Quick Fix Dinner

Recently I have been trying to come up with some Quick Fix meal ideas to have in my arsenal for after the baby comes.  I love to cook, but the reality of my life is that I don't always have time to make a meal from scratch.

Last night I made one of our family's current favorites, and I thought I would share it with you.

This meal is about 90% store made, so it's even more semi-homemade than Sandra Lee.

Here's what you need:

 

Fresh Pasta

{I use two packages of Butoni Wild Mushroom Angolotti and one Butoni Three Cheese Tortellini, which is enough for the three of us plus leftovers}
A Jar of Sauce
{I use Classico Vodka Sauce}
Red Bell Pepper
Zuccini
Mushrooms
Shaved Parmesan Cheese
Vegetable Oil

Put a pot on to boil for the pasta.

 

{Please ignore my streaky pot... I don't hand dry people.}

Chop up the zuccini.

Remove the seeds from the pepper.

Cut the pepper into long thin strips, then half the strips.

I buy pre-washed, pre-cut mushrooms {because it is much easier}, but if you want to do it yourself... good for you!

Heat up some vegetable oil in a saute pan {I use my wok because I like it better}.

When the water is boiling, add the tortellini first because it takes a couple of minutes longer to cook than the angolotti does.

Start sauteing the vegetables.

After a couple of minutes, add the angolotti to the pot.

Continue to stir the vegies while the pasta finishes cooking.

In another pot, heat up the jar of sauce.

When the pasta is done {which should be about 7 minutes after you started the tortellini}, spoon it into the pan with the vegies.  I use a slotted spoon, but don't worry if you get a little bit of the starchy water in the pan... it will just loosen your sauce a little, which is fine.

Add the sauce to the pan.

Spoon a serving onto each plate.

Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the pasta.

 

Yummy!

P.S.  My absolute least favorite thing about Blogger is that it is impossible to space photos correctly, so please excuse the inconsistent spacing on this posting.  Ugh!

P.P.S.  I think my son is going to be a Photographer when he grows up.  Seriously.  He took every single one of these pictures.