Classy Cooking for the College Kids!

College is tough! A lot of times, we live off of ramen noodles or, if you're my amazing roommate, stock up on the Ragu and elbow macaroni. I hope with this blog to not only cater to the typical college student by providing delicious meals that are quick, easy, and make plenty of leftovers to take to school the next day! A lot of my recipes come straight from my grandmother's family cookbook (cause everyone loves to have that comfort food!) but I have many that come from dear friends as well. I want to hear about your recipes and why they're you're favorite. Food brings people together, so let's make it something enjoyable! I'll have everything from healthy salads to delicious desserts, so take a look around as I post.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Seafood Linguine

This dish is so simple and easy to make. It takes about 15-20 minutes to do. It's pretty freeform, makes a lot for leftovers or for a study session, party, any occassion really! I have made it many times for study sessions and everyone always asks for more! Definitely a seafood lover's dish.




What You'll Need:
1 pkg linguine
Any combination of seafood that you want/like
Any combination of vegetables that you want/like
(I really wasn't kidding when I said this was freeform!!)
Butter
Garlic
Chicken broth or white cooking wine


Mix it Up!
Start by boiling water for your pasta. Once it comes to a boil, throw in your salt and your pasta and cook it a little less than al dente. I'll explain why in a second. Just make sure you take it out when it's about 90% done. Grab a good-sized pan and melt your butter and throw in some garlic. This dish really is according to your taste, but I will give an example of my favorite way to do it. Then let your creativity run free! You kind of need to eyeball how much butter and garlic you will need based on how much pasta you make. If all else fails, add more if you need it! Chop up your vegetables (I love doing this with mushrooms, yellow or green bell peppers, carrots, and broccoli) and put them in the pan. Throw in a little chicken broth or white cooking wine. Either gives it a really good solid flavor. Saute them for about 5-6 minutes, then add in your seafood (I will either do just shrimp or I'll do a combination of shrimp, clam, and scallops). Cook for about another 5 minutes or so, or at least till the seafood is cooked. Then add in your pasta to this mixture and finish cooking the pasta with the vegetable/seafood mixture. By finishing cooking the pasta there, it absorbs the flavors of the vegetables and the seafood! YUM! Hopefully I can get a picture of this dish up soon! Enjoy!

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