Here is my take on a famous pasta recipe that almost anyone can whip up. For the pasta, cook a 500 gram package according to directions and set aside.
For the sauce:
1/4 k. chicken ham sliced into strips
6 cloves garlic, diced
1 small can Century Tuna in oil or brine
1 box Alaska cream
1 pack of Knorr cream of mushroom soup (dilute in cold water)
dried basil
ground pepper
salt to taste
grated cheese (Magnolia Cheezee)
Heat some oil and then fry up the ham until a bit toasted, then dump in the garlic. Saute until garlic is golden brown, add the tuna and stir. Measure 1/4 tsp. of dried basil and place on the palm of your hand and rub it before sprinkling into the pan. This way the flavor and aroma are released. Then season with salt and pepper. Pour in the cream soup base and cream. Bring to a boil. Turn down heat. The sauce will thicken due to the cream soup base. Adjust flavors according to taste. Plate up some pasta, pour the sauce and top with grated cheese. Yum! :)
Saturday night dinner is pasta..again? you might ask..well, it's a family favorite and it can be prepared in a lot of ways too. This time i made a new sauce called chicken pesto on penne pasta. It was summer time when i had my first taste of this recipe and only now did i have to chance to re-create and suit it to our taste. You see, the one i had at the restaurant was a tad too salty, and the pasta was not so al dente.
The pasta i cooked as to package directions and set it aside. For the sauce, it was one chopped medium head of garlic, about two tbsps. of freshly chopped basil leaves, bite-size sliced lean chicken breast, one box of Alaska cream, grated cheese and some black pepper. No salt was added since the cheese was enough to give flavor.
Saute the chicken pieces in hot oil until they turn white, push the pieces to one side of the pan and saute the garlic next. Stir until it turns golden brown then mix the chicken, add the basil leaves then stir. Add the cream then season with powdered pepper. Sprinkle in the grated cheese, continue stirring and adjust flavor. Turn down the heat and mix in the pre-cooked penne, mix well. Serve immediately..
It was an instant hit with my kids, really rewarding to see them enjoy what mom prepared..
