So, I've been stuck on making shrimp risotto lately. It's fancy-sounding, it tastes good, and it enables me to consume a whole lot of wine as I make it. Basically, it is winning for me in all respects. Not to worry, I will be making that on Sunday night for my good friends when they come over. Tonight, however, I was faced with a dilemma: fix something good out of stuff we have.
My solution: Pasta primavera. I had leftover veggies from earlier in the week and wanted to do something a little light since we are watching out eating (impending wedding and whatnot)...so this is what I concocted.
Ingredients:
small yellow squash
small zucchini
red bell pepper
green bell pepper
garlic
onion (or shallot, which is what I used)
can of tomatoes, diced
dried oregano
dried basil
frozen seafood mix (from Trader Joe's)
Whole wheat pasta
extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
I had about half of the squash, red and green bell peppers leftover from the other night, so I just used those. I sauteed the shallot and garlic in some olive oil, then tossed in the veggies, cooking them slightly. I threw in the frozen seafood mix (about a half a bag) and cooked that too. I put in a few pinches of the oregano and basil and some crushed red pepper, and a little salt, cooking through. When the seafood looked mostly cooked, I threw in a can of tomatoes. I let that all simmer and cooked some whole wheat spaghetti.
The result:
We topped with some fresh grated Parmesan and enjoyed. This made about three servings. Also, notice the beautiful white serving bowl. (Thanks, Erin!)
Looks delicious!!!
ReplyDeleteI love pasta primavera. It's all "look I'm eating my veggies and I can't even really taste them!"
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