chili-pasta

mom and i went to boston over our spring break and we had an amazing time. we would have stayed for much longer had we had the time. we stayed on newbury street an area known as the shopping district. it has a lot of high-end shops mingled in with really cute independently owned shops and boutiques. one shop we went into was an olive oil store. though we didn't buy any oil we did pick up some other things. i purchased a bag of chili pene pasta. i had never seen chili pasta before and thought andy would really love it because he likes his food HOT. tonight, he made a delicious dish with the chili pasta, a light blue cheese cream sauce, and steak on top. yum!



ingredients:
turnip greens- one bunch
baby bella mushrooms-half of a container cut into quarters
1 diced onion
2 diced garlic cloves
half-pint cherry tomatoes, halved
fist full of blue cheese crumbles
fist full of parmesean
pint heavy cream
1/2 pound pasta
1/2 pound steak (we used sirloin, but use whatever cut you prefer)
olive oil and butter for pans
salt and pepper to taste

to prepare:
de-stem turnip greens and cook in boiling water for 5 min. and then run them under cold water. chop the greens and put them aside in a big bowl.
chop mushrooms and sautee in a pan until tender add to the bowl with the greens.
boil pasta (you can use any kind)and add to bowl once cooked (reserve water)
add halved cherry tomatoes to the bowl

blue cheese sauce:
preheat oven to 350
put a pan over med. heat and add oil and butter
add onion and garlic and sweat for 5 min.
add 2 tbs of flour and whisk to make a roux
add heavy cream and about a pint of pasta water, continue whisking
whisk in a hand full of blue cheese crumbles and a hand full of parm, and then reduce to a simmer and let the mixture thicken
once thick, add it to the bowl and fold into the pasta and veggies until everything is coated.
add to a casserole dish and warm in the oven with the top on for 45 min.

steak:(start it about 15 min before the pasta is finished cooking)
put a pan on med high heat with olive oil
once the pan is hot, put the steak on and sear it on each side for about 4 min.
put it into the oven for 7 min or until cooked to your liking

once pasta is heated through, cut the steak and add it to the top of the pasta.