Mediterranean Pasta Salad

It's been quite a bit since my last post, apologies. With the wedding coming up in 99 days, things are starting to get even more busy by the minute. I made this pasta salad twice this summer, it's very simple and refreshing. Great for a picnic, a potluck or a quick lunch.

Mediterranean Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

-1 pkg fuselli pasta, cooked and chilled
-1 pkg pasta salad seasoning
-1 small red onion, sliced
-1 red pepper, sliced
-1 package grape tomatoes, whole or sliced in half
-1 cup black olives
-3/4 cup chopped cucumber
-200 g of feta cheese
-4 tbls. Mediterranean salad dressing

Directions:

1. In a large bowl add cooked pasta and sprinkle dry seasoning mix. Mix well until evenly incorporated
2. Add in sliced red onion, toss
3. Add in sliced red pepper, toss
4. Add in grape tomatoes
5. Add in black olives, toss
6. Finally add in chopped cucumber and toss. Make sure all veggies and pasta are mixed well and seasoning is even throughout
7. Add chopped or crumbled feta cheese and toss lightly
8. Fold in Mediterranean salad dressing and toss until evenly distributed

Cheers,
Naho @ Scrumptious Foods

Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Originally uploaded by Nahren

Baked Penne with Rose Sauce and Broccoli

While in Montréal on a weekend get away with my Fiancé and his mother, we had dinner at an Italian restaurant, Mangiamo I believe it was called. Well one of the cousins had a dish that looked rather tasty, a type of pasta gratin. So seeing as we don't have this restaurant in this area I tried to duplicate it and it was not bad at all, except I did not add chicken to mine.

Baked Penne with Rose Sauce and Broccoli

This was a recipe I created for a quick dinner, it's rather simple, nothing fancy.

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Penne (cooked, as per package directions)
1 jar of Rose sauce (store bought)
1 cup chopped Broccoli
1/2 cup shredded cheese (marble, or more to preference)
Dash of salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Boil the penne as per the package directions and drain
2. Toss in broccoli
3. Mix in rose sauce until well blended, add more or less to preference
4. Pour into a greased oven proof dish/skillet
5. Add a dash of salt and pepper
6. Sprinkle cheese on top and place in the oven for 10-15 minutes

Cheers,
-Naho

Baked Penne with Rose sauce and broccoli
Originally uploaded by Nahren