Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Two Timing Hot and Cold Pasta

This is an awesome pasta dish because it is great hot and then cold from the fridge as pasta salad later on.  According to the pasta box you get 8 servings of pasta in a pound so this is about $0.25 a serving.


1lb rotini pasta
$1.00
1/3c Garbanzo beans
$0.15
1/4 c shredded Mozzarella cheese
$0.22
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
$0.10
Green onions chopped
$0.20
1 roma tomato diced
$0.22
2 tbsp olive oil
$0.16
total
$1.96

Also 2tbsp (apx) each Italian salad dressing, apple cider vinegar and red wine vinegar.  (I don't have prices on these)

Salt and pepper to taste, pinch each of basil, onion powder, rosemary, oregano and fennel.

Optional 2 tbsp red onion diced, 1 clove minced garlic, chopped black olives.

Cook and drain pasta return to pan, off heat.  Add about 2 tbsp of olive oil and coat well.  Add chopped green onions, and tomato stir until well blended.  Add in salt and pepper to taste and a pinch each of some herbs/spices to boost the flavor I used basil, onion powder, rosemary, oregano and fennel.  Then add a couple of tablespoons of any Italian salad dressing you like.  Stir well add garbanzo beans and cheeses and stir again.  Serve.

For the portion you intend to save add a few extra tablespoons of vinegar, I use cider vinegar, red wine vinegar and a little bit of balsamic.  You may want to add a little bit more salad dressing or olive oil as the pasta will suck up the moisture in the fridge.  

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