Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Spinach Linguine

One of the advantages of shopping at Fairway is their extensive selection of fresh pasta's.  Last week I tried their Spinach Linguine, which was very delicious.  I paired it with some grilled chicken and vegetables and topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese, the outcome was delicious.
There really is a difference between fresh pasta and dried pasta from a box.  The fresh takes only about 5 minutes to cook, and has more of a doughy texture, which I love, plus this particular pasta was infused with spinach, and had a very pretty green color.  Here’s how I prepared it.
Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain and reserve the pasta water.
Grill a few pcs of Chicken and slice into strips
In a large skillet - combine 1 Tablespoon olive oil and 1 large onion, diced. Sautee for about 5 minutes until the onion is translucent, add 1/2 chopped pepper and 1/2 chopped zucchini, sauté for another 2 minutes, add 1 tablespoon butter. Sautee for another minute, add about 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water. You will now have a nice sauce, add the pasta and chicken mix everything together(you can add more reserved pasta water if you need to)  and serve with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

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