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Festive Garlic Butter Pasta

December 19, 2011 By Kristi

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Day 353.

Today’s This Week’s Cravings theme is Christmas Dinners and Food Traditions. In our family, our traditional Christmas dinner is Meaty Vegetarian Lasagna. We started the tradition with cheese lasagna when we were pre-teens and my sister and I both became vegetarians. Our awesome mother allowed us both to take the vegetarian option once we were old enough to understand how to properly alter our protein intake without resorting to a diet of bread and cheese. I’ve known a few bread-and-cheeseatarians in my day and it’s probably not a healthy way to live. My kids happen to love lasagna, but it can be a little dicey for young toddlers. So I’ve created this festive garlic butter pasta to serve to the youngest tikes a little more easily than some of the other holiday selections. Having something simple for the kids is also great back-up plan in case they’re not fond of the other main dishes. This way they don’t end up eating a meal entirely comprised of pie and pumpkin bread.

Festive Garlic Butter Pasta

Ingredients for 4 servings

  • 1/2 pound macaroni noodles
  • 3 carrots, peeled into strips
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup red onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese or Parmesan cheese substitute
 

Method

Boil pasta according to package directions, adding carrots to the boiling water with about 5 minutes left (I peeled these with a vegetable peeler to achieve the thin strips, you could grate or slice them if preferred).
 

Saute garlic and onion with a bit of olive oil for about 5 minutes, or until onion is translucent. Add butter, stirring until melted. Stir in basil and heat through until wilted. Drain pasta and carrots. Return pasta and carrots to the pot and toss in garlic butter sauce. Add Parmesan cheese, toss and serve.

The Results

Incredibly simple and delicious for all ages. I’ve been suffering from a sore throat (yes, AGAIN) so this was a great simple dish for me and the kids went crazy for it.

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