Thai Peanut Pasta

Enjoy! I've "heathified" all of the ingredients, but if you don't have the exact ingredients on hand, use what you've got. No big deal.

Ingredients

2 cups vegetable broth (or chicken but the smell of that makes me sick)
1/2 cup all-natural peanut butter
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup raw honey
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less depending on your spice level)
3 cloves garlic, pressed/minced
2 tbs freshly grated/minced ginger

1 package linguine noodles
A good, big old handful of freshly chopped cilantro
A couple of limes, sliced

Cook your pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, combine broth, peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, cayenne pepper, garlic and ginger into a medium sized saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until mixture becomes smooth. Once pasta is cooked, toss sauce over pasta. Dish up and add a splash of lime juice and sprinkle with fresh cilantro. DON'T leave that last step out. You'll regret it. It tastes unbelievable when you add that fresh lime juice and yummy cilantro.

Spinach and goat cheese pasta

I thought this would be a great meal to serve for St. Patty's Day. I know a lot of recipes for this holiday call for green food coloring, but what's so great about this, is you don't need any of that stuff at all. You get this gorgeous, natural bright green color from the spinach, so it makes it fun for your little kiddos to eat :) And minus the amount of carbs you're about to indulge in, it's pretty healthy.
This is great if you're looking for something a little different than your average marinara sauce pasta. It's creamy and tart and "light" tasting. Try it out and let me know what you think!

Ingredients
Adapted from Everyday Italian

1 lb penne pasta (or something similar)
1 clove garlic, minced/pressed
4 tbs goat cheese
2 tbs cream cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
6 oz baby spinach leaves (about 2 handfuls)
2 tbs freshly grated parmesan cheese

Cook pasta accordingly. Reserve 1/2-1 cup pasta water. Once your pasta is cooked, in a blender or food processor, combine garlic, goat cheese, cream cheese, salt, pepper, cayenne, 1/2 cup pasta water and a little more than half the spinach leaves. Blend until combined.
Should look like this...

Take the rest of your spinach leaves and give them a rough chop. Toss pasta, sauce, and spinach leaves in a large bowl. Garnish with fresh parmesan cheese.

Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta

Okay, all 3 readers of mine... I'm sorry I've been slacking. But I finally have a new recipe to share. Hope you all enjoy it!

Ingredients

1 package of pasta, your favorite kind (mine's bow tie)
2 chicken breasts
2-3 bell peppers of your choice
1/2 an onion - optional
1 1/2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
1 cup cream
1 TBS flour
1 package Taco Seasoning
Salt
1/2 a lime
Cilantro - optional

Slice your chicken in breast in half (vertical) then cut into strips/pieces. Place chicken in zip lock bag with taco seasoning, salt, pepper, and the juice of half a lime, then toss to coat. Slice up your bell peppers and onions. In a skillet, with a little bit of e.v.o.o drizzled at the bottom, toss in your chicken over medium heat. At this point you can start boiling water for your pasta and cook accordingly. Let the chicken brown on both sides and then throw in your peppers, onions and broth. Continue to cook until chicken is cooked all the way through and peppers are semi soft and then add in your cream and flour. Whisk until well combined. Let it simmer until it begins to thicken. Drain your pasta and toss it in with your chicken and peppers. If it's not "saucy" enough for you, add more cream until desired consistency. Dish up and garnish with cilantro, if you're into that kind of thing...which I am!