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Our weekly organic produce delivery has started. It is always exciting to see what is in the box. Usually there is something that I have not cooked with or tried and then my imagination kicks in trying to figure out what I will make with the assortment of goodies. This week we received persimmons, which neither Stella or I have ever had – so that will be dessert.
Sauteed Veggies and Pasta with Warmed Bread Crumbs
Ingredients
Spinach fusilli pasta
An Assortment of veggies
- Carrots
- Collard Greens
- Garlic
- Green Beans
- Green Onions
- Broccoli
Whole wheat bread crumbs
Coconut Oil
Butter
Parmesan cheese (optional)
1. Fill a pot with water and some salt. Allow to boil – this is for the pasta.
2. Rinse and cut veggies into bite size pieces. Mince the garlic.
3. Rinse the collard greens, tearing the leaf off the stem. Place in a steamer and steam until wilted, drain.
4. Saute veggies in a pan with coconut oil, adding the collard greens and garlic towards the end. You want them cooked, but crisp.
5. In a large saute pan melt 2 – 3 Tbl of butter, add 1 cup of whole wheat breadcrumbs and saute until golden brown. The bread crumbs will absorb all of the butter.
6. Add pasta to the boiling water, follow directions for cooking al dente, drain.
7. Add the veggies the bread crumbs and butter, if need be add some more butter or coconut oil (I added some more coconut oil). Continue cooking, stirring constantly.
8. Add the pasta to the veggies and bread crumbs, stir to coat.
9. Sprinkle some freshly grated parmesan cheese on, if desired. Serve and enjoy!
The bread crumbs add a really nice texture and flavor to this meal. Stella gobbled it up. This can serve as many or as few as you want – all depends on how many veggies and the amount of pasta. I made extra to have for lunch during the week.
We tried the persimmons and neither one of us liked the taste. We have 1 left so I will have to find someone that likes them – don’t want it to go to waste.
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Sounds like a great recipe and impressive how you use your imagination to create something from the organic veggies. : ) BTW, in case you weren’t aware, there’s a wonderful pasta that is made from 100% brown rice (more complex carbohydrates and more nutritious then regular pasta) and tastes exactly like regular pasta. You might want to give it a try. : )
I will look for that pasta th next time I need some. Stella is not a huge pasta fan, but that seems to be changing with some of these new recipes. Thanks for all your comments!!
Looks pretty darn yummy! Thanks for the photos…..a picture says a thousand words!
Not to pat myself on the back or anything, but I would have to agree – it is pretty darn yummy!