Brown Rice Pasta with a Quick Fresh Tomato Sauce

The following are two of the meals I made this past week. I will share some more of these recipes as well as more practical tips as the week goes on.

Brown Rice Pasta with a Quick Fresh Tomato Sauce

Pasta

1 lb. Tikiyada Brown Rice Pasta (Any variety)

Sauce

2 vine ripened tomatoes
½ cup fresh basil
½ cup frozen green peas
½ cup red Spanish onion
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
sea salt

1. Dice the onions
2. Chop the basil into small pieces
3. In a sauce pan, add 4 TBS. of olive oil and saute the onions until golden brown
4. Add the diced tomatoes and the rest of the olive oil, cook for about 2 to 3 minutes
5. Add the green peas and cook for about a minute
6. Add the basil and flash cook it for about a ½ minute
7. Remove from the stove and add sea salt to taste
8. Pour over pasta and serve with a salad

I didn’t have a recipe for this meal, I just had an idea of what I wanted to create. I find it fun to create meals like this. You may have or may want to develop the ability to put together recipes from a meal you had at a restaurant or some other occasion. Another technique I use a lot is to take one of your favorite recipes and modify to meet the allergy free diet. You will find out that leaving out two, three or more of the ingredients, or substituting ingredients often times does not alter the taste that much. Nonetheless, this meal was quick, easy and I might add fun to prepare. By the way I prepared this meal minus the garlic, black pepper and wheat all 3 of which were on my list of allergy foods. But believe me, it could have been served at a 5 star restaurant.

-DRJ