Pasta – Cooking in Clerkship

Mac & Cheese

INGREDIENTS: Pasta- 4 cups (I used butternut squash based noodles for this, but use any type! I recommend a shell or elbow type of pasta) Water – 4 cups Dash of salt 2 cups of shredded cheese (cheddar or a blend) 1 cup of plain greek yogurt OPTIONAL ADDITIONS: a dash of milk, butter, steamedContinue reading “Mac & Cheese”

Shrimp Pesto Pasta

INGREDIENTS Pesto (2-3 tablespoons) Pre-cooked frozen shrimp (thawed) Birds Eye SteamFresh Vegetable Pasta Shredded Mozzarella Pepper/Red Pepper Flakes DIRECTIONS: Warm up the pasta according to package instructions Warm up shrimp for 30 seconds and season as desired Mix in shrimp, pasta, and enough pesto to coat the pasta and shrimp Top with shredded mozzarella cheeseContinue reading “Shrimp Pesto Pasta”

Mac & Cheese

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of your choice of pasta (regular, whole grain, lentil) 1 cup of water Dash of salt 1/4 cup of milk (or milk substitute!) 1/4-1/2 shredded mac and cheese blend (or just cheddar or whatever you have) Steamed veggies (I used broccoli and cauliflower, a handful of each) Protein: shredded chicken, sausage etcContinue reading “Mac & Cheese”

Veggie Pasta

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of uncooked pasta noodles (either use regular pasta, whole grain, or lentil based pasta) Water Frozen veggie mix or steamable fresh vegetables (I have mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini, and green beans in this dish, but you can put any veggies in this one) Pasta sauce – I used arrabiata sauce Red pepper flakesContinue reading “Veggie Pasta”