al dente

2 tightly packed tablespoons minced 2 cans (14-1/3 ounces each) garlic (4-6 cloves) plum tomatoes with juice 4 teaspoons sesame oil 2 cups chopped fresh plum 4 tablespoons dried (or 1 cup tomatoes chopped fresh) basil 1 pound shredded Jarlsberg 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen Lite cheese chopped spinach, thawed and 1 15 ounce bag Buckeye's squeezed dried Football Pasta, cooked al dente and drained 1 cup chopped pignoli or walnuts, optional

Responding to consumer demand for high-quality, contemporary meals at an affordable price, Marie Callender's has introduced a new line of authentic Italian frozen entrees called Pasta al Dente.

Dish of the year: Wide, flat, al dente malfatti pasta coated in a seasoned, garbanzo bean puree and adorned with Eastern black mussels.

Now ecoflo castagne is increasingly being used in pasta, where it provides added succulence, easier digestion and al dente cooking tolerance.

These innovative, premium dinners look, smell and taste freshly prepared with flavorful sauces, crisp vegetables and pasta that cooks up al dente every time.

Meanwhile, cook the linguine in a large pan of boiling, salted water until al dente (about nine minutes), then drain.

Method Add the beans and peas to a pan of simmering water and cook for 3- 4 minutes until just al dente.

Cook the linguine in boiling, salted water until al dente, then drain and return to the pot.

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for 8 minutes or according to pack instructions until al dente and drain well.

Reduce the heat to medium and cook the noodles, uncovered, until al dente, seven to eight minutes.

Add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package directions to al dente (done, but with a bite to it).

PASTA is a great staple for most slimmers because it's low in calories and fat, but remember to cook al dente - so it's still a bit firm - as it takes longer to digest so keeps you feeling fuller for even longer.

Call me old- fashioned, but if we spent less making sure the patients' vegetables were cooked al dente and more on saving their lives, I reckon the NHS wouldn't be up you-know-who's creek without a paddle.

Made with FunnyBunny Pasta -- only from Buckeye Beans & Herbs, it's nearly 100% hard Durum wheat (semolina) so bunnies retain their shape and texture after cooking up al dente, their vitamin/nutrient content too -- plus colorful veggies, the salad has a zesty yet delicate dressing.

al dente LLC will develop Johnny Carino's in the Tampa-St.