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# Everyday healthy recipes with Benecol foods: Creamy Shallot and Parma Ham
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Tagliatelle recipe
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## Based on a hearty Italian classic, Dean Edwards explains how to create a
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healthy alternative to Creamy Shallot and Parma Ham Tagliatelle whilst
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incorporating Benecol® foods.
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Creamy Shallot and Parma Ham Tagliatelle recipe
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Claire Sharp 2:16PM GMT 04 Mar 2011
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Based on a hearty Italian classic, this creamy shallot and Parma ham
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tagliatelle is guaranteed to delight the senses - its smooth, velvety sauce
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coating the folded ribbons to perfection. The original Italian version, though
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delightful, would use butter, cream and lashings of Parmesan cheese - none of
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which are recommended if you are concerned about your cholesterol levels.
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But fear not! This new version has been cleverly reworked to use Benecol Olive
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Spread and Benecol Cream Cheese Style Spread, both of which contain plant
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stanols proven to lower cholesterol*. The saturated fat content of the recipe
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clocks in at only 2g per portion.
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'It's a great store-cupboard dish,' says Dean Edwards, one of a growing band
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of modern cooks keen to create foods that are as healthy as they are
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delicious.
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The recipe is built around caramelised shallots and the moderate use of Parma
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ham, which gives a rich bacony flavour. It's combined with a silky sauce made
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from Benecol Cream Cheese Style Spread, freshened with peas. 'It's typical of
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Italian cooking to use just a few ingredients really well,' says Dean. It's
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easy to keep Benecol Spreads in the fridge for making a sauce like this.'
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Choosing the right pasta is crucial. 'Fresh vacuum-packed pasta will save you
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time, but it can sometimes have a slightly soggy texture. I prefer dried, if
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I'm not making my own,' he says.
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Shallots impart a sweet flavour, but they can be a nightmare to peel. Dean
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recommends putting them into boiling water for 60 seconds, then leaving them
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for a while until cool enough to handle.
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'Hold back a few tablespoons of the cooking water to loosen up the mixture if
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you want the pasta to be well coated and have a smooth texture.'
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Dean has an extra tip. 'Not many people know that you can eat frozen peas raw
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- just thaw them thoroughly first. Sometimes, they taste better than fresh
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ones and it preserves their flavour and nutrients.'
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Dean says that the benefits of Benecol foods should not be confined to older
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people. 'A balanced diet is really important from an early age. We should all
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aim for a diet which is lower in saturated fat, and the more ways you can do
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it the better.
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_**Creamy shallot and Parma ham tagliatelle - Serves 4**_
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* 250g tagliatelle
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* 110g peas
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* 15g Benecol® Olive Spread
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* 150g shallots, peeled, and halved if large
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* 2 cloves garlic, crushed
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* 80g Benecol® Cream
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* Cheese Style Spread
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* 2 tbsp chopped parsley
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* 40g Parma ham, cut in strips
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-Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the pasta and cook according to
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packet instructions. Add the peas for the final three minutes.
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- Drain, reserving 3 tbsp of the cooking water.£Meanwhile, melt the Benecol
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Olive Spread in a frying pan, add the shallots and cook, stirring, for about
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10 minutes until really soft and beginning to caramelise.
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- Add the garlic and cook for a minute.
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- Stir in the Benecol Cream Cheese Style Spread with the reserved cooking
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water and mix until smooth.
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- Add the pasta and peas, parsley and ham and mix through until hot. Season
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with black pepper and serve.
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_**Nutrition per 165g serving **_
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**Kcals **279
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**Protein **14g
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**Carbohydrate **40.1g
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**Fat **8.1g
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**Saturated fat** 2g
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**Fibre **2.7g
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**Sugars **3.6g
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**Salt **0.7g
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**Plant stanol content** one serving contains 1.1g of your daily requirement
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of 1.5 to 2.4g of plant stanols
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*Consuming 1.5 to 2.4g of plant stanols a day has been proven to lower
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cholesterol as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle. Heart disease has
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multiple risk factors; you may need to alter more than one to cut overall
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risk. Do not consume more than 3g of plant stanols a day. Consuming more has
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no additional benefit and is not recommended.
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