DAY 3
Dinner: Whole Wheat Pasta with Simple Marinara Sauce and Kwick Kale
Due to my latest obsession with kale, and the fact I still had some in my fridge, I added Kwick Kale as a side dish to the pasta dinner.
Since I added the kale, I was able to reduce the portion size of my pasta dish, because we all know how "bad" pasta can be, even if it is whole wheat and full of vitamins and minerals! One of my biggest problems with food has always been portion size, so you can imagine how difficult it was for me to not over-serve myself with pasta...but I was good!
I followed the recipe for Simple Marinara Sauce to a "T", but then put my own twist on it to make it more flavorful. I added some dried basil and oregano to the mix since the original recipe included no herbs, which surprised me because I never make pasta sauce without Italian herbs! I also added more garlic, as usual, since I am a garlic FREAK! As for the red wine, here's something funny...I had to use Witches Brew from Leelanau Cellars, which is a spiced red wine, since I had no other red wine on hand. Surprisingly, it still turned out pretty good. This was quite the filling meal, mostly because of the kale. KALE! KALE! KALE! Cannot get enough!!!
Honestly, how did you like the whole wheat pasta? I tried some several years ago and was very disappointed. Would love to try it again -- IF they've improved it!
ReplyDeleteIt tasted good to me, Katie! I bought some Delallo Organic whole wheat pasta from Randazzo, and the ingredients are simply organic whole wheat semolina. Plain and simple. I find the whole wheat pasta to be more filling than conventional pasta, so you eat less. Plus, once topped with the sauce and whatever else you would like to add, you can't necessarily taste the "wheatiness" of the pasta!
ReplyDelete~ Sheryl
I share your Kale obsession! Never realized how good it can be. The pasta was good, but a little ordinary compared to the other dishes thus far. Was a bit surprised, as you were, that pasta would be a part of this plan.
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