Okay, so I hardly ever cook. My husband usually always cooks dinner, he's a fantastic chef. I can make baked goods galore, but never really learned how to cook regular meals, besides the easy stuff.
So, last week I took it upon myself to come up with a dinner from "scratch" as my DH was going to be at work late. So this is what I did:

I cooked whole wheat pasta. Then I steamed some fresh eggplant, chopped up some canned artichoke hearts and jarred red peppers. I mixed the veggies together with some minced garlic. Then I mixed that in with the pasta. I tried it and it was a little bland. So then, I added some of the Wegman's Fat Free Parmesan Italian salad dressing that I love. Guess what, it turned out FANTASTIC!! My DH thought it was delicious. I was so proud of myself!! I ate it for dinner 2 nights and lunch 2 days. Yay!!

So, I'm making it again this week, except I'm going to use fresh steamed baby portabella mushrooms, diced tomatoes and artichoke hearts (I LOVE artichoke hearts!!)

So, I guess I just wanted to share that with you all!!

Wow way to go!! For someone who doesn't cook (or does), that sounds impressive!

Yum, love this idea. I've been looking for pasta options lately ... thanks

Oooh...I made it again this week. This time, I used baby portabella mushrooms (steamed from fresh), diced tomatoes, chopped artichoke hearts and minced garlic. It was even BETTER this week. I'm so happy!! LOL

I made this today, except instead of w-w pasta I used a rice/lentil pilaf mix from the co-op, and I couldn't find Wegman's but I found a parmesan-pesto dressing. Then I had some extra parmesan/romano cheese mix that I tossed in, and it was a fabulous and satisfying dinner. I, too, have leftovers for lunch. Thanks for the recipe!