How to Cook a Pasta Dinner (cooking for Men)

Here's a quick and easy recipe to make a nice pasta dinner. This is one that my son and I use when making dinner for my wife.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 can cream of mushroom
• Milk
• Bowtie pasta
• Spices (pepper, garlic, salt)
• Cheese
• Canned chicken (chunked)
• Green onions
• Large pot
• Strainer
• Baking dish

1. Turn on oven and pre-heat to about 400 degrees

2. Pasta: Fill the large pot with water and bring it to a light boil. Dump pasta into the pot and cook for about 10 minutes on med-hi heat. When pasta is finished, dump pasta into a strainer and rinse in the sink.

3. Grate the cheese (or cut it into thin slices)

4. Chop the green onions

5. Pour pasta, 1 can of cream of mushroom, 1 cup of milk and 1 can of canned chicken breast into the baking dish. Mix everything together. If you have trouble mixing in the baking dish then try using a mixing bowl to mix the ingredients.

6. Add pepper, garlic (chopped cloves or powdered garlic), and salt to taste. Do not go overboard with the spices (especially if you are cooking for a date).

7. Sprinkle or lay cheese on top of everything.

8. Put baking dish into the over for about 20 minutes. Watch it to make sure that it does not get burnt.

9. Remove baking dish from over. Wait for it to cool a little bit and serve.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not forget to turn off the stove and the oven.
• Clean cooking dishes as you go. It makes cleanup easier and faster.
• Add some nice red or white wine to your meal. I like cabernet (red) or chardonay (white).

[adamenos]

on 9/16/2009 This dish is suggested as a quick, easy and not too frequent meal. It contains a lot of salt as will most any dish that uses a canned ingredient such as soup (or when you eat out at a restaurant). Almost any type of pasta (including whole grain pasta) or rice (including brown rice) can be used depending on your taste buds and diet requirements.

[luv2kuk]

on 9/13/2009 THIS IS NOT COOKING - BUT IT IS QUICK - LOADED WITH SALT (SOUP AND STARCHY CORNSTARCH-THE CANNED CHICKEN SITS IN BRINE, ALSO SALTY) AND THEN THERE'S THE PASTA WHICH IS NOT WHOLE WHEAT OR MULTI-GRAIN)