Showing posts with label Pasta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pasta. Show all posts

Monday, August 20, 2007

Spicy Garlic Lime Pasta

Another recipe from Amber's Delectable Delights.

This was really good. We both like spicy things and this was spicy, but not too spicy. DH liked his with lime juice squeezed over it at the end because he loves limes. He also told me to make more sauce next time because he loves sauce!

Spicy Garlic Lime Pasta
(Source: Amber's Delectable Delights)

Ingredients:
1 cup chicken broth
1.5 tbls lime juice (adjusting amount to your liking)
1 tbls corn starch
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp dried parsley
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces)
1 tbls butter
Few drizzles of olive oil
8 oz pasta (I used whole wheat rotini)
1-2 cups broccoli florets
Optional - Parmesan cheese for topping

Directions:
1) Bring pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions. During the last 5 minutes of pasta cook time add the broccoli into the boiling water. Drain.

2) Mix together all the sauce ingredients (chicken broth through parsley) and set aside.

3) Meanwhile, heat butter and olive oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add bite size chicken pieces into heated pan. Cook chicken until no longer pink. Pour the sauce ingredients into the pan with the chicken and bring to a simmer. Let simmer until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened.

4) Toss cooked broccoli and pasta with the chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired and serve.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Creamy Tomato Pasta

So, I wasn't going to make anything tonight because I just wanted cereal, but I figured DH would be hungry after getting home from the gym. I had some leftover lean ground beef and this pasta box from Archer Farms (Target). They were giving the boxes away free one day as samples. Basically it just contains a bag of penne pasta and a pack of seasoning mix. I added the seasoning mix to skim milk and browned lean ground beef.

I made some ranch dressing with a mix (light mayo and skim milk) so really I didn't make anything all homeade this meal :(

Overall this meal was pretty good for being somewhat Sandra Lee-ish!