I came up with this recipe a few weeks ago when it was snowing non-stop and I didn't wanna go anywhere but to work and then home. I just wasn't in the mood to go grocery shopping. Snow doesn't agree with me anymore and so I don't feel like driving anywhere even to the store. We had more than 12 inches of snow that time, and believe me, it wasn't easy shoveling the driveway. By the time you are done and can get your car out of the driveway, you feel like you just wanna go inside the house and rest. Lol.. Anyway, so I didn't do my grocery shopping that week. And I finished all my fresh veggies in the fridge. And almost emptied my freezer. Meaning, I was running out of food to cook. As you all know, or maybe not (hehehe), I'm not a big fan of canned goods. I much prefer fresh or frozen one rather than canned veggies or meat. I don't know. Even if they say it is canned fresh, its still not fresh to me. And based on experience, all canned veggies are overcooked or soggy. But well, I didn't have a choice, either open a can of veggies/meat or go grocery shopping. I looked out my window and decided to get my can opener and look in my pantry. I have a selection of beans, green beans, sauces, green peas, corn, tuna and canned chicken. I also have a few packs of egg noodles. I asked my daughter if she wants pasta and she said yes but not with red sauce. Hmmm, so it has to be pasta with the canned chicken and veggies sauteed in olive oil. It is so easy to come up with a dish with only three main ingredients. I cooked this dish twice already since that snowy days. My daughter loved it and kept requesting for it.
Curious? Here is the my simple recipe for Pasta with peas and canned chicken
Ingredients
1 lb egg noodles, cooked al dente (8-9 minutes)
1 can green peas
1 can white chicken
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
Procedure
Cook the egg noodles al dente, set aside.
In a saucepan, saute onion and garlic, add the drained chicken in can and the green peas.
Add the cooked eg noodles, season with chili powder, salt and pepper.
Serve with toast or garlic bread.
This recipe is so easy to make, it takes only 30 minutes to prepare. Very simple and only needed three main ingredients. Since I cooked it several times now, I ran out of canned chicken. But I was thinking I could used canned tuna or salmon with this recipe. And instead of egg noodles, I could use penne or mostaccioli. That will be another experiment, right?
