A 1-cup bowl of restaurant-style chili with meat and beans has 214 calories, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Nutrient Database. It also contains 17.1 grams of protein, 13.3 grams of total fat, 6.2 grams of carbohydrates, 1.9 grams of dietary fiber and 3.1 grams of sugar.
There are several types of flat pasta. Fettucini is long, flat, ribbon-shaped, about 1/4 wide. Lasagne is large, flat noodles about 3 wide; usually with curly edges.
Molto al dente is the culinary term for slightly undercooked pasta. Undercooking pasta is used in the first round of cooking when a pasta dish is going to be cooked twice. The culinary term  al forno  is used for pasta dishes that are cooked twice. Pasta that is cooked al dente has a lower glycemic index than pasta that is cooked soft. When cooking commercial pasta, the al dente phase occurs right after the white of the pasta center disappears.