One Pan Pasta: Easy to make and very healthy

Hi everyone,
This week Health Tuesday I will introduce you to this awesome recipe. Make a delicious and healthy pasta in just one pan. No need to worry about cleaning up after cooking, washing many different pots and pans.
Check this one out.
For full recipe, please follow this blog Marin Mama Cooks. She is awesome ! This recipe is orginally taken from Martha Stewart Living

What you will need:

• 12 ounces linguine – I just used 3/4 of a 16-ounce box
• 12 ounces, which is about 3/4 of a pint of cherry or grape tomatoes, washed and halved
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 sprigs basil, plus some extra torn leaves for garnish
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin-olive oil
• 4 1/2 cups water
• freshly shredded parmesan cheese for topping the pasta

What you have to do:

Get out a large straight-sided skillet pan and put in your pasta, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, basil sprigs, olive oil and pour the in the 4 1/2 cups water. Pretty easy right?  You’re truly throwing everything into the pan at the same time.  Love it!

Turn up the heat to high and bring the water to a boil.

Let the water come to a full boil.  You will see bubbles on the side of the pan at first, but wait untill you see bubbles all over the pan.  

Once your water comes to a full boil, set your timer to 9 minutes.  Stand by the stove and using tongs, lift and move the pasta around every so often so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.

You will notice that most of the water is evaporating and getting thicker, and everything is starting to cook down like the tomatoes and the onions.

Test the pasta at 9 minutes and it should be al dente!  Turn off the heat and give the pasta a few quick tosses. There will be some liquid at the bottom of the pan, but don’t fret, the liquid will thicken up and turn into a sauce.  Doesn’t that pasta look fantastic

Serve up the pasta in large bowls and top with some shredded Parmesan cheese and fresh basil. The basil leaves really add that extra punch of flavor, so be sure to top everyone’s pasta with a few leaves. Pair this pasta with a nice green salad or some garlic bread.

Have fun and have a healthy Tuesday :)

Health Tuesday: Greek Pasta Salad

Source: Daydreamkitchen

What you will need:

For the Salad

• 5 oz dry pasta of chice
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup cucumber
• 1 cup  olives
• ½ cup red onion
• 3 oz   feta cheese
• 5 Fresh Oregano leafs

For the Dressing

• 1 tsp.  ground mustard
• ¼ cup white wine vinegar
• ½ cup olive oil
• ½ tsp. dried oregano
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. pepper
• ¼ tsp. dried basil

What you will do:

Cook pasta, wash it and drain.
In a bowl, add the salad ingredients and mix well.
In a small bowl mix all the dressing ingredients and stir well until it all combines nicely.
Pour the Dressing into the salad bowl and refrigerate.
To serve – Add some chopped Oregano, Basil, Salt and Pepper.


What you will have is this delicious healthy Greek Pasta Salad: