Pasta a la Amy

So tonight I made Veal Saltimbocca and an amazing pasta dish. And, then, my friend called and said he wanted to go to the BRAND NEW FREEBIRDS that opened TODAY. I can't say no to freebirds world burrito. I decided to put veal and pasta in the fridge so that I can have it for lunch tomorrow. I'm going to share it with you, nonetheless.


The Veal Saltimbocca is just the recipe from the masterchef book I told y'all about yesterday. The only thing I did different was using spinach instead of sage. I melted the butter and cooked some shallots. When the shallots were tender, I put in about 10 fresh spinach leaves in the butter and tossed it until the spinach became tender.

Pasta a la Amy

1/3 cup dry pasta shells (or whatever you have on hand)
2 cups water
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2-3 white mushrooms, chopped
1/8-1/4 red bell pepper, chopped
6-8 springs flat leaf parsley, chopped
5-6 sun ripened tomatoes in oil, sliced roughly (keep some of the oil in the mixture! its great)
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/8 cup mozzarella cheese
1/8 cup pecorino romano or Parmesan cheese

1. Start the water boiling on medium-high with 3/4 teaspoon of the salt. When the water boils, add the pasta. Cook till it's al dente and drain
2. IN a small saute pan, heat the butter on medium. When the butter has melted, put all of the ingredients in the saute pan and toss together. Cook until the mushrooms are somewhat tender.
3. Remove from heat for a minute or two or until the pan cools some. When it has cooled, add the cream and mix together.
4.Add the mozzarella cheese and then the pecorino romano cheese. Mix together until the cheese melts.
5. Take the drained pasta and pour it into a serving bowl...or whatever bowl you're gonna eat out of...Pour the cheesy sauce mixture over the pasta and toss together. You'll have just enough sauce to cover the pasta and have some heaven in your mouth.



If you're not a fan of the veal, give this pasta a shot. If you don't have all of the ingredients, screw it! Use what you have!! Substitute some items and make it yours. Mine was awesome, though, so if you wanna be like me (and really, who doesn't?) more power to you!


Ha! Happy cooking y'all!

Amy