That's Amore

One of my very close friends moved to Italy for a few months a couple weeks ago. We never really got to see each other all the time because she travels a ton for work, (I know rough life-living in Italy, travelling all over the world for work), but every time we saw each other we just picked up where we left off. It was never awkward or weird. Anyway, I really miss her and in her honor I'm going to post a recipe I made up for a delish pasta dish. Very healthy and fresh. I want to get out to Italy before she leaves but I'm eyeballs deep in school stuff, so until then, I'll celebrate my half Italian side and a good friendship with this tasty recipe:








Many of these measurements are approximate:
1/2 box thick spaghetti or linguine noodles
16 oz. bag small bay scallops, thawed
olive oil
2 tbsp. chopped fresh or 1.5 tbsp. dried parsley
Juice from 1 large lemon
1 red bell pepper julienned
garlic salt, salt and pepper

Boil pot of water with 1/2 tbsp. olive oil. Add noddles and reduce heat to medium high. Rinse scallops in colander and pat dry in paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Saute in separate pan with 2 tbsp. olive oil until opaque, season lightly with garlic salt, DO NOT DRAIN, set aside. Test pasta for doneness, when al dente, strain noodles, toss with scallops and liquid from cooking, lemon juice, parsley, red bell peppers, add a little garlic salt and pepper to taste. Serve with a little shredded Parmesan cheese if desired, but that will add to the calories....

Nutrition facts for this dish are:
Total calories: 1440 (800 for pasta, 600n for scallops, 40 for bell pepper)
10 grams of fat total

Don't get freaked out by the calories, you will be able to eat at most 1/4 of this dish (350 calories) and have plenty for leftovers.