I think I have successfully been awarded the position of worst blogger ever. Who takes 3 months to write a post? Apparently its me. Well my apologies to everyone who is out there and takes the time to read my blog (thank you!) but I PROMISE, with summer rolling around and nothing else to do but eat - you will be seeing plenty more posts!
So whenever I get a little homesick, I think of something to make that I often eat at home. I am a huge fan of Lipton/Knorr Pasta packets, but I know that spending that $1-$1.29 can easily be avoided by me making a meal at home. This little dinner adventure was my little homemade take on cheddar broccoli pasta. With a little insight from my mom, I made something pretty damn close to what this packet entails.
Ingredients
1 Head of fresh brocolli
1 half pint of whipping cream
1 package of shredded cheddar cheese
a handful of penne or elbow pasta
2 tablespoons butter
In order to make this process go by a little quicker, the first thing you definitely want to do is cut your broccoli into small pieces. It doesn't really matter what size you make them, as long as you have a pot big enough to quickly steam them. Cut them up, and throw them in a pot with some hot water and put a lid on it - keep the stove on medium as all you want to really do is soften them up but not lose any of the color or lovely nutrients. Keep an eye on them, they won't need more than 5-7 minutes! Moving on, throw in your pasta as usual following the direction of the box - keep checking on it because no one likes mushy pasta. In another smaller pot or saucepan, melt down the butter a little and just make sure the pot is coated - you don't want to burn anything. Throw in some of the whipping cream and add the cheese. KEEP STIRRING! The last thing you need is your cheese to be stuck to the bottom of the pot! Keep adding the cheese until you have a good consistency, and if you think you are getting too cheesey (which I don't even think its possible) add a quarter sized amount of the whipping cream if you really need it.
Finally, once all your components are done - make sure you have drained and let the broccoli cool for a little bit and the same thing with the pasta. You can either put it all together in the bowl you plan on serving it in, or put it all together and toss it around in the pot that you had originally made the pasta in considering size.
Let me know how it goes, what you add and what you change and how you like it! :) happy eating!
So whenever I get a little homesick, I think of something to make that I often eat at home. I am a huge fan of Lipton/Knorr Pasta packets, but I know that spending that $1-$1.29 can easily be avoided by me making a meal at home. This little dinner adventure was my little homemade take on cheddar broccoli pasta. With a little insight from my mom, I made something pretty damn close to what this packet entails.
Ingredients
1 Head of fresh brocolli
1 half pint of whipping cream
1 package of shredded cheddar cheese
a handful of penne or elbow pasta
2 tablespoons butter
In order to make this process go by a little quicker, the first thing you definitely want to do is cut your broccoli into small pieces. It doesn't really matter what size you make them, as long as you have a pot big enough to quickly steam them. Cut them up, and throw them in a pot with some hot water and put a lid on it - keep the stove on medium as all you want to really do is soften them up but not lose any of the color or lovely nutrients. Keep an eye on them, they won't need more than 5-7 minutes! Moving on, throw in your pasta as usual following the direction of the box - keep checking on it because no one likes mushy pasta. In another smaller pot or saucepan, melt down the butter a little and just make sure the pot is coated - you don't want to burn anything. Throw in some of the whipping cream and add the cheese. KEEP STIRRING! The last thing you need is your cheese to be stuck to the bottom of the pot! Keep adding the cheese until you have a good consistency, and if you think you are getting too cheesey (which I don't even think its possible) add a quarter sized amount of the whipping cream if you really need it.
Finally, once all your components are done - make sure you have drained and let the broccoli cool for a little bit and the same thing with the pasta. You can either put it all together in the bowl you plan on serving it in, or put it all together and toss it around in the pot that you had originally made the pasta in considering size.
Let me know how it goes, what you add and what you change and how you like it! :) happy eating!
