We don't order too much pizza these days, but the junkyard concept comes into play at our house still. It's usually a last minute meal and it starts when I look in the fridge and pull something together. It happened the other night and I thought I'd share the yummy results.
I opened the refrigerator and discovered that I had the following leftovers already cooked -- 2 large sausage links, 3 grilled chicken tenders and a bowl of spaghetti noodles. Hmm... what could I do? I grabbed a couple of large zucchinis and half an onion and a can of diced tomatoes and got started.
I sliced the chicken tenders and sausage links on the diagonal -- just to make them look bigger and strech it a bit. I do this often and it helps us use less meat and still feel satisfied because it looks like there's more meat there. It works for us :). I then sliced the onion and zucchini up very thinly. I heated a few tablespoons of olive oil in my skillet and added the meat and onions, along with 2 cloves of freshly pressed garlic. I stirred this around until the onions became almost clear. I then added the zucchini. I sprinkled on salt and freshly ground pepper and bruschetta seasoning. I get this seasoning in its own grinder bottle from our local Italian food supplier and it's the Cannamela brand. So delicious!!! Once the zucchini were just softened, I added in the can of tomatoes. I kept stirring this all together and let it simmer for a few minutes. I tasted it a few times while simmering and adjusted the seasoning as needed.
I ran the cooked pasta under warm water from the faucet until they were warmed. I put some noodles on each plate and topped with the sauce. It was delicious. Even the kids cleaned their plates.
Do you ever just throw things in a pan and see what happens?
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Works for Me Wednesday -- say a prayer for Kristen, the hostess, as she's in the hospital this week :(
Sugar and Dots' What I Whipped Up Wednesday
Paisley Passion's Thrilling Thursday
The Frugal Girl's Chic and Crafty
Tidy Mom's I'm Lovin It
Mom's Crazy Cooking's This Week's Cravings
this is great, I like this recipe.
ReplyDeleteWow, SO yummy! I'll be featuring your recipe next week on Tasty Tuesday. Come check it out and link up again! http://nap-timecreations.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteGreat post. That's the beauty of pasta, you can add anything to it and you've got a great meal.
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