M F C M....

Does the acronym in the title of this blog post pique your curiosity? It stands for Marc's Favorite Carbohydrate Meal. Yep, it's time for the sharing of another recipe.

This is a simple recipe, and it's one I came up with myself (don't expect culinary brilliance here). I will warn you, though. I don't think it's real kid friendly. Since our child is not yet eating the same food at the table as us (except for some simple things like bread), I'm merely just guessing it's not kid friendly.

I call it M F C M because as most of you know, Marc sometimes runs some long distances. A couple of nights before (as well as the night before), he likes to load up on carbohydrates. Tomorrow (Saturday), Marc will be running a long distance up in Lawrence. So, last night (Thursday), he requested that I make this meal.

So, here goes....

Ingredients Needed:



PLUS (and this is the most important ingredient)....



Olive Oil
Pasta (any shape will do)
ITALIAN SAUSAGE
Green Pepper
Red Pepper
Pepper
Olde Westport Spice Italian Garden Pasta Shake (or any other pasta seasoning you might have or like)
Onion (was not in the photo as I forgot to put it in there)

**The real beauty of this meal is that all of the chopping can be done ahead of time (I do it when Luke is napping). Then, store the chopped ingredients in a plastic bag (no extra washing of a storage container) in the refrigerator until ready. Then, this meal is VERY QUICK.

So, start by chopping peppers.



Then, chop the onion.



Lastly, cut the Italian Sausage.



Store these chopped ingredients in a big baggie if you're not finishing this meal at the moment.



10-15 minutes before you want to eat, boil water for the pasta.



While the pasta is cooking, throw the vegetables and Italian Sausage in a skillet with oil. (Obviously, the vegetables take a little longer to cook, but I just throw it all in at the same time anyways. Just use a spatula to continuously move the food around to avoid burning). We are (especially Marc) fans of pepper. So, I pepper quite a bit at this point. I personally do not salt anything. If you feel you need extra salt as well, go on ahead at this point.



After everything is cooked and the pasta is drained, stir in some olive oil to the pasta.



Then, place desired amount of pasta on the plate. Add the desired amount of vegetables and Italian Sausage on top of the pasta. Then, and this is very important, stir in the desired amount of Italian Garden Pasta Shake or other pasta seasoning.



And, voila! You have a really tasty, and very easy, meal.



Now, shame on me the other night when I made this. Marc wanted some bread to go with this (like French Bread or something). Well, I didn't have any, so there was a little bit of disappointment. You'd think that, by now, I'd know Marc's eating habits.

**We originally got "hooked on" Olde Westport Spice products several years ago at the State Fair (it's a company based in Kansas City). That's where we found this pasta seasoning.

If you'd like to order some, go to....

www.oldewestportspice.com

They'll have it there for you to order.