Saturday, July 23, 2011

Gluten-Free Pasta

So tonight I made my first gluten-free pasta dish.
I had made Jason chicken fettuccine last night (gluten-loaded), and since that's what he was also having again tonight (we're a leftover family), I decided to try the gluten-free noodles I bought a few days ago and share a pasta dinner with him.
It ended up being awesome. I seriously loved it. And both the kids ate three helpings of it - seriously. So I thought I'd share how I made it in case you wanted to try it out for yourself!

I kind of threw together things in the kitchen, so I'm sure tweaking could make it better depending on what you have but here it goes:

First, the noodles.
 Now these are the first I've tried, but my gluten-free pal Christine told me they're the best ones (got lucky on that one). The reason I bought them is because they were only $2 - only a dollar more than the others I usually buy. Other GF brands were at least 2x's that price.

The package says cook for 14 minutes, but Christine advised me to cook them longer. I did for 17 min. and they were perfect.

Next I cooked fresh asparagus, broccoli, and mushrooms in a skillet type pan with PAM olive oil spray, salt, pepper, BAM all-purpose seasoning, and an Italian seasoning blend. When the veggies were tender, I added about 1/2 cup of white cooking wine, and 1/2 cup of chicken broth. I let the veggies cook in the sauce for a bit, then dumped it all on the noodles.

That's it. :)


It really was super yummy and will be something I make often.

And it has been one complete week now doing strict GF, and I have experienced ZERO digestive problems. It's been amazing. I think I'm hooked. :)

2 comments:

Stefanie said...

That's so awesome! I'm glad you are feeling so good. My mom has been gf for a decade or so now because she has celiac ... if you ever need any gf resources or ideas I'm sure she'd be happy to pass them along your way!

Kaitlin said...

Gluten-free or not, that dish looks delicious!