The Slowest Food You've Seen Thus Far

So it turns out that cooking fancy things costs money.  And although I pretend, it turns out that I am not actually wealthy enough to fund this exquisite blog on a daily basis.  So this week, we decided to get down to business and take the slow food challenge.

The slow food challenge is a movement we learned about at the Boston Local Food festival.  Essentially, the main idea involves trying to create nightly meals using ingredients you have on hand and fresh local ingredients for 5 dollars or less.  The idea is that you can create nutritious, fresh meals for the same price as a fast food value meal.  We said, screw fresh local ingredients (mainly because Shaw's is closer), and got to work figuring out how to feed ourselves for 5 dollars each night.

Night number one: grab a jar of Culinary Circle Sundried Tomato Alfredo Sauce, some real cheap veggies, and  throw together an impromptu pasta dish.  This turned out absolutely fantastic, despite how disorganized this adventure began.

what you need...
1 jar of Culinary Circle Sun-dried Tomato Alfredo Sauce
1/2 box of Fettuccine (cooked as directed on the box)
A big 'ole bundle of broccoli
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
Salt and Pepper
Oregano
Olive Oil

what you're gunna need to do...
1  In a medium skillet, combine broccoli, tomato and onion with olive oil.  Saute over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.  Add the jar of tomato sauce, reduce heat to low, and allow to simmer.  Stir often to avoid burning.
2  Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and mix until the pasta is coated evenly.  Season with pepper and oregano and take it to your face.