Fettuccin' me

Fettuccin' Me

There are a few things a girl needs as staples in her life. An amazing best friend, a little black dress, a comfortable pair of heels, her favorite lip stick (gloss or balm will do), a good book or movie and a stack of recipes sitting around for those spontaneous moments where you want to show that special someone you can cook.
They always say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. You can ask any and all of my ex's how well I cook, as for most of them this is how they landed in my lap. From desserts to main dishes, learning their favorites was always a fun pass time. For instance, I have an ex who's favorite is good old southern cooking or another who is utterly in love with cheese cake. Learning those little things not only expanded my cooking, but landed me with a second or third date. Not all of which where bad, horrible or down right what the heck was I thinking.

As a matter of fact, there are a few in there that land on my "smile every time I make their dish" list. I don't name the dishes after my past, I name them after the experiences and stories that come into my head when cooking.

I call this dish Fettuccin' me, because after all that's what the whole dating world is about. Fetching ourselves someone who can put up with every quirky habit, know our past horrors and still at the end of the day want to come over "just because."

This is a simple dish, one that you can modify to whatever you have in your fridge or cabinets at the time. I just so happen to have tomato's, broccoli and left over chicken sitting in the fridge, but you can use whatever you have if you don't have the above. (A good alternative to the chicken would be shrimp.)

Here's a little spin on Fettuccine Alfredo.

Recipe

Prep time: 5-10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Serves: 3-6

Ingredients:

 

1 box of pasta

1 jar of Alfredo sauce

1 cut roman tomato

1 head of broccoli

Pinch of black pepper

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

2 chicken breast (or thighs)

 

 

If your chicken is not cooked, cook to desired tenderness.

 

Add water to a pot and bring to a boil. Once water is boiling add noodles and let simmer.

 

Chop the tomato and broccoli into desired size, I choose quarters for the tomato.

 

In a separate skillet add together the Alfredo sauce, tomato, broccoli and cooked chicken. Stir at intervals. Once the sauce starts to boil add a pinch of black pepper and the Parmesan cheese and let sit until pasta is done.

 

Once the pasta is to desired tenderness drain, here is where you can decide to either add the pasta directly to the sauce mixture or let your guinea pigs opt for their desired amount of sauce.

 

I choose to let the guinea pigs decide.