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    • 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, Recipes | Tagged food blog, food blogger, homemade pasta, nut free pesto, pasta, pasta from scratch, pasta making, pasta recipe, pesto, pesto recipe
    • 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, Recipes | Tagged dinner recipe, easy dinner ideas, easy dinner recipe, easy pasta recipe, food blog, food blogger, my slice of life, pasta, pasta recipe, taco pasta recipe, taco recipe
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