Wednesday night is kid’s night at our house. My son got a cook book for his birthday and he gets to choose the recipe we make for kid’s night. I let them stand on chairs and alternate helping me with everything. Last week he chose roasted sausages and winter vegetables. It was a hit. Tonight he chose Italian Tuna Pasta. He can not read, so he chooses by looking at all the pictures. I wanted to post the recipe because both my kids liked it! Did you see that?  My picky 2 year old liked it (well, the sauce anyway. My carbohydrate-loving daughter does not like pasta). This recipe is from Kids’ Fun & Healthy Cookbook:

Ingredients:
2 1/2 C pasta bows
2 T Olive Oil
2 large cloves garlic (crushed)
1 tsp. dried oregano (optional)
2 tsp. tomato puree
2 15.5 oz. cans chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
6 oz. canned tuna in Olive Oil (drained)
salt & pepper

Directions: (summarized)
1. Cook pasta until tender.
2. Heal oil in saucepan, Saute garlic for about 1 min. Stir in the oregano, tomatoes and the puree.
3. Bring the sauce to a boil and reduce heat. Half cover the pan and simmer for 15 min, until sauce has reduced by 1/3 and thickened.
4. Stir tuna into the sauce. Heat through, adding sugar if necessary.
5. Drain pasta, reserving 2 T of the water. Return pasta and water to the saucepan. Stir in sauce until pasta is coated.

Add chickpeas for a protein boost (I was planning on doing this, but I forgot)
If you try the recipe, let me know what you think.

diet journal

TUESDAY
Breakfast:
1/2 C Kashi Orchard Spice Granola
1/2 C 1% milk
1 C coffee w/ half & half, splenda and cinnamonSnack:
1C leftover Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad with Chicken

Lunch:
1 more C Pasta Salad

Snack:
1 banana

Dinner:
2 burritos: tomato basil wraps, FF refried beans, ~1/3 C. taco meat, salsa, LF sour cream

Snack:
4 dark chocolate covered edamame

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast:
1 hard boiled egg
1 cup coffee

Workout:
Yoga class

Snack:
1 banana

Lunch:
Turkey Bacon sandwhich

Dinner:
broccoli
1/2 C. Italian Tuna Pasta

Snack:
~1 oz. dark chocolate edamame

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Article tags: Fun and Healthy Cookbook, Kids in the Kitchen, Rule of Three Diet