Chicken Curry Pasta

You know the feeling of making something special or different on a Sunday? Yeah.. That’s what I felt when I made this dish. Lol. So most of the time we partner curry with rice so why not with pasta? The next thing I know, I was already at the farmer’s market, gathering the ingredients. Lol.

Ingredients:

1/2 lb. chicken (regularly cut)
450g. spaghetti pasta
1 large potato (cubed)
1 large carrot (cubed)
1 medium red bell pepper
2 tablespoon oil
1/2 cup string beans
3 tablespoons curry powder
1/4 cup milk
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 medium onion (chopped)
Salt and pepper
1 cup pasta water

Method:

1. Cook pasta per package instructions – Al dente. Drain and set aside. Keep a cup of pasta water.

2. In a sauce pan, heat oil and sauté garlic and onion. Add in the chicken, let it cook (15 – 20 minutes)

3. Stir in curry powder and pasta water. Continue to cook for 3 minutes (low heat).

4. Add in the potatoes and carrots. Cook until tender.

5. Place the bell pepper and string beans. Pour in the milk and let it simmer until the sauce thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste.

6. Toss in the spaghetti pasta until everything is covered with sauce. Serve.

Enjoy!

Tuna and Mussels Carbonara

I really don’t know how to call this pasta I cooked for my friend’s party. Lol. All I know is that I used a carbonara sauce (the ready made one) and some tuna and mussels. I only used two kinds seafood here and one of it is not even a fresh one (canned?) so I’m kinda averted to even call it a seafood pasta. Lol.

Anyway, I just tried my luck to include mussels on my pasta. Lol. I tried shrimp, squid and crab (all fresh) before and it’s heaven! Lol. But you know how expensive those ingredients in here, yeah? Lol.

It’s just a very simple recipe. Thank God for those ready made sauces. You can always put a twist into it by adding some herbs.

Ingredients:

450g linguine pasta

200g carbonara sauce

250g mussels

180g canned tuna

1/2 cup chopped spinach

1/2 teaspoon ground oregano

1/2 cup cream

1/2 cup water

3 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)

Grated cheese (any kind)

2 tablespoon olive oil or butter

Salt and pepper

Method:

1. Cook pasta per package instructions (Al Dente). Drain. Set aside.

2. Saute garlic in a medium heat oil (do not burn). Add in the tuna. Stir.

3. Pour in the carbonara sauce. Stir. Add in oregano, water and mussels. Cover until mussels have finally opened.

4. Place the spinach and pour in the cream. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir for another 5minutes.

5. Pour in the sauce on top of the pasta. Serve with any grated cheese on top (I used cheddar). Serve.

Enjoy!

Tossed Pasta In Olive Oil

Tossed Pasta In Olive Oil

Too tired to cook a full meal? I wanna share a 12 minute pasta I did today. I was too lazy to prepare a full meal. Lol. It’s a simple dish but the flavour is superb!

Ingredients:

Pasta, any kind of pasta (cooked per package instructions, Al dente)

2 cloves garlic  (thinly sliced)

dried basil (ground)

1 medium tomato

1 chili (chopped)

Olive oil

Method:

1. Heat olive oil into pan. Sauté tomato, chill, basil and garlic. Do not burn garlic.

2. Add in the cooked rotini pasta and toss until everything is coated. Serve with some parmesan or none. Lol.

Bon Appetito!

Simple yet superb taste!

Broccoli and Orange Buttered Pasta

One morning I found that my oranges were getting too ripe. The last thing I want to do is to throw it so I checked my kitchen if there's anything I can do apart from making a juice out of it. Lol. I found a broccoli in the fridge and thank goodness my Mom bought a pasta  the day before so I decided to make an early lunch.

 Broccoli and Orange Buttered Pasta

Chicken and Tofu Pasta (Fusilli)

Photo credit: Valerie Magos

In the Philippines, noodles or pasta is a must on the menu of a birthday celebrant. I'm not sure why but I guess it has something to do with this old belief about noodles or long pasta signifying long life for the celebrant. lol. My friend celebrated her birthday last Saturday and she requested me to cook a pasta, a non-tradition one. Not red. Not spaghetti noodles.