Super Veggie Tiki Masala–over pasta–easy and filling

August 7, 2024October 25, 2024Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

1 16 oz box of Rotini Pasta, Cooked to package directions, Al Dente

8 oz, raw mushrooms, sliced

1 large Red or Yellow bell pepper, corred and sliced into thin strips

1 yellow onion, peeled and choppped small

1 Jar Tiki Masala Sauce (I really like the kind from Aldi)

1 tablespoon curry powder

1 tablespoon Coconut oil

*You can use really any vegetables you like, I just happened to use the veggies I got from a friends garden and/or on managers special

Saute veggies briefly in coconut oil with the curry powder for 5 minutes,then add the jar of Tiki Masala Sauce

Serve over hot pasta,top with Mozzerrella or Feta Crumbles

Start to finish takes about 20 minutes, great last minute meal ideas

“Cheaters” Vegetable Beef Stew–Super easy family meal-25-35 minutes start to finish

July 22, 2023October 25, 2024Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

This one pot wonder is great for feeding a family, making transportable meals for the sick neighbor or a shut in or dividing up for freezer/prep meals. I bought all the ingrdients at the local Aldi, which I found makes the meal very affordable (the canned goods range from $0.50-$0.79 a can, the spices $1.18 on average and the ground turkery pound was under $3.)

In one deep skillet/Mid Sized pot, brown either one pound of ground beef or ground turkey.

Once the meat is cooked all the way through, chunk chop it up and leave the juice in the bottom, making a roux with the meat and drippings.

Add in the spices, 1.5 tsp each of oregano, garlic poweder, Dried Cilantro ground cumin, Tony Satcheres Creole Seasoning, Fresh ground sea salt and pepper (to taste).

Open and add a can of Sweet Corn, Green beans, Sliced Carrots and whole new potatoes (don’t drain, add the liquid to the pot).

Stir and simmer all together for 20-25 minutes until thoroughly mixed/simmered together.

I like to served it with Corn Bread (Jiffy box mix is super easy to make along side this dish or use up leftovers! )

If you don’t have these veggies, cans of Veg-All or a bag of frozen bag of Veg-All mix works nicely too as a substitute

1 Can each of Sweet Corn, Green Beans, Sliced Carrots and Whole (or sliced) New Potatoes

Easy Homemade Pasta Primavera

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021Anna--The Adventurer 2 Comments

Sometimes an easy but tasty meal is needed and in a flash!! but who wants to blow their budget on an expensive meal? The following recipe costs a total of about $4-$4.50 I shopped at the local Dollar Tree/Dollar General for the items (when I was already out and about) and the recipe serves 3-4 adult size servings.

Ingredients:

1-1 lb box of whole grain penne pasta ($1.00 at Ingles Supermarket)

1 bag of frozen stir fry mix ($1 at Dollar Tree)

1 jar of Ragu Alfredo sauce ($1.25 at Dollar General)

1 can of Chicken breast ($1.25 Dollar General)

Cook the whole box of pasta according to the directions on the package.

While the pasta is cooking, open the bag of frozen stir fry and dump into a medium sized sauce pan with a little water added to the bottom, open the can of chicken (drain it first) and add to the stir fry vegetables (you won’t actually be frying the vegetables, just lightly steaming them with the chicken.)

When the pasta is about finished cooking, add the jar of the alfredo sauce to the chicken and chicken mix, simmer until hot. When the pasta is finished cooking, drain the water off.

Layer pasta on the bottom of the plate and top with the sauce/chicken/vegetable dish and voilà, you have pasta primavera with chicken.