Tasty Tuesday: Canadian Bacon and Parm Rotini

Canadian Bacon and Parm Rotini

Several people have written me recently saying that they miss my weekly recipe posts. The fact is, I haven't exactly been a gourmet chef lately. Most of our meals have consisted of scavenging through the pantry and freezer to try to use up food before our move. Besides the fact that I am suppose to be "resting," I also don't have much motivation to cook full meals when it is just Bo and myself eating. Bo doesn't care if I make a 5 course meal.

Yesterday evening, I was starving and suddenly struck with inspiration. I dug through the pantry and tried to put together a meal that seemed edible and actually managed to create a recipe I really enjoyed. This random hodge-podge of ingredients were just items that needed to be used and ended up tasting great together. I served this pasta with broccoli (I have four bags of frozen broccoli to use in the next two weeks -- if you have any recipes for frozen broccoli, send them my way! Apparently I thought Wal-Mart was going to quit carrying the stuff!) and fresh fruit.

Canadian Bacon and Parm Rotini

1 box Barilla Plus Rotini (lots of protein for growing twin girls!)

15-20 slices Canadian bacon, finely chopped

1 cup finely shredded, good quality, Parmesan cheese

2 Tbsp. olive oil

3 Tbsp. Italian seasoning

Boil pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, chop Canadian bacon and fry until slightly crisp. Drain pasta, toss with olive oil. Add Italian seasoning, cheese, and Canadian bacon. Stir and serve!

And Bo ran away with the spoon...