Spicing Things Up - Weekly Meals

This week I decided to spice things up a little - in the kitchen.

Not the bedroom. Or maybe the bedroom. You decide.

I decided to throw three new meals into the meal plan for this week. 

I am hoping they all turn out well but if only one is a failure then I am happy too.

recipe below

Spaghetti Aglio

recipe found here

Orecchiette with peas and cream sauce

recipe found here

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Tortellini & Cream Sauce with Corn and Arugula Recipe

adapted from BHG

Ingredients:

- 1 package 3 cheese Buitoni Tortellini

- 1/4 cup cream

- 1/2 cup fat free milk

- 3 oz light cream cheese, cubed

- 1/2 tsp each salt, garlic powder, dried oregano, and red pepper flakes

- 1 cup frozen corn

- 2 cups torn arugula

- fresh cracked black pepper

- grated parmesan cheese, to taste

Directions:

- Cook tortellini according to package directions (reserve the starchy water for cream sauce).

- In a large skillet, melt cream cheese into cream and milk over medium-low heat until it is smooth and thick (about 8 minutes).

- Add salt, garlic powder, dried oregano, red pepper flakes and frozen corn to the skillet of cream.

- After corn has warmed (about 2-5 minutes) add cooked tortellini to skillet.

- Spoon starchy water into skillet if sauce is too thick.

- Add torn arugula, grated parmesan cheese and fresh cracked pepper onto tortellini.

- Toss then serve.

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