spatula or wooden spoon
  • Cutting board
  • Measuring spoons
  • Sauté pan or big skillet
  • Knife
  • A medium pot to boil the pasta
  • Colander
  • Measuring cups

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 ounces of pasta
  • Onion, one
  • 1/2 cup of wine
  • Italian seasoning, one tsp.
  • 1 pound of turkey or chicken
  • 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese
  • Cooking spray or oil, one tbsp
  • 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
  • Two bell peppers
  • Salt, to taste
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • Fresh parsley or basil
  • 1 cup of tomatoes
  • To taste of black ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup of chicken broth

INGREDIENT NOTES

CHICKEN OR TURKEY

  • You will need ninety-nine percent fat-free turkey or chicken meat in its ground form. CHICKEN BROTH
    The use of low-sodium chicken broth works best. It gives access to salt adjustment in your control. You may choose vegetable broth for the vegan version.

PASTA

  • This delicious dish uses fiber-rich whole wheat pasta. If you want to lower the points further, swap this whole wheat pasta with zucchini noodles, shirataki noodles, or chickpea pasta.

PARMESAN CHEESE

  • It is a delicious choice, but may raise points. So you can replace it with nutritional yeast, which can lower the WW points and make it suitable for vegans as well.

VEGETABLES

  • We are using the onions, tomatoes, red, and yellow bell peppers. These veggies add crunch, nutrients, and color while keeping the points lower. Add the mushrooms, spinach, or zucchini to add volume without increasing points.

WINE

  • We are adding the dry white wine to sharpen the taste of the sauce. It gives them the name of “Drunken”. If you want to go alcohol-free, use extra broth with lemon juice.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Place a medium-sized water-filled pot over a normal flame.
  2. Add pasta and cook till tender once the water starts boiling.
  3. As the pasta gets tender, drain it well and keep it in a corner of the shelf.
  4. Over a regular flame, keep the big skillet filled with olive oil.
  5. Put the turkey or chicken(ground) in the heated oil.
  6. Mixing and breaking it using a spatula till the color changes.
  7. Cook till the ground meat is tender and browned.
  8. Then dish out the cooked meat and keep it with the cooked pasta.
  9. Then, bell peppers and onions should be added to the same skillet.
  10. Cook till they soften and then add garlic.
  11. Sauté the garlic till you feel its classic fragrance.
  12. Now include the white wine and mix well.
  13. Cook for another two minutes to reduce it.
  14. Then, add all the remaining components.
  15. Cook for five more minutes after mixing.
  16. Return the cooked meat and drained pasta to the sauce.
  17. Mix everything well to coat properly in the sauce.
  18. Garnish with nutritional yeast or Parmesan cheese and fresh basil or parsley.
  19. Your WW Italian Drunken Noodles are ready to serve now.

TIPS

  • You can also add the baby spinach or zucchini just a few minutes before turning the flame off.
  • Never overcook the pasta; otherwise, it will get squishy and lose its structure.
  • You can cook the meat and sauce before. Boil the pasta fresh, mix it, and warm it up to serve.
  • Evaporating the alcohol is necessary if you are using the wine because we only need flavor.

DIRECTIONS TO STORE THE LEFTOVERS

FRIDGE

  • Save the remainder of drunken noodles in a tightly sealed box. Refrigerate it for approximately four days.

FREEZER

  • Freeze the sauce and cooked meat in individual portions. Defrost them the night before. Boil pasta fresh and serve it right away.

REHEATING

  • Warm up the sauce with a splash of broth or water on the stovetop, and then mix the freshly boiled pasta and cooked meat.

FAQs

Will the red wine work in place of white wine?

  • Red wine will give a stronger flavor; use it if you like the flavor.

Could this recipe be converted to vegan?

  • Use the vegetable broth in place of chicken broth and plant-based crumbles in place of chicken or turkey. These adaptations will make your dish perfectly suitable for vegans.

Can I make the dish suitable for celiac patients?

  • You only need to replace the whole-wheat pasta with lentil pasta, brown rice, or zoodles.

NUTRITIONAL FACTS/SERVING

Size/serve: 1 plate(about one and a ahalf cups)
The quantity of calories: ~310 kcal
Carbs(total): Thirty-two grams
Fiber content: 5 g
Net carbs: Twenty-seven grams
Fat content: 8 g
Sugar: Six grams
Proteins: 22 g
Sodium: 450 milligrams