ONE POT PASTA

27Nov2018

Today is a very rush day!

Wanted iron son’s clothing for his performance.  Unfortunately the iron decided to retired after serving us for 15years. What to do now? He needs to wear that shirt and that trousers. SOS!  Tried calling a few neighbours. They were not at home. May be year end go for holidays. Finally I found an old neighbour who lives few blocks away. Whew!

I had planned to cook bolognese sauce pasta. After I got the iron and finished ironing, I did not have much time left to cook the proper bolognese sauce pasta. So, have to change cooking plan. ONE POT PASTA came to mind. Yes, this is an easy and nice meal. Can get done in 30min including preparation. 

No need to do much cleaning after cooking and it is delicious!

You may find this in my facebook Catherine's Cooking Journal

Ingredients :

250g Linguine /Fusilli / any pasta

200gm minced beef

1 small yellow onion, chopped

3 cloves of garlic , sliced it

½ carrot , chopped

1 big tomatoes, chopped

10 cherry tomatoes

3 cup of water

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp light sauce

3 tbsp pasta sauce

Pepper

Dash of dried basil and oregano

2 or 3 leaves of fresh basil, optional

1 tspn olive oil

Seasoning for minced meat : 1 tbsp light sauce, some pepper, 1 tsp corn flour

Method:

1. Season the meat with the seasoning.  Mix well. 

2. In a large pot, put in olive oil,  water, pasta , tomatoes, sliced garlic, chopped onion, chopped carrots, herbs, salt , pasta sauce and bring the mixture to boil.

3. Stir the mixture occasionally to prevent the base got burnt. Cook until the meat is cooked and pasta is tender. Approximately 15min.

4. Adjust the taste to your desire. You may add more salt or light sauce. Remove one pot pasta from fire and serve while it is hot.

5. Enjoy