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Pasta with Brined Pork and Pimiento Sauce Sautéed Courgette with Balsamic and Garlic

Cooking time:   25 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for "menu"  instructions

A lovely dinner made by combing the weekend's leftovers and adding some fresh zucchini! Easy cooking!

Pasta with Brined Pork and Pimiento Sauce                Time: 25 minutes
   The brined pork combined with the pimiento sauce make a pasta dish with just a hint of summer Spain.

1 1/4 cup pasta, bite-size, penne, rigatoni
leftover Brined Pork    from Saturday
leftover Pimiento Sauce    from Friday
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp chili powder
1 tbs olive oil

Cook the pasta according to package directions. 
While the pasta cooks: chop the onion.  Mince the garlic.  Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat.  Add chili powder and onion and sauté 5 minutes.  Add garlic and sauté until onion is tender and translucent.  Slice pork and cut into bite-size pieces.  Add pork and Pimiento Sauce to pan and bring to a simmer.  Cover and cook over low heat until pasta is done.  When pasta is done, drain and put into a bowl.  Add pork sauce and toss to coat.  Serve.

Note: If you don't have the leftovers substitute cooked pork or chicken, or sautéed chicken breast; slice and add to a commercial pasta sauce.... whatever is simple.

Sautéed Courgette (Zucchini) with Balsamic and Garlic    Time: 25 minute 
  Sliced zucchini, sautéed in garlic oil and finished with a bit of good Balsamic vinegar and some fresh herbs.

1 medium zucchini
3 cloves garlic
2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs Balsamic vinegar
1 tbs fresh basil, snipped
1 tbs fresh parsley, snipped

Thinly slice zucchini (courgette).   Heat oil in medium, nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Add whole, peeled garlic cloves and cook until golden.  Remove garlic and discard.  Add zucchini slices and sauté over medium heat until tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.  Add the vinegar and the herbs, and sauté 2 minutes longer.   Serve.
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Cooking schedule: 30 minutes Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes Put water on high heat for pasta Peel garlic and start to cook three cloves in oil Chop onion and remaining 2 cloves of garlic Start to sauté onion and chili powder Slice pork and cut into bite-size pieces. Slice zucchini Add garlic to onions

Remove garlic from oil, add zucchini, sauté Start to cook pasta Add pork, pimiento sauce to onions, cover, simmer Tidy up the kitchen Mind the zucchini Snip herbs for zucchini Pasta done?  Drain and toss with pork sauce Finish zucchini Serve and eat!

 

 

 

 

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