Salmon Pasta

The Menu Tonight:
Salmon Pasta
Grandmommie’s Broccoli Casserole

Estimated time:
45 minutes

Meal Plan (food will be ready by 6pm!)
5:15 -- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Begin the Broccoli recipe.
5:30 -- Stick Broccoli casserole in the oven.
5:35 -- Heat water over the stove for the pasta.
5:40 -- Begin slicing salmon.
5:45 -- Add the pasta to the boiling water and begin the sauce over the stove.
6:00 -- Remove Broccoli casserole from oven and cover with Onion Topping. Then return to brown for a few more minutes. Meanwhile, drain pasta and toss with sauce. After adding the cheese, the casserole should be about ready! Enjoy!

Recipes:

Salmon Pasta SERVES 6
Joshua’s a big seafood fan. Though I was bit hesitant to try it at first, this dish is amazing! Make enough for everyone to have seconds.

3 oz. smoked salmon
¼ cup butter
2/3 cup whipping cream
12 oz. of Angel Hair pasta
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Slice salmon into bite-sized strips.
2. Melt butter in a medium frying pan. Then toss the salmon in the butter until cooked through. Season with the pepper and then stir in cream. Keep warm until the pasta is done cooking.
3. Cook pasta in plenty of boiling salt water until ready (see package directions). Then drain.
4. Toss the pasta in the sauce and stir in the cheese. Serve while hot!

Thoughts:
Yummy… My mouth is watering as I write this.

Price Estimate: $ 6.62 (Salmon was bought at Kroger‘s, and the whipping cream at Wal-Mart)

Grandmommie’s Broccoli Casserole SERVES 6:
Here’s a tasty way to eat broccoli.

1 pkg. Broccoli Florets
1 cup of Cheese
½ can evaporated milk
½ can mushroom soup (undiluted)
French Onion Topping

1. Cook broccoli about halfway through (3-4 minutes) and place in the casserole dish. Cover with cheese.
2. Combine the milk and mushroom soup well and pour over the broccoli and cheese. Place in the oven for 30 minutes, heated at 350 degrees.
3. Remove from oven and cover with the French Onion Topping. Then return to the oven and cook for another 2 minutes to allow the top to brown.

Thoughts:
Remember to drain the broccoli after cooking them. When I made this, I forgot to do so and the casserole came out a bit watery, instead of firm like it was supposed to be.

Price Estimate: $ 3.25

TOTAL PRICE ESTIMATE FOR THE NIGHT SERVING 6:

$ 9.87 (That’s 1.64 a person!)

--Kelsey Shade


After all the trouble you go to, you get about as much actual "food" out of eating an artichoke as you would from licking 30 or 40 postage stamps. ~Miss Piggy