I didn't think I'd be able to cook along with the Craving Ellie in My Belly crew this week. We've had a heck of a week. But this recipe was so quick to throw together that even I, with my sinus infection causing throbbing pain in my head and neck, and with my needy baby with her ear infection, and with my crazy toddler and her I WANT TO COLOR WITH CHALK I NEED WATER THE BABY IS TOUCHING MY PUPPY PAPER, and with my husband stumbling around like he's about to keel over because our house has been consumed by like one huge atomic germ, could manage to pull it off. It's that easy.
I didn't have fresh ginger, so I used this ginger/garlic paste sort of stuff that I had in the fridge. When I blended up the sauce I thought I had totally blown it with that uncalled-for garlic, but once it was on the spaghetti it tasted just fine. And I didn't have red pepper flakes so I used cayenne pepper, but I used a little less than the recipe called for because Josh said that cayenne is hotter than the red pepper flakes. What else... Oh, I used broccoli, green beans and baby peas. Some people have talked about adding edamame or other things to get some protein into this dish, but peas actually have quite a bit of protein. I think. Or did I just unintentionally make that up? I really do think I've read that in some reliable source somewhere. Also I didn't think I was going to dig the whole wheat pasta, but I used some by Bionaturae from the overpriced health food joint and it was GREAT.
All in all, a fast and very tasty meal. I will definitely make this again. You can see the recipe here or at the blog of our host this week, Supplicious.
6 comments:
Glad to see you had time to make it. It really is easy and adaptable.
Hopefully the family feels better soon.
Alyssa
Feel better soon all of you...OK, so I have dish-envy...last week, I liked that C&B bowl, this week, I want the green plate....hmmm....
Good luck to the family on recovering from the "germ".
Glad you had time to cook the recipe. It was good and easy.
As for the peas, approx. 7g protein per 3 1/2 oz, and paired with the noodles, they are probably pretty close to being a complete protein.
So glad you were able make this one even with all your sickness in the house, these noodles were really tasty. This is one of the few recipes you don't need to make any vegetarian changes to. I hope everyone is feeling better.
Sounds like you've had a lot to take care of at your house. Glad you got to try this dish, though. Looks good!
Hope you're feeling better! Being sick is hard enough, I can't imagine trying to take care of a family on top of that. Glad you enjoyed the recipe - looks great!
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