Spaghetti+Pie

**Review:**

The term "Al Dente" literally means "to the tooth." When cooking the pasta, it should be firm but tender. If cooked too long, it will fall apart and be mushy. If not cooked long enough, it will still be a bit tough, maybe even crunchy. To test pasta for al dente, you taste a piece of pasta.

Al dente (al-Den-tay) In Italian the phrase means "to the tooth"and is a term used to describe the correct degree of doneness when cooking pasta and vegetables. The food should have a slight resistance when biting into it, but should not be soft or overdone or have a hard center. (taken from www.reluctantgourmet.com)

**Whole Grain Spaghetti Pie **



MYTH: using ground turkey is always healthier than using lean ground beef.
=== FACT: Ground turkey and ground beef are relatively the same when it comes to saturated fat, cholesterol and other items. ===

=== Whether using turkey or beef, it is important to purchase the leanest meats available. Typically the grocery store will have ground meat that is up to 93% lean. ===

=== Ground turkey is a great substitute in dishes to slightly alter the flavor of the dish with a bit more mellow flavor from the turkey. In this dish ground turkey compliments the tanginess of the cream cheese and sour cream well. ===

NOTE (add info to recipe): Measure the ground turkey using the scale. Don't forget to set the scale to 0 before measuring. Also bring something along to place the meat in when you're done measuring to prevent cross contamination.

[|What does it mean for a product to be a whole grain?]
== [|What is the difference between whole wheat and whole grain?] ==

=== [|Use the Culinary Terms Quizlet to define the term simmer.] ===

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