Red Pepper and Leek Pasta with Peas and Feta

Are you busy?  Silly question, I know, because I'm sure are you.  That's okay though, because I'm going to help you.  See, this dinner only takes fifteen minutes to make so it's perfect for us busy folk.  And it's tasty. Really tasty.  See, we've been having so much fun doing things like this.....

 

:learning to skateboard

: learning to rollerblade 

...that we haven't had much time indoors.  Less time indoors mean less time to cook and when we arrive home from all of this good outdoor fun, the boys (all three of them!) are hungry and looking for food.  

I can't even really offer a recipe for this because it's so easy and adaptable.  Simply bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta (you can see here I didn't have enough rotini or farfale so I used both!).  While the water is coming to a boil and the pasta is cooking, dice some red pepper and a few garlic cloves.  Clean and chop up two leeks and throw all the veggies into a saucepan with some oil (I used olive).  Add salt and pepper and stir around in the pan.  When the veggies are cooked and softened throw in a few cups of frozen peas.  Cook a little longer.  Drain the pasta, add to the pan with the veg and stir together.  Toss in a cup or so of feta cubes and some fresh or dried oregano.  Done and delicious.

I need a few more fifteen minute meals in my repertoire.  What are your favourite creations for those really busy nights?

Comments

[Ginger & Pickle]

Hi Jan! Well, before all of our new allergy issues (eek!) my go to fifteen minute meal was a take on bahmi (an Indonesian dish)
no yolk egg noodles (boiled in salted water)
sauté an onion and cubed ham with some curry powder and ketjap manis (a drizzle)
toss the sautéed mixture in with the drained noodles adding some frozen peas and a bit more ketjap manis to taste. the peas cook as you stir through the hot noodles. a green salad with a peanut sauce dressing. yummy!

[Heidi]

We are loving salad bar night. I cut up lots of colorful veggies on Sunday and put them in little containers. Then I set them all up, add some diced chicken, cubed cheese, and maybes some whole grain crackers, and everyone comes to fill their plates. This event got even more popular when I made a batch of Creamy Jalapeño Ranch Dressing/Dip http://www.heidisfullplate.com/2010/04/creamy-jalapeno-ranch-dressingdip.html).

[Rae Grant]

I love this combination of foods, especially with feta.

We live on less pasta that we used to, but this type of dish is one of my favorites especially with the garlic and red peppers.

Sometimes I sauté sliced tomatoes in garlic and olive oil for a few minutes and pour it over freshly boiled pasta. We grate pecorino over the top add a little freshly ground pepper. Good stuff.

[Lazaro]

That pasta dish look great. Love the flavors working there. Cheers!

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Something else. I stirred the pasta into the completed sauce, tipped into a baking dish topped with breadcreams and a little grated cheese and baked in the oven for about 15 mins. Delicious!