Lemon Pasta

Have you ever gone to cook dinner only to realize you haven't been to the grocery store in a month and your stock is running insanely low? There's a couple cans of tuna and a box of pasta in the pantry with more crystal light than anyone could possibly ever drink. Then you open the refrigerator and laugh because normally your household would go through 2 gallons of milk in a week, except the week you actually bought a second one to have on hand and now it's gone bad. This is where I'm at this week.

So, today's entree is one of my "Oh crap we have no food" meals I'm famous for putting together. I really strongly dislike grocery shopping so I try to put it off as long as possible inbetween trips.

What you'll need:
1 box whole wheat pasta (I used spaghetti noodles)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup snow peas
1 tsp nutmeg (so the sauce isn't *too* bitter)
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon pepper seasoning


Boil pasta according to instructions. Throw the snow peas in for the last 3 minutes or so.
In a small sauce pan combine lemon juice, EVOO, nutmeg, salt, and lemon pepper. Warm over low heat til heated through. Pour over pasta/snow peas and toss until coated.

Servings: 6; Calories 159g; Fat 9.2g; Carbs 16.3g; Fiber 2.8g; Protein 3.2g


Now obviously this dish is missing some protein. Throw a piece of chicken on the George Foreman and add it. I bet tuna would even taste good (except my boys don't eat fish, hah!). You could also pair with a nice side salad with hard-boiled eggs or tuna. All in all this took 15 minutes to put together and tastes great