Sundried Tomato and Feta Pasta (with bonus: chicken)

Hi all!

So I’ve been hilariously sick for a couple of weeks, and I’m finally on antibiotics and feeling better. During my sickness I invented this recipe because I was tired and hadn’t done groceries in a while. This pasta is super simple, except that it has sundried tomatoes in it, and I don’t know about you fancy beasts but I don’t just keep that shit lying around. I did have some left over from a different recipe, though, so here we are.



Some ingredients.



Step 1 – Pasta

Acquire pasta. Cook it. I made this with spaghettini because I love adorably slim pasta, but life is full of possibilities so do whatever. Leftover pasta works well for this.

Step 2 – The ‘sauce’

This pasta does not really have a sauce in the classic sense; it has flavours all over it, but that’s about it.

Once you’ve cooked your pasta, drain it thoroughly. Next, heat up a pan and throw in a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Chop sundried tomatoes into small pieces – fry briefly. Chop garlic (I used three cloves) into itty bitty pieces (I believe this is called ‘mincing’) and add them to the pan. Toss everything around for a minute or two, then add the pasta. Add more olive oil – you want that pasta good and oily. Then throw in a sprinkle of chilli flakes and several dashes of fresh ground pepper. Keep stirring that shit around until everything is hot and delicious.

Gorgeous!

Note: Before making this pasta I quick-fried some chicken scallopini (very thin chicken breasts) in salt, pepper and roasted garlic and red pepper spice mix. I used this same pan to make the pasta, which makes it even better. This process is called “de-glazing” and actually just means “cooking with a dirty pan” so I’m 100% on board and you should be, too.

Step 3 – Put it in a bowl or on a plate.

Put it in a bowl or on a plate. Then put lots of feta on top. Mouth-watering, and also good cold for when you’re too exhausted and confused to safely use a stove. Pictured below with chicken and the laziest salad ever.



Swanky!



So, what do you make when you’re sick? Ever invented a recipe while slightly dehydrated and feverish only to discover it was actually really delicious? I’m surprised as you are, believe me.