Italian Food = Pasta = Yummy

Our first film was Ratatouille. I’ve actually seen this movie before, but who hasn’t? It was actually very entertaining to say the least. I’m not entirely sure who I saw the movie with when it was released. I think I took a girl out to see it with me. I don’t remember much about what I thought of it, though. The one thing I do remember saying is that it was too long, however, I didn’t feel this way after watching it for the class.

It’s funny talking about these animated films. I feel like one day we really won’t even need actors anymore. Animated movies are becoming ridiculously realistic now. Anyways, back on track.

After watching Ratatouille, I had a real craving for Italian food. I wasn’t about to go to Olive Garden and drop $20 though. Don’t get me wrong, Olive Garden is delicious. But don’t you ever notice how after you heat up your leftovers there’s that gross layer of grease at the bottom of your bowl? This is why I decided I would cook again this week.

This week’s attempt is much more sporadic in a sense. I’m not really sure how to create a pasta dish, but I figured I would give it a shot. What do I have in my refrigerator? It’s funny, this is what I always ask myself when I’m about to cook something. I went through the list, in my head:

• Pasta (big tubey ones)
• CHEESE (a big block of cheddar)
• Frozen Veggies (5 lb bag)
• Chicken (I love chicken)
• Onion (I’m immune to crying)
• Tomatoes (not a big fan)
• Garlic (THE BEST)

Ok, I guess I’ll make something out of this. I decided to sauté the onion, tomatoes, garlic, and frozen veggies. I baked the chicken, and after it was cooked, took it out and shred it up into shredded chicken. I threw that into the pan.
Cooked the pasta, poured that into the pan, and mixed everything together. I poured it into this big..I don’t know what to call it. Bowl? Box bowl? And then I shredded a whole bunch of cheddar cheese on top of it. Broil!

This was my final product. It was a little on the dry side (obviously because I didn’t make any sauce), but man it was surprisingly good! I guess it was good because every ingredient was just a good ingredient. I mean, there wasn’t much experimentation going on. What I did was straightforward. It turned out pretty nice. I would’ve liked the pasta to be a little smaller, but the big tubey ones were all I had. I decided I would share with my roommates! They liked it. Or maybe they were lying.