Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Cooking Light Tuesday



Tonight I made Sausage, Tomato, and Arugula Fettuccine and it was quite possibly the most amazing pasta dish I've ever made in my life. It was super simple, but the flavors were great! Cherry tomatoes break down really easily in a frying pan, good to know...And chicken Italian sausage is fantastic! I used that instead of the turkey Italian sausage it called for since I'm not a huge fan of ground turkey. The arugula didn't taste very peppery, and got a little bitter after a few bites so I picked around that but maybe later in the year I'll try it out again. I think the best part, was the pasta. I used a new brand of fresh pasta and I may never be able to go back to the dried kind again. It had the best texture I've ever had for pasta. I loved, loved, loved this dish and seeing as it's stove-top only I can make it again in the summer when the fresh ingredients will be at their peak and I can possibly buy locally, and as for the cherry tomatoes, I could even grow those myself!

2 comments:

  1. Wow - that looks amazing! I think we need to try that down here.

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  2. It's ridiculously easy. The only thing I didn't care for was the arugula and it would be simple enough to use spinach instead. The pasta is what makes it. I used Cucina Fresca brand and it's from right here at the Pike Place Market but they sell it in grocery stores. It's way better than the Butoni brand.

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