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Italian Macaroni With Tomato

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Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 6 ingredients

  1. a quart of boiling salted water
  2. Tomato
  3. 2 oz. butter ina
  4. Parmesan cheese
  5. 4 lb. of good Italian macaroni
  6. 2 tablespoonfuls of water
Contains GlutenMilk Read from the ingredients, not verified. Check labels.

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Tomato High in protein · Source of vitamin C

    High in protein · 1.2 g per 100 g, 21% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Source of vitamin C · 23 mg per 100 g, 29% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Tomatoes, green, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. Break 4 lb.
  2. of good Italian macaroni into pieces, wash it, and throw it into a quart of boiling salted water.
  3. Cook until tender— not too tender—strain through a colander, and place on a hot dish.
  4. Prepare the following sauce: Heat 1 or 2 oz.
  5. butter ina .
  6. small saucepan until it is a golden brown, being careful that it does not burn.
  7. Add 1 tablespoonful tomato extract (tinned) with 2 tablespoonfuls of water and seasoning to taste.
  8. Bring to the boil, and pour over the macaroni.
  9. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and serve as quickly as possible.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Large pot
  • Saucepan
  • Grater
  • Sieve
  • Colander