15 minute meal Archives

Roasted Garlic, Brown Butter and Parmesan Pasta (in 15 Minutes)

May 3, 2012 by Tiffany

You know how I love a 15 minute meal. Sometimes that’s all I have to pull dinner together. Such was the case the night I made this, but the inspiration for the dish had come a few months before.

When I went to Nashville for Blissdom, a group of us had dinner together the first night. Tricia from Once a Month Mom was our ring leader and she took us downtown to Demo’s Restaurant. I chose the spaghetti with brown butter garlic sauce. It tasted really good, but I had an inkling that I could make it better at home.

I was right! And it can be made in the time it takes to boil water and cook the pasta. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with 15 minute meal, angel hair, brown butter, garlic, parmesan, Pasta8 Comments

Pepperoni Pizza Pasta – 15 Minute Meal

April 3, 2012 by Tiffany

I am a huge fan of the 15 minute meal. Some days, there just isn’t any more time than that to pull dinner together.

I’ve even got an eBook full of 15 minute meals. I frequently pull it out when I need something quick for dinner. A quick scan of the book, matched up with the items in my pantry will always yield a dinner idea.

This meal idea came from my mom. She had something similar when she ate out recently. I’m not sure what restaurant and I don’t know exactly how she fixed hers. There are many different ways you could take this, depending on what your family likes and what you’ve got in the pantry.

I happened to have a variety of bell peppers in the fridge, so I used them to add color and flavor. Doesn’t this pan of cooking peppers and onions look good?

Here’s what you’ll need for this quick meal: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with 15 minute meal, basil, bell peppers, crushed tomatoes, Italian cheese, onion, oregano, penne, pepperoni5 Comments

Pesto and Crushed Tomato Shells – 3 Ingredients, 15 Minutes

May 12, 2011 by Tiffany

So I just read the title and it is a bit misleading. This recipe contains no shell of tomato, crushed or otherwise.

It does have pesto, crushed tomatoes and pasta shells. And that’s it, except the mozzarella cheese sprinkled on top. Because you know how I can’t resist cheese.

15 minutes, start to finish and that includes time to boil the water. Throw a salad at it and call it dinner, and a good one too.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with 15 minute meal, 3 ingredients, crushed tomatoes, Italian, Pasta, pesto, shells6 Comments

Orange Chicken

October 19, 2010 by Tiffany

I’ve made this twice now. It is so easy and we all love it. The taste is similar to sweet and sour chicken, but it has a little bit of kick from red pepper flakes in the sauce.

It’s a complete cheater meal, making use of several convenience items. That means this meal can be fixed in just about 15 minutes. Faster than grabbing food at a restaurant.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]