Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Pasta a la ???

I'm not sure what to call the dish I made tonight. My husband suggested Pasta a la Fern but I'm not that vain. I am thinking Red, Green and White Fusili? Suggestion for a name are welcome.

1 medium yellow onion, sliced into 1/8 inch thin slices
2 small red bell peppers, sliced into 1/8 inch thin slices
2 cups broccoli florets, roughly chopped into 1 inch pieces
2 Tbs. butter
1 cup sun dried tomato pesto
1 cup milk (anything other than non-fat)
2 Tbs. flour
8 oz whole wheat fusili pasta
Salt to taste

1. Saute onion in 1 Tablespoon butter over medium high heat until onions are soft and transparent (8 minutes). Add bell peppers and saute for 3 minutes. Set aside in seperate bowl.

2. While onions and bell peppers are sauteeing, steam broccoli for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop cooking. Add broccoli to bowl with onions and bell peppers.

3. Using water from steaming broccoli, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop cooking.

4. While pasta is cooking, in same pan used to sautee onions and bell peppers, melt 1 Tablespoon butter. When butter is completely melted, sprinkly flour evenly around pan. Whisk butter and flour to make a roux. Add milk to pan and stir constantly until boiling. Immediately reduce heat to medium-low. Whisk in sun dried tomato pesto. Add salt to taste.

4. Combine all ingredients in pan used to cook pasta and toss well. Serve.

Serves 4.

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