Pot Luck Pasta

Sometimes the best meals are concocted from imagination and ingredients at hand. As often happens we came home at ithe end of a busy day with no meal in mind. Dorothy looked in the fridge and said we have a package of spinach ravioli that I’ll do something with….She in minutes created a sauce for the ravioli that is great, quick and can be used with various pastas.

Her ingredients were in the refrigerator and the only additional ingredient needed was imagination.

Ingredients:

3 green onions sliced

1 clove garlic minced

½ cup chopped fresh tomato

½ cup frozen peas

3 slices of bacon cooked crisp

¼ cup chopped parsley and fresh basil combined

3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive oil

½ cup-half & half

Parmesan cheese for garnish

Directions:

Step 1. sauté onions and garlic in olive oil for 1 minute (med-hot pan)

Do not allow garlic to burn.

Step 2. add tomatoes and continue to sauté 1-2 additional minutes.

Step3. add peas, bacon, parsley, basil and half & half, lower heat to medium and simmer for a few minutes.

Pour over hot, cooked pasta that has been placed in warmed serving dishes.

Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. Garnish with a sprig or two of fresh parsley

Makes 2 to 3 servings

Serve immediately

Tips: This dish, when using spinach ravioli is best served individually rather than in a large serving dish. The peas and tomatoes centered on the top of the ravioli is very attractive and contrasts with typical pasta serving with the sauce mixed throughout the pasta. Chianti is the perfect accompaniment to this dish and luckily that was in the cupboard waiting to join in the pot luck evening.
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