This quick & easy pasta dish is an easy, filling lunch - perfect for those days when a sandwich is simply not enough ! This is not so much a recipe, but rather an idea of how to put together a quick and easy pasta lunch – this is ideal for those days when you’re feeling a little hungry, and when a sandwich, soup or salad just won’t cut it for you !
I always have a large bowl of cooked pasta in the fridge – I usually cook enough to last 2 days or so – as we eat a lot of pasta (& my daughter loves eating it cold as a snack !) So when I need a filling lunch in a hurry, I simply take some out of the fridge & throw this easy lunch together (with the added bonus that our generator runs between 1 pm and 2 pm, which means I can use my microwave to heat this all up !) -:
Quick & Easy Pasta Lunch
1 cup cooked Pasta Shapes (e.g. Macaroni/Penne)
½ cup Cherry Tomatoes (or large tomatoes, chopped into cubes)
handful of Rocket* (Arugula) leaves, washed & torn
28 gm (1 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated
Garlic flakes – to taste
Salt & Freshly ground Black Pepper – to taste
Place all the ingredients into a microwavable bowl, toss to blend and then heat for around 2 minutes until warmed through & the cheese has melted. (Or you can toss all the ingredients except the cheese together, and sprinkle it on top after you've heated it, if you prefer).
I always have a large bowl of cooked pasta in the fridge – I usually cook enough to last 2 days or so – as we eat a lot of pasta (& my daughter loves eating it cold as a snack !) So when I need a filling lunch in a hurry, I simply take some out of the fridge & throw this easy lunch together (with the added bonus that our generator runs between 1 pm and 2 pm, which means I can use my microwave to heat this all up !) -:
Quick & Easy Pasta Lunch
1 cup cooked Pasta Shapes (e.g. Macaroni/Penne)
½ cup Cherry Tomatoes (or large tomatoes, chopped into cubes)
handful of Rocket* (Arugula) leaves, washed & torn
28 gm (1 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated
Garlic flakes – to taste
Salt & Freshly ground Black Pepper – to taste
Place all the ingredients into a microwavable bowl, toss to blend and then heat for around 2 minutes until warmed through & the cheese has melted. (Or you can toss all the ingredients except the cheese together, and sprinkle it on top after you've heated it, if you prefer).
* Rocket (also known as Arugula) is a salad leaf with a hot, mustard/pepper taste which is typically mixed with other milder flavoured salad greens (like lettuce) in a salad to give it a nice, balanced flavour
