I had Kale with Pasta. I need to come up with names for my dishes. I generally don't cook from a cookbook, since I end up changing everything anyway.
Anyway, I thought it might be nice for us to feed off each other with recipe and meal ideas. I'm sure we all get into a rut with cooking now and then.
So, here was dinner for 2 1/2:
1/2 box of enriched Omega-3 pasta
1/2 lb Kale, chopped
2 onions, sliced
8 cloves of garlic, sliced
2 tbsps olive olive
2 tbsps butter
2 tbsps flour
Crushed red pepper flakes
Salt/Pepper to taste
About 2 C of the pasta water reserved after cooking pasta
Make it! Oh, um, cook pasta to package directions in well salted water. Saute the onions, some salt, and crushed red pepper in olive oil over medium low until onions are translucent. Add garlic. Throw in butter, melt. Stir in flour. When pasta is almost done, add kale (about 1 minute.) Reserve about 2 cups of the pasta water and drain the rest off. Add water to the onion/flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time until desired consistency when it looks like a cream sauce, maybe a bit thinner.) Taste for seasoning and add more salt, pepper, or crushed red pepper now. Bring to a boil, then add pasta and kale. Toss to serve.
This is a really rustic dish and it cooks in about 20 minutes, tops. If you're a meat eater, you can add a nice spicy sausage or some thick cut bacon. If you prefer a non-spicy version, cut the red pepper. Enjoy!
Tell me what you had for dinner!
Anyway, I thought it might be nice for us to feed off each other with recipe and meal ideas. I'm sure we all get into a rut with cooking now and then.
So, here was dinner for 2 1/2:
1/2 box of enriched Omega-3 pasta
1/2 lb Kale, chopped
2 onions, sliced
8 cloves of garlic, sliced
2 tbsps olive olive
2 tbsps butter
2 tbsps flour
Crushed red pepper flakes
Salt/Pepper to taste
About 2 C of the pasta water reserved after cooking pasta
Make it! Oh, um, cook pasta to package directions in well salted water. Saute the onions, some salt, and crushed red pepper in olive oil over medium low until onions are translucent. Add garlic. Throw in butter, melt. Stir in flour. When pasta is almost done, add kale (about 1 minute.) Reserve about 2 cups of the pasta water and drain the rest off. Add water to the onion/flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time until desired consistency when it looks like a cream sauce, maybe a bit thinner.) Taste for seasoning and add more salt, pepper, or crushed red pepper now. Bring to a boil, then add pasta and kale. Toss to serve.
This is a really rustic dish and it cooks in about 20 minutes, tops. If you're a meat eater, you can add a nice spicy sausage or some thick cut bacon. If you prefer a non-spicy version, cut the red pepper. Enjoy!
Tell me what you had for dinner!
