18 Aug 2011

Pasta Capsicum Pockets

        You know it is quite difficult to keep up the vegetable intake required for the daily requirement in the diet .... U know I really try very hard, honestly!!!!

        But even then I miss out on eating healthy, end up going out and buying unhealthy junk and ready made foods...


        Not good for health and of course on the pocket!!!!

        No matter how much care you take to prepare the right amount of food for a small family of three, there are always leftovers...


         So to tackle all the above tragedies : Diet devoid of veggie, buying unhealthy lunches, overspending on daily meals and to use up left overs... here is a simple idea:)

        This recipe does not involve a lot of hard work nor it is time consuming... I made this with some left over pasta from yesterday's dinner.

       I prefer to use home made tomato sauce: for the recipe please visit this link


Cooked pasta: 1 cup
Tomato sauce: 1/2 cup [ preferably home made or store brought]
Bell peppers [any colour]: 1-2
Shredded mozzarella: 1/2 cup
Fresh basil leaves: a handful.
Oil: 1 teaspoon


1.Heat oven to 140 degrees [fan assisted] or gas mark 4.
2.Apply a coating of oil on a baking tray. Wash and quarter the bell peppers.
3.Mix the cooked pasta with the tomato sauce and fill in the bell pepper quarters.
4.Sprinkle with shredded cheese and top with a basil leaf.
5.Bake for 10-12 minutes until cheese is melted.
6.Garnish with more fresh basil leaves and enjoy.


Note: You can add cooked shredded chicken or prawn /cooke veggies to the pasta to make it more healthy. Just heat through before eating.

Sending this to "Only Pasta, Pizza and Noodles Event"  guest hosted by Jayasri, an event   by Pari 

"Healthy Cooking Challenge - Lunch Box Ideas" guest hosted by my dear friend Anamika, an event by Smita
"LGSS-Bell Peppers" guest hosted by Archana , an event by Vatsala


 "Herbs and Flowers-Garlic" by PJ  guest hosted by Vardhini


Enjoy...


Scribbled by Reva

38 comments:

KrithisKitchen said...

Lovely idea.. Great way to send to multiple events.. brilliant thinking...
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Taste Melanger said...

Ask me all about leftovers..whatever I do, I always have just a little more...great recipe idea & thanks for linking!!

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Yummy recipe...loved the idea of using leftover..

Ramya said...

brilliant idea for leftovers. Would you like to send this to my event?
http://ramyasrecipe.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-first-event-fusion-foodpasta.html

Nandita SS said...

This is lovely recipe which is full of vibrant colours and flavours. Yummy!!!

Pushpa said...

Colorful and very yummy all the way.

NIDHYA said...

Beautiful clicks, simply irresistible.

Aaha Oho

Suja Manoj said...

Superb idea,colorful and delicious..nice one..

Sravs said...

Very interesting and great idea !! well presented !!

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Unknown said...

Nice idea. colourful healthy and tasty recipe.

Cheers,
Uma

divya said...

Wow that looks absolutely tempting recipe. gorgeous pictures that make anyone drooooooooooool.

Mélange said...

Absolutely wonderful recipe..And regarding left overs,this is such an innovative idea to come up with...cheers !

Shylaja said...

Looks absolutely delicious.Nice idea of using left over
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Radhika said...

Love the idea of using leftovers. innovative.


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Radhika@foodfor7stages said...

That melted cheese makes me weak on my knees.
And I am so glad to be connected with you Reva. Looking forward to be in touch with you.

Vardhini said...

Wow .. looks so colorful and yummy Reva. Love the colored capsicums.

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Lifewithspices said...

Brilliant idea..too yummy ..

Unknown said...

this is one interesting recipe...looks yum and colroful beautiful clicks

Deeksha said...

Looks fantastic.

CinnamonNChillies said...

Lovely dish!!! Super gorgeous clicks!!!! I also read through your article about "recipes published" :-) Wow, I am sooo impressed by u man. What creative dishes u came up with. No wonder u had a 3 page coverage :-)) Congratulations for that!!

Priya Suresh said...

Damn delicious and irresistible pockets, inviting..

layaa said...

Colourful clicks looks yummy.

Prathima Rao said...

New & delicious way of serving capsi & pasta!!
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Rani acharyulu said...

Beautiful and colourful pockets...looks so inviting.

Vatsala. said...

Loved it ...want to taste and bookmarked it.
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Raks said...

This is so interesting! Should be wholesome and filling!

Nithya said...

Delicious :) Love the presentation factor of it :)

Neha said...

What a superb idea to use your leftovers...Love the clicks...

Sobha Shyam said...

very innovative dear, they look so irresistibe, an excellent idea..

aipi said...

Now that's a great makeover of leftovers ~ love all the meted cheese n the beautiful backdrop in your pics!
USMasala

schmetterlingwords said...

Simple yet tasty way to use left over pastas.. Pics are amazing.. Just love those pretty cobble stones ... :)

Kalyani said...

Lookslike a innovative one and delicious ....

Kalyan said...

This one looks so fresh, yummy and easy to make...can't wait to taste it!

Gopika Ram said...

This is a cool idea. :D I have to try this out.. Left overs are always going into my tummy :(

nishaslifestyle.blogspot.com said...

reva this is something gr8 and rich idea too...definitely adorable dish for a party...

Archana said...

Love this one. Love the use of leftovers. Thanks for linking it to my event.

sindhuraruna said...

Hi reva how are you ?, beautiful clicks as always, great Idea of serving pasta, if you love peppers like me!, I have packet of peppers always in stock :), thank you for sending this to the event dear, thank you for your kind words too...

Ramya said...

Please have a look at Fusion Food: Pasta event roundup and accept Proud Participant Award as a token of appreciation. Also your pasta has won Picture Perfect Pasta Award..

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