Wednesday, July 17, 2013

One Pot Pasta In A Flash


Since we are eating bigger lunches and itty bitty dinners these days, I was looking for a good, quick pasta dish to make the other day (I will not live in a world without pasta, I don't care how healthy I am trying to be), and I came across this one.  After tweaking it a bit for my family, I tested it, and it was a hit!

I hope it is for your family too!

Here goes:

In a good sized pot, dump a bunch of uncooked pasta.  I used roughly 12 oz, and I think I will be eating it all week.  Also, I used penne.  Because I love penne.  Feel free to use whatever you love.  Here it is:


To the uncooked pasta add a handful of fresh basil:


Just chop it up and throw it in there.  It's pretty.  See:


Guess what?  I got that basil right off of my own basil plant.  Grew it right on my porch.  I guess I can grow something after all. *Stands back in amazement, nearly collapses*

Than add a can of diced tomatoes:


You could use fresh tomatoes too, if you have the time.  I didn't, so canned it was.  Would it help if they were low sodium?  In the interest of full disclosure, they weren't.  Oh well.

A whole lot of fresh garlic.  Really.  A. Whole. Lot.  Because garlic is good:


About a 1/4 cup of white wine, give or take (mostly give, of course.  Duh.):


And 1/2 a sliced onion:


Now give it all a good mix...


...And add about 3 1/2 - 4 cups of broth.  I used chicken, but you could use veggie if that is your thing:
 

A drizzle of olive oil:


And a pinch of Oregano, which I forgot to take a picture of.  *Sigh*

Give it all another good stir, bring it to a boil, turn it down to a simmer and let it go for about 7-10 minutes, stirring it every few minutes.  Remember, it is going to keep cooking after you turn off the heat, so better to stop a little underdone than to get it just perfect and have it be mushy 5 minutes later. 

That's it.  Seriously.  The pasta cooks in the broth, and what you are left with is a saucy pasta dish chock full of flavor.  Add whatever you want from there.  I plan to add some grilled chicken next time.  Oh, and sprinkle some parmesan over it.  That would probably make it perfect.
 

Quick.  Easy.  One pot.  What more could I want?

Except maybe some bread to go with it.  Because we all know how I feel about bread.  Very similar to how I feel about coffee.

What is your favorite fast lunch?


17 comments:

  1. the other day (I will not live in a world without pasta, I don't care how healthy I am trying to be), and I came across this one. After tweaking it a bit for my family, I tested it, and it was a hit خدمات التسليك وكشف التسربات نحن شركة جلي بلاط بالرياض ؛فنحن شركة سعودية متميزة تصل الى العملاء فى أى وقت ويتم معرفھ الأماكن المتعلقھ بالانسدادات ومعرفھ أماكن السدة ويتك التخلص من كافھ العوالق شركة تسليك مجاري بالرياض ويمكن الاعتماد على أدوات ضغط الأكسجين والنيتروجين.

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    خدمات التسليك وكشف التسربات شركة كشف تسربات المياه بالرياض إن الدقة التي تحدد بھا شركة مكان التسرب في الأنابيب المخفية ھو تحد كبير لدى شركتنا، فھذا يقودنا الى توفير المال و الوقت و التقليل من متطلبات الحفر ، شركة عزل اسطح بالرياض تعتبر اعمال كشف تسربات المياه من أھم الأعمال التى لابد من الاعتماد من خلالھا على اجھزة الكترونية تعتمد على ضغط النيتروجين.

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