Why Pasta Crap I hear you say?

So I am fairly new to blogging, I have a crazy blog which makes no sense so I thought I would make one that does (kind of :p). I love food...actually that is understatement other than my bf, puppy, best friend and video games it is definitely my most favourite thing in the entire world! Me and my boyfriend love to cook and I am fed up of going "oo that thing I made last week I want to make that again...but I can't remember how I made it..." so here is my solution, a way to document the random food I make and a way to share it with you! I detest hard work, so be safe in the knowledge that all of my recipes won't make you want to pull your hair out or break a sweat they will be easy and tasty!


So why the title? Well Pasta Crap was the first thing I ever cooked, this is my friend Laura's recipe but after it's been with us for 11 years I think it belongs to both of us now :). It is sooo easy and quick to make, seriously proper student, it's been a long day at work, or I just can't be assed food, but to us it is the ultimate comfort food. The best thing about it is....it is soo cheap! It is basically pasta and whatever crap you have in the cupboards hence the name Pasta Crap!. Here is our classic recipe (as this is how it was on the first day we made it :)), but remember you can do what you like with it! I would love to hear your ways of making Pasta Crap.


Ingredients:
1 medium sized onion
1 red pepper
2 (or as many as you want) cloves of garlic
1 can of chopped tomatoes
1 can of sweetcorn
2 or 4 chicken breasts - depends on how many people you are cooking for
1 bowl for every person you are making it for of dried pasta - I measure pasta in the bowl you are going to eat it in, that way you never make too much or too little!
Lots of Red Wine - this depends on your taste of course, I'm pretty sure we add 1/4 of a bottle each time :P
Lots of chedder cheese - again dependent on taste...and your diet :p


Serving Suggestion:
A heck load of garlic bread!


Step 1:
Firstly chop your onion, garlic cloves, pepper and chicken and fry off in a little bit of olive oil or whichever oil you have. A tip to keep your chicken really juicy is to just cook it so its white on all sides, let it cook through in the sauce...juiciest chicken ever!


Step 2: 
Put a saucepan of salted water onto boil, and make sure you add a bit of oil to the water to stop the pasta from sticking. Once boiled add your pasta.


Step 3:
Add the chopped tomatoes, wine and sweetcorn to your veg and chicken, then simmer until your chicken is cooked through and the alcohol is cooked off, best way to tell is just to taste it and see. I find that your sauce and pasta tends to be ready at the same time but once again you can only be certain if you taste it.


Step 4:
Now if you can't wait you can either bowl up cover in cheese and dig in with some garlic bread orrr...


Optional Step:
Preheat your oven to about 200 degrees. Now add your pasta to your sauce and mix it thoroughly together, pour into an oven-proof dish and cover with a mountain of cheese, and put into the oven. It will only take about 15-20 mins or until the cheese is nice and golden and now you are left with Pasta Crap Bake :)


I bet your thinking easy huh? Yes! That's the beauty of it, and it tastes AMAZING! If you like mushrooms add mushrooms, veggie? then take out the chicken and add absolutely anything you want. I haven't come across an ingredient that hasn't worked yet! This is the most basic version of Pasta Crap but we add Italian herbs in there now we are all grown up which makes it even more super!


Please try it you won't regret it :). Pictures will come when we make it again, have never felt the urge to take photos of it before haha or even better make it and send me a picture!


Thanks for reading guys!