Posts Tagged ‘Food for thought; lunch tips; health’

Another day and another dollar to spend…. Well maybe! It’s lunch time and lets try and save money today by making lunch. Feel free to tweak the recipe to your liking. This recipe is quick, easy and fun! The stand out ingredient is garlic so don’t be shy, everything else is layering flavor. No unnecessary calories season to taste. If you don’t do carbs I suggest omit pasta and do a vegetable seafood medley. Perhaps broccoli/asparagus/spinach/ mushrooms/shrimp/scallops can be an option.

For this recipe you need: Pasta/ clean sliced mushrooms/Garlic powder onion powder/ lemon pepper/ lime juice/ 3 cheese blend parmesan
cheese

Rinse and pat dry mushrooms let it sit for about 5min. In non stick pan cook mushrooms at medium temp. I use I can’t believe it’s not butter, it’s a healthy way to get that butter taste without the calories olive oil can also be used. Cook until brown and put aside.

Cook pasta according to the directions given on box. Rinse and drain. In a wok or non stick pan heat enough butter to saturate the pasta. Once melted turn down add pasta sprinkle garlic powder/salt/onion powder/ lemon pepper. Squirt a small amount lime juice over pasta and stir. The taste of garlic flavor should still stand out. sprinkle parmesan cheese and stir. Add mushrooms, garnish with sliced tomato on top and serve.

I used organic wheat spaghetti pasta but feel free to use your pasta preference. Giorgio Fresh N Clean sliced mushrooms, I can’t believe it’s not butter and supermarket bought 3 blend cheese.

This pasta in this dish is delicious! Play with different variations of the recipe. Try the recipe with diced tomato/ broccoli/ scallops and shrimp. Always add ingredients after pasta is seasoned. Chicken and Skirt steak are also meat options for this recipe. Enjoy!