Pasta Stuff

     I love to try new food.  Of course I have my limits.  Brains, liver, tongue, and slimy cooked asparagus is where I draw my line, though.  Oh, and kimchi.  I can’t even get past the smell.  Luckily, I’m the cook of the house.  What I say is for dinner is what will be for dinner.  Absolutely no surprises on what will be for dinner.  I still do some experimenting though.  One experiment that I can across made me kind of skittish to try, mainly because I’ve never thought that pink would be a good tasting sauce color.

     Where ever I got this recipe, I can’t remember.  But it was just so easy of a recipe that I was able to memorize it like *snap* that.  I can’t seem to remember the name either, so whenever it is for dinner, I just tell Hubby “it’s that pasta stuff”.  He knew what I was talking about, I knew what I was talking about, and so the name “Pasta Stuff” stuck.

Ingredients:

     1 box Penne pasta

     1 jar Spaghetti sauce

     1 jar Alfredo sauce

     2 cups Mozzarella cheese, shredded

     Parmesan cheese, shredded

     That’s all.  Just an easy five ingredient recipe.  Get this though, the steps are just as easy!

     Instructions:

1.       Cook penne al dente (you want a little crunch to it.  Not too much or the pasta will be under cooked and not too little or it will be over cooked and gooey)

2.       While penne is cooking, mix the entire jar of spaghetti sauce, Alfredo sauce, and bag of mozzarella into a bowl.  Mix well.  (I find it to be easier to mix the sauces until there’s no streaking of colors then throw in the mozzarella.)

3.       Strain the penne then add to the sauce and cheese.  Mix well.

4.       Pour into a 13x9 pan.

5.       Pop into a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.

6.       Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top then pop back into the oven until the Parmesan is melted.

     BAM!!! Done! How easy was that? And you can easily mix things up a bit by adding chicken, beef, or pork (cooked of course) when you mix everything together. This is enough for 2-4 people, depending on the people. When it is just me and Hubby, it’s enough for two with no leftovers. With me and my dad, it was enough for four without leftovers.

     Do you prefer recipes with lots of ingredients or few ingredients? Leave your opinion in the comments below!