Friday, September 10, 2010

What to do with fettucini noodles?

I had a package of fettucini noodles in my pantry- but no spaghetti sauce...  I love creating new sauces, so I went for it!

I have been getting yummy zucchini at the local farmers market and had some left.  I also had a can of diced tomatoes in my pantry.  So, I decided to make a tomato zucchini sauce!  I sauteed some garlic and minced onion (the dried kind) in some olive oil, then added the zucchini.  I used my julienne peeler on the zukes, to get thin strips.  I sauteed that for awhile, then added the can of diced toms.  I covered it and let it simmer to cook down some of the tomato juices.  I can't remember if I put in any seasonings (this was a couple weeks ago...).

While the toms/zukes were cooking, I decided to make a white cream sauce to add with the tomato sauce.  I just made a simple white sauce.

Once everything was done cooking, I drained the noodles, and returned them to the pot.  I added the tomato/zucchini sauce to the noodles along with a little bit of the starchy cooking water from the noodles that I saved.  I tossed that around and added just enough of the white sauce to make it somewhat creamy.  I topped it with fresh chopped basil.

This was another wonderful recipe that I don't think I would change anything on...

2 comments:

  1. Hi! I found your blog through diapershops' facebook post. I'm definitely excited to get some ideas on how to cook with what we already have! :)

    -Myndee

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  2. Myndee- I'm glad you're enjoying my blog! I hope it helps you to save some money, but maybe also some time in the kitchen! I like to make quick meals so that I can spend more time with my husband and our almost 5 month old little girl! Enjoy! :)

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