Monday, November 26, 2012

Extra Tomatoes - Add it to Pasta!

I'm always looking for more ways to convince Lucas that we need to be eating more pasta and this recipe worked!! I had random items in the fridge and tossed them together.  The picture doesn't do the meal justice, it tasted it really good.

Ingredients
  • 7 roma tomatoes
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 chopped onion
  • 1 cup sliced crimini mushrooms
  • spinach
  • trader joes turkey kielbasa ( I used about half the package)
  • goat cheese - give cows a break, eat goat cheese
  • Pinch of salt, oregano, and sugar
Directions
  • Add sliced onions and garlic and in a large pan or pot with a pinch of sugar and saute until onions become translucent
  • Add sliced mushrooms and sliced kielbasa, saute until lightly brown (2-3mins)
  • Add diced tomatoes - Simmer for 20 mins
  • Boil water and cook pasta of choice
  • Drain cooked pasta, add pasta to tomato sauce and continue simmering for 5-10 mins
  • Serve pasta over spinach (to make it feel healthier)
  • Sprinkle goat cheese on top
  • enjoy!
*I added cooked pasta to the sauce instead of serving it separately because some guy at Lucas's work told him it makes the pasta taste better and Lucas believes him......anything to get pasta in my tummy - it also works pretty well 
**If you dice the tomatoes too fine (like I did), the sauce will be more watery then chunky.

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