Friday Night Pickup (for dinner, that is)

[lagilman]

Because I was cranky and out of sorts and it was suggested that maybe I needed protein, quickly.... (before I bit someone's nose off)


1/2 lb high quality ground beef (80% lean)
1 yellow zucchini, quartered
1 red pepper, chopped
1 yellow pepper, chopped
1 bunch spinach, washed & shredded
1 cup low-fat ricotta
2 cups (cooked and still warm) cut pasta

Brown the meat, drain and set aside. Using the drippings, sautee the peppers and zucchini until soft (I added garlic powder, salt and fresh ground pepper), then turn the heat off and drop the spinach on top, to allow the residual heat to wilt the spinach.

Mix the pasta with the ricotta, toss until the cheese melts slightly around the pasta, then add the vegetables and toss, then add the beef and toss again. Serve.

(you can add seasonings to taste, after, but I thought this came out perfect as-is)

Feeds two. Or four not-so-hungry. Or one male teenager.

Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Yum. Sometimes I make it with mozzarella.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

For just a moment, my eyes fooled me into thinking you had one red paper here, chopped, and I wondered what strange art project you were blogging about...

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Oh, I look forward to hearing what you think of it, 'cause I haven't seen it and kinda would like to.

That'll teach me to open a bunch of tabs to make comments in and not pay quite enough attention to which one I'm responding in. *laughs* Let me try again:

Yum! That sounds good! And the number of people it feeds made me laugh. :)

[bonnie-rocks.livejournal.com]

Sounds delicious!! ::Adds to recipe collection::

~*::Meow::*~

[gorgeousgary]

Or one human and two cats? 8-)

[lagilman]

I don't cook for cats, only humans.

They're stuck with feline food.

[gorgeousgary]

Neither do we. Though we do have a certain brazen kitty who has occasionally absconded with a piece of fish or chicken.