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This is not the meal to apparently diet on. With Weight Watchers points we have calculated its 31 points per serve. I had a tiny tiny bit, and enjoyed each mouthful slowly and thoughtfully. The sauce was delightfully rich and tomatoey, with the added delicition (new word I made up = delicious addition) of chorizo and olives. The packet of fettuccine was "Golden Pasta" which was an egg pasta from C*les, and had 375g in the pack which we used all of and did not compromise the sauciness. Served on a bed of baby spinach yum, yum, yum 5/5
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Did I read that right? 31 points per serve!!!!!!! I won't even go there though it sounds likei would love it.
Gert
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Yes chorizio full on fat!!! i love it. We have it occasiinally. I sfill have a little left from the soup, so might give this a go.
Will do this later this week.
Thanks for the review.
H :)
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This review is from Bootobethin 19/2/12
This recipe has quickly become a family favorite!
It is a well set out easy to follow recipe which has required no tweaking.
It is very tasty and a great meal for a busy family in the middle of the week as it is easy to prepare.
If there are any leftovers (rare) it is great to take for lunch the next day.
Thanks Alyce ! This book and this recipe are winners in this home.
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Made this one tonight. I thought at first that the amount of tomato paste was a misprint but after it was cooked, it really enriches the tomato flavour. Also, the balsamic vinegar really helps to cut down the sweetness of the tomato but is not overpowering. The smell in the kitchen was wonderful afterwards and my kids, who normally baulk at the thought of chorizo, loved it, especially when I told them it was a type of sausage - after all I only used the mild chorizo not the really spicy one. I left out the kalamata olives as my kids arent keen on them- they only eat the anchovy stuffed ones- go figure? I thought this recipe was 5/5 and I will definitely make it when I have some friends coming to stay in a few weeks time. It literally took about twenty minutes to make- enough time for a quick Sauvignon blanc whist helping the kids with their homework ie thanks to my TM, I was truly multi-tasking. In fact, has anyone thought of starting a topic called "perfect weeknight meals for busy mums"?
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In fact, has anyone thought of starting a topic called "perfect weeknight meals for busy mums"?
Oooh now that I would like to see!
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Also I forgot to add that I made this with gluten free fettucine- just added the fettucine for 2 minutes at the end rather than 5 minutes as overlooking gluten free pasta tends to make it disintegrate.
I'm still interested in hearing from anyone who is interested in starting the new topic!
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Would anyone mind pm'ing me this recipe? I'm still trying to decide which of the new books I would like to buy and more importantly which are going to be available in ebook format which I would much prefer but this recipe sounds like it would be a winner in our house.
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Made this today, absolute yummy
Very very quick & easy
H :)
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Yes Hally, it's addictive isn't it? My kids always hoe into this one.
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Yes it is, turned out much better than I thought it would.
Quick & easy so good to have as a last minute dish. I used mild chorizio so DS could eat it, but I reckonany sausage could be used.
H :)
This was so good, the 3 of us finished it in one day :)
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I made this tonight in my Thermo Chef. I had to use my butterfly as I don't have a reverse function. Next time I probably wouldn't add the cooked pasta into the TC bowl for the additional 5 mins, as the pasta just wound itself around the butterfly.
It got mixed reviews in my house. I enjoyed it, my DH didn't think it was spicy enough and needed more sauce, whilst the kids found it too spicy and too "tomato - ey".
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Not sure where I went wrong but it was a bit dry ,my son in law loved it he loves chorizo and salami my daughter in law did,nt really like it thought it was dry as well , I will cook it again maybe I over cooked it
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Made this for dinner tonight. Very easy, a perfect mid week meal. It looked lovely served on the spinach. I'll definitely make this again :)
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Have just brought QFITM and this is the first recipe I have made and we all really enjoyed it. My chorizo though turned to mush but that didn't matter as it tasted lovely. In my 2.5l thermoserver put some spinach leaves and then the fully cooked fettuccine and then covered with the sauce and mixed it through rather than doing it in the TMX. Looking forward to trying more recipes.
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Can't believe I forgot to add the olives :-)) they're my favourite
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I also cooked the pasta fully instead of adding to the jug.
Added tomato paste with herbs & garlic instead of plain.
The sauce is rich, but nice, probably a little too rich for DS though.
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Made this today and it was lovely and somewhat rich. It does not some freshness though to cut through the richness and I wasn't able to get any baby spinach from the F & V shop last night as they had run out.
A quick easy meal and no need for the salt as suggested.
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I made this yesterday for DH with a few changes.
I did a Cookie and used a different die (dye?) than I intended. I used the pappardelle one instead of the normal fettuccine by mistake which resulted in a wider strand of pasta. Not a problem but I think a thinner strand would be better in this case.
After cooking the onion and chorizo in the bowl I saw how much oil was in the bottom of the bowl, from both the added olive oil and what had come out of the chorizo. I couldn't leave it like that so I tipped out the mix into a large sieve and removed it, transferred the mix back into the empty bowl and carried on with the recipe adding a bit of the pasta cooking water to loosen up the sauce a bit at the end.
I only added 100g tomato paste as that was all I had left and would do so again, was still a really rich sauce with lots of flavour.
I cooked the pasta separately on the stove as it only takes about 6 mins then placed into a large bowl, poured in the cooked sauce and combined with only about 6 olives as DH isn't a big fan, wouldn't bother adding them next time.
I didn't serve with baby spinach this time but I think adding some to the sauce and stirring in would wilt it down and add something to it for sure.
He really enjoyed this meal and I will make again for him with the above tweaks. :)
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It looks lovely Julie. Do you buy your chorizo in a speciality shop? I always find it and things like salami need to be dry fried first and the oil removed.
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No, mine was just from Woolies, a brand called Hans.
I always fry bacon in a non-stick pan and add to the bowl when bacon is part of a recipe in the TM. Looks like I'll have to do the same with chorizo too. I know the oil probably makes the sauce taste good but just the thought of it made me feel queasy and I wasn't even eating it. :D
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Thanks. I buy mine from Woolies but was wondering if there was somewhere better. I hate oil in food that seems to float around. My body doesn't like it either.