Out of desperation comes creation, right? I was at home on Friday watching the Brazil World Cup game and was starving! Unfortunately, I was really low on ingredients and was scraping the bottom of the barrel for ideas. All I had in my veggie bowl were onions and garlic. I had some pasta in my pantry. The only herb I had on hand was mint. What goes with mint?- Oh yes, peas. I just happened to have some frozen peas- yay! With a little chopping and boiling, I had a delicious meal ready in no time. Here's how...
First I set a pot of water to boil for the pasta (I used a whole wheat organic spaghetti)
Then I thinly sliced 2 small yellow onions (red or white would also work well)
I added the onions to about 3 T EV olive oil in a sautee pan over medium heat and stirred those a bit
next, I peeled and chopped about 6 large cloves of garlic.
I added these to the onions, stirred and turned down the heat.
It was about this point that the water for the pasta began to boil. Before adding the pasta I added about a teaspoon of sea salt to the boiling water. It's a great way to season the pasta.
I added about 1/4 package of spaghetti (enough for 2 people)
I stirred the onions again to make sure they were turning golden at an even pace.
then I got out the mint and chopped up a bunch (about 1/4 c chopped)
I quick stirred the onions again then went to my freezer for the peas.
When the pasta was about 2 minutes from being finished, I added about 1/2c frozen peas directly to the boiling water (no need to dirty another dish, right)
I let the pasta and peas cook until al dente (slightly chewy) then drained.
I tossed the pasta and peas into the onions and seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic no-salt seasoning to taste.
Just before serving I tossed in the fresh mint.
Really, it was quite good. Especially when I thought I had nothing to make :-) What a treat.
As always I'd love to hear about your experience with this recipe. There is almost always room for improvement!
Happy cooking!
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