jen. 22. married. food lover. festival-goer. camera enthusiast. gym and fitness junkie.12 3 / 2013
Dinner!
Homemade & clean “rice-a-roni” with an egg over easy on top
SOOOO good, and much better for you than regular rice-a-roni!
Ingredients:
brown rice
whole wheat pasta, broken up into pieces
vegetable broth & water
basil, sage, oregano, garlic powder, sea salt, black pepper
minced garlic
minced onions
Directions:
1. Sautee rice/pasta in a little bit of butter until pasta turns brown.
2. pour in vegetable broth and seasonings and mix well; bring to a boil and then simmer.
3. continually add water as needed until rice is soft.
ta da! Rice-A-Roni! clean style! Top with an over easy egg or add your favorite meat.
02 3 / 2013
Yep, we did the #pinterest #pasta #sausage thing. We are awesome. And it was so good! #food #dinner
Also, local #organic greens and #brio #bread
26 11 / 2012
My best shot at Outback Steakhouse “No Rules” Pasta with Chicken
Approx. 400-500 Calories
A couple weeks ago, I went to Redding to visit some of my best friends. We went to Outback Steakhouse and one of my friends got the No Rules Fettuccine Pasta - and it was the most delicious pasta I’ve ever had! It had a delicious garlic flavor, but it was also spicy! I had never had spicy pasta before. The next day, we tried to replicate it and had great success! Tonight I decided to make it for my husband to see how he liked it - and he ate every last bit :)
On a side note, the green beans are left over from Thanksgiving - bacon and onions sauteed together, and then mixed in with the green beans, butter, garlic salt, & pepper.
Ingredients:
1 jar Classico Roasted Garlic Alfredo
Cayenne Pepper (be CAREFUL with how much you use!)
Black Pepper
White Pepper
Garlic Salt
Italian herb mix
Whole wheat spaghetti
Directions:
1. Bring a pot of water to a boil; once boiling, put pasta in the pot and cook until noodles are soft.
2. While you are bringing the water to a boil, pour jar of sauce into a small saucepan. Add all seasonings to sauce IN MODERATION. Cayenne pepper can EASILY ruin your sauce. add a little bit at a time and stir after each time you add it until it’s at the right spiciness.
3. I added chicken to my sauce, but that’s totally optional.
4. Strain water from pasta when it’s done and mix with pasta sauce and enjoy!
Delicious!
12 8 / 2012
Spaghetti!
Whole wheat pasta, Tomaso’s spaghetti sauce, ground turkey, rainbow chard, and squash.
oh, and cheese. plenty of cheese.
23 5 / 2012
Zucchini ‘pasta’ and Avocado sauce
Ingredients:
2 zucchini, peeled with a julienne slicer
Sauce:
1 avocado
1 tbsp cilantro
1/2 lime
salt & pepper
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup spinach (OPTIONAL - I didn’t really like it)
2 tbsp sour cream (OPTIONAL - this wasn’t in the original recipe but I liked it)
1-2 tbsp olive oil
Directions:
1. In a blender, combine all sauce ingredients and blend until smooth.
2. In a pot, boil water. place julienned zucchini in pot.
3. Cook until *JUST* tender - only a couple minutes! if you cook for too long, the ‘noodles’ will fall apart.
4. mix together, slice grape tomatoes and add to pasta.
5. microwave for 30-40 seconds. add more salt & pepper as necessary.
Enjoy!
02 1 / 2012
THE most AMAZING mushroom raviolis from Deschutes Brewery - and wasn’t that terribly bad for me :)
18 9 / 2011
“Cheesy” Pasta Bowl!
use this recipe for the pasta
then mix in cooked peas, raw spinach, and a cooked boca burger (any kind) and you are good to go!
fairly low cal - SUPER TASTY OM NOM NOM :)
