The Red Bell Pepper.
Pretty isn't it?
The red bell pepper is kind of like candy for my kids. They LOVE it. When I am cutting one up, there are fingers popping from all sides as my kids take them to snack on. They like the green ones, too, but not quite as much as the red ones. They like them raw...they like them cooked...they like them roasted. The LOVE red bell peppers (along with many other veggies, but that is for another time).
So, tonight we are having a daddy free night. Daddy has a concert he bought tickets for long ago. Daddy is also on a diet. So, I am free to think of something for us to eat for dinner that is off the daddy diet. Well, first thing that pops into my head is.......pasta. Ok...so what do I do with pasta. Sierra does not like red sauce....Daniel and I are not picky. I think...Vodka sauce. It's not completely red sauce (tasting). Sierra would prefer not. O-----kay. How about Alfredo?? Yes, Alfredo would do nicely.
Now, I could make this easy and you could, too....boil up some pasta (doesn't matter what kind) and mix in the sauce from a jar (I prefer Bertolli) and voila....easy dinner that the kids will likely love. BUT, that doesn't work for me. Too basic. Too blah.
So, I do a Pooh Bear...."think, think, think". Typically, one might put chicken and broccoli in with the pasta and sauce. I can.......almost......get with that. Almost. I am really wanting to simplify things for tonight. No husband. Rainy night. Movie night.
AHA!! The infamous RED BELL PEPPER. You would not BELIEVE how great this tastes. So, here is what I will do:
I will boil my boxed pasta (I went with bowtie).
I will slice up that beauty of a bell pepper and sautee it for a VERY short time in some extra virgin olive oil with some seasoning (maybe a greek blend).
I will toss the pasta, the sauce, and the sauteed peppers together and season with extra pepper. That's it. Serve it with a slice of homemade bread I made yesterday and I am done. Dinner is delicious...the kids will be happy...little work put in...
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