quick, cheap pasta and vegi dinner

amazongoddess · Post by **amazongoddess** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:34 pm

So I had to fix dinner the other night and didn't have much to choose from, so here's what I did:

Whatever fresh veggies you have...steam them. Great and good for you.

Boil 3 cups of mac noodles. When their cooked the way you like them, drain the water, throw in 2 tblsp butter, 1 tblsp mayo, 1 tsp fresh garlic or 1 tblsp powdered garlic, and pepper to tasted. Stir it all up and fix a plate.

I just eyeballed the pasta ingredients the other night, so you may have to tweek it a little, but it turned out really well and would be great with garlic bread. The sauce also goes well in mashed potatoes. Enjoy

Mother Mo · Post by **Mother Mo** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:01 pm

My man don't consider it dinner 'less it's got some MEAT to it!

PrincessLuvie · Post by **PrincessLuvie** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:04 am

Sounds good, AG. I think a sprinkle of grated parmesan would be pretty good on that, as well.

I'll have to give that a try.

Vachy · Post by **Vachy** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 1:45 pm

Sounds good! I love vegetables.

Mother Mo wrote:My man don't consider it dinner 'less it's got some MEAT to it!

It sounds like it would be good with grilled chicken.

Mother Mo · Post by **Mother Mo** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 11:05 pm

It sounds like it would be good with grilled chicken.

Chicken & birds aren't real meat by his standards. He likes it red & preferably in the form of a steak!

amazongoddess · Post by **amazongoddess** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:14 am

Chicken & birds aren't real meat by his standards. He likes it red & preferably in the form of a steak!

So throw a steak on and serve the sauce on mashed potatoes. I'm sure he'd enjoy the slight change in flavor.

Oh and to flavor the steak, for something a little different...marinate it for 30 minutes in a can of coke. No longer than that though, cause the coke will start cooking the meat.