The snow is mostly gone off the deck and the grill has been active. Found myself cooking for one on Wednesday night as Dave was off selecting his basketball teams. Came up with this recipe to clean out my vegetable bin. You don't need a lot of pasta as the vegetables have good volume.
1 zucchini, sliced lengthwise
1/2 red pepper, seeded and flattened
handful of asparagus
handful of mushrooms, halved
1 thick slice vidalia onion
1 slice pancetta, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 jumbo shrimp, cleaned and deveined (optional)
Chicken stock
White wine
1/2 cup penne pasta
Parmesan Cheese
Spray the vegetables (except garlic) and shrimp with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill (use a grill basket for the smaller vegetables and shrimp) until shrimp are just cooked through and the vegetables are slightly charred. Cool slightly and chop the vegetables into bite size pieces.
Cook the pasta.
Spray a skillet with oil, saute the pancetta until crisp, add the garlic. Add a little white wine, reduce then add about 1/4 cup of chicken stock. Put the vegetables and shrimp in the pan, then add 1/2 cup cooked pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
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