Amid the bridal season rush in my shop, I am still managing to throw together some quick meals so we don't eat out a lot. We both prefer home cooking, no matter how simple it is. One of my quick and easy dinners last week was made because the CSA sent the first fresh basil of the year.. a huge bunch of it! I could smell it as soon as I walked out the door to grab my veggies from the bin.
I boiled up some homemade garlic fettucine (added garlic juice instead of water to make the dough pliable at the very end) that I had in the freezer from my last big pasta making session.
Threw the basil in the food processor with a little olive oil and sea salt. Stirred it into the pasta and threw some Pepper grilled shrimp on top. I just got a new Lodge grill pan and had to try it out! Quick, filling, and there was plenty of leftovers for Matt's work lunch.
The same thing would work with any type of pasta that you have on hand, but if you use a plain store pasta I'd probably throw a little garlic in with the basil for a nice balance of flavor.
