Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Ben's tomato and olive pasta

This is my hubby's recipe for a delicious, easy pasta meal - its a great meal to make when there's not much else in the pantry or fridge (and a good one for Make Do May!)  The girls and Jack like this meal too which is a bonus. 

Penne pasta- enough for 4
2 rashers of bacon chopped into pieces (optional)
1 diced onion
1 clove finely chopped garlic
Chopped veges- beans, carrots, capsicum, courgette, broccoli
2 Tins crushed tomatoes
Kalamata olives-as many as you would like!

1. In a pot put water on to boil for the pasta.  Add pasta when water is boiling. When the pasta is cooked drain and set aside until adding to the pan with tomatoes and olives.
2. While the pasta is cooking, in a wide based saucepan fry the bacon.
3. Add onion and garlic and cook until clear
5. Add your veges and stir fry until cooked (you can add a dash of water to the pan if the veges starts drying out and sticking to the pan)
6. Add tins of tomatoes and olives and your cooked pasta
7. Simmer for 5 minutes

For more meal ideas read my Meal Planning post here :)
Megan x

2 comments:

Rebecca said...

Dear Megan, If I send my hubby to you, will you please get yours to teach him how to cook? 15 years of marriage and mine can only do toast, heat up frozen fish and baked beans (yes together - ugh) and the odd roast (every blue moon). Yout pasta looks so good! Becks xxx

Cat said...

Sounds yummo to me, a great go to meal and healthy too. Might have to tell my hubby about this recipe;)

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