I love pasta but my husband ..umm ... not so much. Well it doesn't stop me from making it though :). I like it mainly as it is easy to prepare, filling and tasty. On a lighter note: I make this, as I am THE ONE in the kitchen and I get to make what i want to eat.. kidding ;).
Wiki: Pasta is a generic term for noodles made from an unleavened dough of wheat or buckwheat flour and water, sometimes with other ingredients such as eggs and vegetable extracts.
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients:
14.5 Oz - Pasta
1 count- Whole Capsicum chopped
1/4 th cup - Corn Kernel
1/4 th cup - Green Peas
1/4 th cup - Cut Green Beans
1/2 th cup - Cauliflower florets
4 count - Green chilles chopped
1 count - Cut Tomato -- optional
4 count - Garlic Cloves Chopped
1/2 teaspoon - Chilli Powder/Red Chilli Flakes
1/2 teaspoon - Dhaniya powder
2 tablespoon - Lemon Juice
2 teaspoon - Italian Herbs seasoning -- optional
4 leaves - Fresh Basil chopped -- optional
Salt to taste
3 teaspoon - Olive Oil/ Regular Oil
1 and half cups - Pasta Sauce
1/3 rd cup - Salsa
Note:
1. Pasta Sauce: I usually buy barilla pasta sauces.
- Barilla Tomato and Basil or
- Barilla Rosted Garlic or
- Spicy Marinara Sauce
2. Salsa: I usually buy Tostitos Chunky Medium/Hot Salsa, 24 oz
3. Pasta: Again I buy Barilla pasta. You can buy almost any variety of Pasta(Farfalle, Penne, Fusilli etc). I prefer whole wheat pasta, which generally contains more fiber and more nutrients than refined pasta.
Procedure:
For Pasta:
1. Bring a pot of water to a boil.
2. Add Pasta and salt to the boiled water. Cook the pasta according to package directions.
3. Once the pasta is cooked, drain the water.
4. Optional:
4a. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a skillet.
4b. Add 1 teaspoon of Italian Herbs seasoning and chopped basil leaves.
4c. Add pasta and sauté.
For Sauce:
1. Take 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan.
2. Add 1 teaspoon of Italian Herbs seasoning.
3. Add chopped garlic, green chilles and saute them.
4. Add dhaniya powder and chilli powder or chilli flakes.
5. Add tomatoes and other vegetables and cook them for some time.
6. Add pasta sauce, Salsa, salt and mix it well.
7. Add 1/4th cup of water if required. Add salt to taste, keep in mind pasta sauce and salsa already have some amount of salt.
8. Bring this to a boil.
9. At the end add the above prepared pasta and lemon juice to the sauce and mix well.
10. Serve hot. You can also garnish this with grated Parmigiano cheese .
