Homemade Pasta with Shrimp, Chicken and Green Beans with Marinara Sauce

There's no picture today because I'm an idiot and forgot to take one. It looked really good too and it was delicious so there aren't even any leftovers to take a picture of. woe is me. This pasta is a great way to use up leftovers ( I had chicken), frozen veggies (I had green beans) and anything else that sounds good to you. I also just used a jarred sauce to make it really simple and quick.

Making the pasta is a little over the top but it's a great skill to have because it only takes a few simple ingredients and it tastes better then store bought. I think I'm going to start making it for special occasions to impress my guests! haha

Serves 2

For the Pasta:
1/2 cup flour
1 egg
salt and pepper

1. Place flour on a large cutting board and make a well in the middle.

2. In a small bowl whisk the egg with a fork and season with a pinch each of black pepper and salt.

3. Pour egg into flour well/hole and slowly incorporate egg into flour. Keep combining flour until dough is no longer really moist and sticky

4. Knead dough for a few minutes (5-9 min)

5. Cut dough into 4 pieces. Take one piece and squash it into a flat disk on a well floured board. Using a rolling pin, roll very thin....pretty much as thin as you can get it. Try to roll it into a long rectangle so you can cut it in a spaghetti shape and keep moving the dough so it doesn't stick to the board.

6. Once all the dough is rolled out very thin it's time to cut. The best thing about homemade pasta is that you can make it any shape you want. For this dish I cut it into fettuccine (medium width long noodles) but cut however you please. (using a pizza slicer makes this really easy)

7. Cook in salted boiling water in a large pot for 4-5 minutes.

How to put the dish together:

raw, peeled and deveined shrimp
precooked chicken
thawed green beans

1. cook pasta

2. While pasta cooks, saute shrimp. Cook on each side, in melted butter, for about 1 minute then flip. cook another 30 seconds and add 1-1 1/2 cups of sauce.

3. Add cooked chicken and green beans to sauce. When pasta is finished drain well and throw into sauce. Add some Parmesan cheese and allow everything to cook for another minute.

4. Serve with garlic bread and extra cheese.

Feel free to make something similar to this with store bought pasta. The thing that'll take the longest is just trying to get the water to boil. Some other variations to try- sauce: pesto or alfredo sauce. Veggies: broccoli, bell peppers, olives, tomatos. Meats: pork, sausage, bacon bits, beef. Just try to put together things that sounds like they go well to you. One of the most fun parts of cooking is getting to experiment.

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