Like, for instance, this 30 minute meal that takes one of my favorite treats...the BLT sandwich...and turns it into a one-plate dish. In lieu of the sandwich bread, you substitute some spaghetti or angel hair pasta. Delicious!
And so easy.
First, get your bacon going and, if you are like me, you prefer to do bacon in the oven as opposed to a grease-spattering pan. Pop about four or five slices on a cookie sheet and let them cook for about 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees. When they are crispy, use your gloves to remove them from the oven and crumple them up into bits and pieces.
In a pot of salted boiling water, cook the pasta of your choice.
Separately, in a pan coated with a little EVO, saute one sliced sweet onion with a pound or so of small grape tomatoes. I find myself cooking with these tiny suckers a lot because they are so easy to manage.
Your pasta should be nicely done so add that to the pan and mix everything around. Salt and pepper to taste. Add a little fresh basil and crushed red pepper if you want.
Take one of those pre-packaged bags of arugula. Rinse it through and then dump it in the pan with the pasta et al. It will look like there is no room in the pan for all this, but have no fear. The arugula will melt down to nothing.
Plate it all and sprinkle the bacon pieces all over it. Grated parmesan tops it off nicely.
Thank you, Valerie. And the rest of you are welcome.
Dinner last night: Chicken and waffles at the Dodger World Series Game 2.
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