Friday, October 5, 2012

bacon broccoli pasta

I was having one of those lazy days, my husband stepped in and cooked dinner for us!  He did a great job with this dish and even our little girl loved it. It's great to have a husband who can cook. :)

Ingredients:

Rotini or Penne Pasta - 3 cups (dry)
Broccoli - 1 head
Bacon - 6 slices
Chicken - 1 breast
Garlic - 2 cloves (minced)
Onion - 1 small (sliced) 

[Chicken marinade]
Soy sauce - 2 tsp
Pepper - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Red chili peppers - 2 tsp

Salt & Pepper -to season
Chili pepper - 1 tsp

Prep:

  1. Prepare pasta according to the package. 
  2. Cook bacon until crispy (or your preference). Save the bacon fat.
  3. Blanch broccoli for 2 minutes in boiling water. 
  4. Slice the chicken. Marinade chicken and set it aside for 15-20 minutes. 

Cook:

  1. In a wok, heat the bacon fat. Fry garlic and onion until fragrant (about 3-5 minutes). 
  2. Add in chicken and fry for another 3-5 minutes. 
  3. Put back the bacon in the wok, together with blanched broccoli.
  4. Combine pasta in. Add in salt, pepper and chili pepper.

Serve:

  1. This dish has everything you need to keep you healthy. :) Yay for one dish wonders.
Thank you for making us dinner!

3 comments:

  1. Yes you are lucky to have a husband who can cook!

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  2. Wearing sweaters already? It's still warm enough to wear shorts and T-shirt here. Hehehehe. Miss you guys!! Show us more photos of your new place. Looks really nice!

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  3. I'm not sure if it's healthy, but it sure tasted good!

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