This delicious butter soy sauce pasta combines delicious umami Asian flavors with some beautifully crafted Italian pasta — don’t you love it when 2 of your favorite things combines beautifully?
One of the things I love the most about traveling is the exposure to new recipe ideas- and during my trip back to NYC, I went to Kimika, a new hot spot in the restaurant scene that excels in Japanese Italian fusion. They had a delicious soy pasta dish, the Bigoli, that got me hooked. This recipe is a Fitsian version of that dish, made with a portioned amount of pasta and a delicious soy garlic sauce, amplifying the flavor without too many added calories.
🍏 How to Make It Healthy – The Fitsian Method
By portioning the more calorie ingredients in this dish mindfully, I'm able to keep this dish at under 300 calories. Here are the portions I used:
- 1 portion of pasta (about 55g)
- ½ tablespoon of butter -- just enough for the flavor without the calorie bomb
- Garlic and soy sauce for lots of flavor without adding too many additional calories
💡Tips and Tricks
Can I use other kinds of noodles?
In this recipe, I used curly pasta, but feel free to use other types of long pasta, egg noodles, or any other kinds of noodles.
Is soy sauce good on pasta?
Yup -- it's reminiscent of a chow mein dish and adds a very umami flavor to the dish.
Is the soy garlic sauce healthy?
Garlic and soy sauce are very low in calories, with each clove of garlic being only about 5 calories while one tablespoon of soy sauce at 9 calories. By portioning it with only ½ tablespoon of butter, the total calories from the sauce is only about 80 calories.
If you're a big pasta fan and want more healthy pasta recipes, check out my Pasta Without Pounds collection.
📋 Ingredient Notes
- 1 serving Pasta (55g)
- 1-2 types of mushrooms (I used bella and shiitake)
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon butter
- ¼ Onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- Scallion, furikake, and togarashi (For garnish)
🔪 Step by Step Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water according to directions.
- Melt butter in pan and mix in minced garlic and onions -- cook until softened, then add in mushrooms.
- Once vegetables have been cooked, pour in the soy sauce and let simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Put pasta into sauce and mix thoroughly. Add in pasta water if needed.
- Garnish with green onions, furikake and togarashi and enjoy!
Soy Garlic Butter Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 serving Pasta
- 2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1-2 types Mushrooms
- ½ tablespoon Butter
- 2 cloves Garlic
- ¼ Onion
- Scallion, furikake, togarashi, grated Parmesan (For garnish)
Nutrition & Macros
- 270 Calories
- 9 g Protein
- 11 g Fat
- 42 g Carbs
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water according to directions.
- Melt butter in pan and mix in minced garlic and onions — cook until softened, then add in mushrooms.
- Once vegetables have been cooked, pour in the soy sauce and let simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Put pasta into sauce and mix thoroughly. Add in pasta water if needed.
- Garnish with green onions, furikake and togarashi and enjoy!
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