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- Lemon Arugula Pasta
  
  Posted at 11:58 am by StephMo
  
  Oct 14th
  
  This pasta dish is absulutely delicious! Whenever I find a recipe that my somewhat picky son asks for I know it is a winner. It minics alfredo except for the fact that there isn’t any butter, so maybe it’s a little healthier? It’s not low fat but you know what they say, everything in moderation.
  
  As I have stated before, any recipe with cream in it is something I am going to love. I believe this recipe is originally from Ina Garten so you know it is going to be good. This recipe has such a wonderful flavor with the fresh lemon and arugula. I have tried it with spinach before when I was out of arugula and I will say although it was good, it is much better with arugula.
  
  Ingredients:
  
  1 lb. of pasta
  
  2 lemons, juiced
  
  1/2 cup – 1 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved
  
  4 oz. of fresh arugula
  
  1 cup broccoli florets
  
  2 cups heavy cream
  
  1 tsp. minced garlic
  
  1 tbsp. olive oil
  
  1/2 tsp pepper
  
  1/2 tsp. salt
  
  3/4 cup parmesan cheese, plus more
  
  I was out of fresh broccoli last night and had to use frozen which is not ideal, but my family didn’t notice. Shhhh, don’t tell. Fresh is preferable, but we do our best and make do with what we have right?
  
  Juice two lemons and put the juice aside. Halve the cherry tomatoes and cut the broccoli into bit size florets.
  
  With fresh broccoli, cook in boiling water for about 3 minutes. Drain in a colander and run under cold water stop the cooking. Set aside.
  
  When you start boiling the water for the pasta you can start making the sauce.
  
  Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over low/medium heat. Cook the minced garlic for 1 minute while stirring constantly. Garlic burns very easily so be careful.
  
  Add the cream, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil while whisking frequently. Reduce heat to a simmer and whisk in the parmesan cheese. Continue simmering and whisking frequently for about 15 minutes.
  
  Once the water is boiled cook your pasta as directed on the package.
  
  Drain the pasta when ready and return to the pan. Add the sauce and combine well until you see that it is thickening and absorbing into the pasta. You may choose to add more parmesan if you so desire. You can never have too much cheese!
  
  Add the arugula and stir until it is wilted.
  
  Add the tomatoes and broccoli and you are ready to serve.
  
  Enjoy!
  
  Posted in Dinners, Lemon Arugula Pasta | Tagged cream sauce recipe, food blog, food blogger, lemon arugula pasta, lemon arugula pasta recipe, lemon pasta, lemon pasta recipe, pasta recipe, pasta recipes, Recipes
- Simple Homemade Pasta
  
  Posted at 10:40 am by StephMo
  
  Mar 15th
  
  Making pasta is simple, but making it by hand without a pasta maker is quite a workout. Wow. This was my first time making pasta, and even though I just purchased a pasta maker and can’t wait to try it, I wanted to try it the old fashioned way first. All I can say is those little Italian grandmothers must be strong enough to lift a car!
  
  To make pasta all you need are four ingredients; flour, eggs, salt, and water.
  
  Mix 2 cups of flour with a tsp. of salt in a bowl, or on a board, and make a little well in the center. Add two eggs into the well.
  
  Start mixing the eggs into the flour with a fork by stirring only in the center and gradually taking more flour from the sides into the center.
  
  Add small amounts of water until it becomes a manageable dough. Use your hands while it is in the bowl to do this.
  
  Then put the dough onto a board and start kneading.
  
  Knead the dough for quite some time until it really starts to look and feel like the right consistency. I think I kneaded for about 10 minutes.
  
  Cover the dough lightly with plastic wrap and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
  
  Now if your arms aren’t already tired from kneading, they are going to get tired now. I cut the dough into three parts because I was rolling on a cutting board and only had so much room.
  
  Roll the pasta out as thin as you can get it. If your dough is springing back when you roll it, it needs to rest more. As you can see, I wasn’t able to get it all that thin. I did my best.
  
  I decided to gently roll the flattened dough, and cut it with a knife into thin strips. I know it isn’t perfect, but not bad for my first try!
  
  I then let the pasta dry on cooling racks for about an hour until I was ready to cook it.
  
  And that was it! Homemade pasta! I added some of my homemade pesto and it was delicious!
  
  Here is the link to my pesto recipe:
  
  https://stephaniessliceoflife.com/2020/03/05/homemade-pesto/
  
  Posted in Dinners, Homemade Pasta | Tagged food blog, food blogger, homemade pasta, nut free pesto, pasta, pasta from scratch, pasta making, pasta recipe, pesto, pesto recipe, Recipes
- Easy Mexican Taco Pasta
  
  Posted at 10:01 am by StephMo
  
  Jan 29th
  
  Taco Tuesday had a little bit of a twist yesterday in my house. It was actually a coincidence, I didn’t even realize I was making a taco type meal on a Tuesday. But go me! I probably shouldn’t have admitted it wasn’t planned so it would look like I have my act together much more than I really do. If you love tacos and pasta, then you will love this recipe. It is the best of both worlds. Oh, and did I mention it is incredibly easy?
  
  I have been making this pasta dish fairly often for years. Last night I used whole grain pasta as you can probably tell from the photo. Personally, I think it tastes better with regular pasta, but the other flavors are so great that it was excellent with whole grain as well. If you are looking to cut calories, this is a perfect recipe. You can use ground turkey, low fat sour cream, and reduced fat cheese (I wouldn’t use fat free because it won’t melt properly).
  
  My children even love this recipe despite the fact that there are always little piles left on each of their plates. One plate has a pile of beans and olives, and the other plate has a pile of beans, olives, and scallions. I used to get annoyed, but now I just giggle to myself at the effort that goes in to picking around everything.
  
  Ingredients:
  
  1 lb. ground turkey or beef
  
  Taco seasoning packet (I prefer McCormick)
  
  1/2 cup (or more) shredded Mexican cheese
  
  1/2 cup sour cream
  
  1 cup chopped tomatoes
  
  1/2 cup chopped scallions
  
  Small can of sliced black olives
  
  1/2 cup black beans
  
  1 lb. pasta
  
  Cook pasta as directed on package. While pasta is cooking, cook the meat in a pan until done. I use ground turkey instead of beef, but you can use either. Drain any excess grease. Add taco seasoning mix and water as directed on package. Cook on low-medium heat for about 5 minutes.
  
  When pasta is cooked return it to the pan after draining. Add taco meat, shredded cheese, and sour cream. Stir well.
  
  Stir in remaining ingredients. The black olives are mixed with the beans in the photo in case you were wondering. I really recommend using scallions and not substituting another type of onion, it makes a big difference with the taste.
  
  That’s it! Now just serve and enjoy. So easy and delicious! It tastes great with a little added hot sauce on top too, we prefer Cholula or Red Devil.
  
  Posted in Dinners, Mexican Taco Pasta | Tagged dinner recipe, easy dinner ideas, easy dinner recipe, easy pasta recipe, food blog, food blogger, my slice of life, pasta, pasta recipe, Recipes, taco pasta recipe, taco recipe
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