One of my goals this year has been to cook more. Last year I made it my goal to make at least one pinterest recipe a month and then challenged myself to creatively use all the left over ingredients to make other things. It went pretty well and was a great way to break me in and get me experimenting with ingredients I have never used before like ginger, garlic, flax seeds etc. I am a TOTAL novice. :P This year I have stepped it up, cooking fanciness twice a week! So far so good! Prior to my recent efforts to start cooking, I have always had excuses for not cooking like:
"by the time I get home, I am famished and not patient enough to make food!"
"...maybe i am just lazy"
"it's too expensive"
"I takes to long to prepare meals and I end up being in the kitchen all evening!"
"I eat half the ingredients before I even get done"
"I have no idea what i am doing"
"to many dishes get dirtied and then they need to be washed..."
But I am coming to believe that it is so worth it! Nothing beats a good tasting meal, and with the more experience I am gaining in the kitchen, I am getting better and faster at making stuff! I also have found it useful to get my friends involved, making the cooking process more fun! Why haven't I thought of that sooner?! Not only is simply the company of friends in the kitchen appreciated, but also I have been learning so much from them! Lord knows I have a lot to learn. A couple of days ago I got together with a good friend and she taught me how to use a mincer! And how to cook pasta...the "right way"! ^_^ We had so much fun and this is what we made:
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Ingredients
- 2 grilled chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 8-ounces fettuccine pasta, cooked (All we had on hand was spaghetti so we used that instead)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced (now that I know how to use a mincer ^_^ )
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup plain, nonfat Kefir (this was a new ingredient for me!)
- salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- basil ribbons, for garnish
Directions:
- Cook pasta according to the directions on the box and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Stir in flour; stir until combined.
- Slowly whisk in chicken broth.
- Cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens; remove from heat.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese; stir until melted.
- Whisk in Kefir; whisk until combined.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Sauce will continue to thicken as it stands. If sauce is too thick, add a little Kefir.
- Pour sauce over cooked fettuccine; mix until combined.
- Transfer to plates and top with previously prepared chicken strips.
- Garnish with basil ribbons and serve!
Buen Porvecho!
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