It's Wednesday and a very busy day for us. Little man and I are starting our weekly walks with a good friend and her little boy....who happens to have the same name and is only 3 weeks younger than my little man. What a small world! Then its off to run some errands and finally come home to cleaning, baking, and getting reading for company to arrive tomorrow!
So, two nights ago I made what I usually call a "pantry pasta". That simply means I throw whatever I have lying around in the cupboard in an attempt to get rid of some stuff. I changed the name from pantry pasta to Pasta a la Blush, because well it sounds fancy, and the tomatoes make the sauce have a pink hue, kind of like when you drink a blush wine? Yum.
Pasta a la Blush1 lb. rigatoni pasta (or pasta of your choice)
2 c. broccoli
1 jar garlic alfredo sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
salt/pepper
In a large saucepan, cook pasta until al dente. Add all other ingredients and stir until heated through. This dish is great hot, but also great cold like a pasta salad!
Do you ever make "pantry" meals?
my goodness i feel like 1/2 of my meals are pantry meals! it always feels like a mini-victory to use something that's been chillin' in the pantry for so long, doesn't it!?
ReplyDeleteWow that looks surpringly great for a pantry meal! :) I'm impressed!
ReplyDeleteI do stuff like this usually in the form of stir fries over rice or noodles. I always buy too many fresh veggies or I forget about them and then I have a handful of things that are on their last legs. At least it's veggies, though, which is healthy and easy enough to roast or steam or something to save them for a few more days!
I make freezer meals! Frozen veggie burgers with frozen sweet potato fries! I'm sure that counts :)
ReplyDeleteI do that too and come up with some crazy combinations. This looks good! Love pasta, grins.
ReplyDeleteOH I saw this last week and it looks great! Thanks for linking up today, nice to have you along!
ReplyDeleteI make freezer meals! Frozen veggie burgers with frozen sweet potato fries! I'm sure that counts :)
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