Me Pastas...

Olive Oil Pasta

Ingredients:

A bunch of spaghetti (a grip full) - any size will do up to you... Dice up some prawns or calamari(the best) or if ur allergic to seafood have chicken breast instead; beef not recommended tho... you can add in some fresh mushrooms and my favourite is organic brinjals (thinly sliced), few cloves of garlic (I always make my garlic in paste form so its about a teaspoon or so), salt to taste and chili flakes to taste also, few pinch of thyme herbs or oregano will do... Oh, for weight watchers use wholemeal pasta and extra virgin olive oil.

Method:

Boil pasta till cooked. I always use the express way; microwave ready in 10 mins!

Heat Olive on a non stick frying pan and start to stir fry garlic, all the meat and mushroom. Later add in the brinjals and stir fry few more minutes. Add all the flavours ie; salt and chilli flakes, dry herbs and continue to fry. Lastly stir in the cooked pasta - do not rinse the cooked pasta under water as the natural flavours will loose. Serve immediately!

Stir Fried Pasta with Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

A bunch of shell pasta or any chunky type of pasta will do (a grip full) - up to you... Dice up some chicken breast or beef... you can add in some fresh tomatoes and diced carrots, few cloves of garlic (I always make my garlic in paste form so its about a tablespoon or so), a table spoon of tomato pasta sauce (I always get mine in jar and keep in the fridge), salt to taste, teaspoon of brown sugar and chili paste if you prefer it a little hot, few pinch of thyme herbs or oregano even Italian herbs will give the same lovely smell... I always add an egg in this recipe. Oh, for weight watchers use wholemeal pasta and extra virgin olive oil and low cholesterol egg.

Method:

Boil pasta till cooked. I always use the express way; microwave ready in 10 mins!

Heat Olive on a non stick frying pan and start to stir fry garlic, Chili paste(optional), tomato pasta sauce (if you like the colour a bit more red just add more of the sauce, all the meat and carrot. Later add in the egg and scramble few more minutes. Add all the flavours ie; salt, brown sugar, dry herbs and continue to fry. Lastly stir in the cooked pasta - do not rinse the cooked pasta under water as the natural flavours will loose. Serve immediately!

Very easy cookings kan? Since I normally cook for one person that is myself so all the ingredients are in small measurements. If your cooking for a bigger family or just couple more people just double or triple the ingredients! These pasta recipes are perfect for surprised guests coming over to the house, bz career mothers or frens meet ups as light servings.

Perfect for kids too!

Do try them out...