Well, I found this great recipe for Pasta Primavera and thought I would try it for our meatless Monday meal... I've been trying to get better at designating one day every week for meatless meals, but it turns out that I make a few meatless meals each week and they aren't planned the same day each week. OK, so I'm trying the meatless Mondays thing, leftover Thursdays, and crock pot Wednesdays. :)
Tonight I used:
ten sliced mushrooms
some broccoli
three carrots
a dozen or so grape tomatoes, halved
not quite a whole bag of snow peas
half a box whole wheat fettuccine
1 (8oz) carton of heavy whipping cream
maybe 1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 clove of garlic, diced
3 tbsp butter or margirine
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (from my balcony garden) :) :)
and a few sprigs of parsley from my garden (I didn't measure)
I forgot the salt and pepper, which would have improved the taste, but this was great. The mushrooms I thought tasted like meat. :)
How I made it:
First, I prepped my veggies.
Next, I cooked the pasta according to the box.
Third, I blanched the veggies.
Fourth, I drained the veggies and pasta.
Fifth, I quickly sauteed the mushrooms and garlic in the butter.
Six, I poured in the cheese and whipping cream into the sauteed mushroom mix. Once that started bubbling I dumped in the veggies and the rest on the ingredients and mixed, mixed, mixed.
Seriously, This was SOOOOO easy. I was very impressed. I would have been a little better if it had some onions, but this was GREAT!!!!!!!!
Well, I am babysitting my little niece and she ate all her food, with the exception of the mushrooms, which I don't blame her. As a kid mushrooms look disgusting. She did so good. I did not think she would eat the carrots or peas, but I got her to eat them! YAY! The kids of course ate theirs, they are used to my healthy cooking. lol OH and for dessert they are the Layered Buttermilk Carmel Frosting Cake! And boy DID THEY LOVE IT!!!! My niece was trying to stuff the entire piece in her mouth... hahahaha Riley was stoked as soon as I put the cake in front of her. Her eyes lit up like firecrackers!
The veggies after I blanched them. :)
Sauteing the mushrooms and garlic in butter.
Almost done, now to add the noodles.
The finished product.
My plate of yummies!
Adri's bento lunch today. She ate so good with her chop sticks.
She wanted a biscuit, boiled egg in the hello kitty shape, broccoli and carrots, and sausage.
Kid sized slice. ;)
The riley bug... she's mad about cake. LOL
Stuffing her face. :)
Taste: 4/5 just a little flavorless, I think that the tomatoes made it a little watery. I think next time I will use more basil and some red onion and maybe even some of my fresh oregano.
Will I make this again? YES! I loved this recipe, and the kids loved it as well. What I especially loved about it was that I didn't had mounds of leftovers... I don't like having leftover pasta. It isn't the same once reheated, esp. if there is broccoli in it.
Lesson learned: Don't forget to put salt and pepper. 1/4-1/2 tsp of each should do fine.
Experience needed: beginner. This was as simple as boiling water and chopping basil and garlic. E-Z!
How many times I spilled/dropped things: One. I dropped a piece of broccoli on the floor when I was draining the veggies. No big mess ups today (besides my lack of S&P in the food).
Gotta love it!
God made such yummy/colorful food!
