PASTA : The BEST Pasta Dish

If you don't have a go-to pasta dish in your back pocket, you should - for a last minute anything.

Requirements:

• Easy

• Balanced

• Big batch

• Eat hot or cold

What is it?

Chicken Florentine Pasta Salad

Some tried and true options:

• Substitute with shrimp

• Add scorched cherry tomatoes before onions

• Add scorched sweet peppers before onions

What You'll Need

• Orzo (or any pasta really, but only non string ones if eaten cold)

• Garlic

• Onion

• Oregano

• Spinach

• Parmesan cheese or similar (shredded)

• Chicken breast (cooked preferred)

• Tomatoes + Peppers optional

For The Daring (TLDR)

1. Boil pasta per instructions (olive oil and salt water), rinse til cool enough to touch, let drain

2. Scorch tomatoes/peppers in olive oil on medium high heat first if adding those or skip to 3

3. Sautee onions on medium, add garlic and oregano when translucent, stir a bit and add protein, stir til heated through

4. Add pasta, stir, add parmesan, mix and adjust salt, pepper to finish

Notes:

• Put in containers ASAP to stop cooking, lid partially on counter until cool enough to refrigerate

• You CAN eat it straight out of the fridge. I have. But I like to stir it a bit and let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes. Or if you can't wait, microwave for 30 seconds (2 minutes if you want it hot - it's damn good hot) and stir.

Enjoy your terribly easy, perfect go-to pasta.

-TC