Yummy Italian Herb Gemelli

So whenever I come up with a dish that logan devours and it includes any veggie I love to share it! Here's one that includes broccoli which he loved from this past week. 

I love to try new pastas, different shapes, colors, sizes you name it ill try it! I've obviously had rotini before but never Gemelli ( a thinner spiral pasta) so i picked up a pack to try for dinner this week. Logan loved this pasta and Moe too! 

Then this dish also qualifies for my other favorite type of dish: dishes which uses minimal ingredients. Cause lets be honest we don't all have crazy ingredients laying around the house so we use what we have. This dish was also done in under 40 minutes which makes it great in my opinion for a weeknight after work meal. Also having a 4 year old eat all his broccoli....yea A+ in my book. So yea overall I'm pretty happy with this one! 

So here we go: 

ingredients:

Pasta

1tablespoon of olive oil

5 cloves of minced garlic (shamelessly admit I love garlic) 

2 tablespoons of italian seasoning 

2 cups of vegetable broth 

2 table spoons of corn starch 

1 head of broccoli 

1 package of Gemelli pasta

salt & pepper for taste 

1/4 cup of freshly chopped parsley 

1/2 cup of freshly grated asiago cheese 

Chicken

4 chicken cutlets 

Italian seasoning 

3 table spoons butter 

1 table spoon of olive oil

salt and pepper for taste 

How To: 

Pasta

First bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil add a bit of salt for taste and add pasta to pot and cook according to the box. 

While thats cooking in another deep skillet warm up olive oil over medium heat and add garlic. cook garlic until its fragrant (smells so good). 

Chop up the head of broccoli into little florets without the stems and add to skillet also add italian seasonings to the skillet mix and let cook over medium heat until broccoli is tender. 

Add 1 cup of vegetable broth and bring to a simmer then cook for another 5 minutes or so while stirring occasionally. 

Take the last 1 cup of vegetable broth and 2 table spoons of corn starch whisk it together well then add to the skillet and stir the whole mixture until its all well combined and the sauce thickens. 

Lastly add the cheese on top then mix all together. 

Serve with a bit more fresh cheese and parsley!

Chicken 

In a large skillet add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and melt butter. 

Season chicken with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper

Simply cook each side until cooked through. 

Ta-Da done easy peasy!!