week 7: 2 meals

Like last week, I ate two meals at home. One meal was breakfast and one meal was a frozen pasta dinner. As I stated previously, I really don't know how to cook. So, i decided to Google some quick and easy recipes and these are some helpful links that I found:

www.kraftrecipes.com

This is a picture of taco cups that I found at the above website. The recipe is quick and simple.

You need 1 lb. ground beef, 1 pkg. (1-1/4 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Taco Seasoning Mix, 1 can (10 oz.) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits and 1/2 cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese. HEAT oven to 400°F. Cook meat with seasoning mix as directed on package.PRESS biscuits onto bottoms and up sides of 10 muffin cups; fill with meat mixture.BAKE 15 min. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 2 to 3 min. or until melted.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/easy-pasta/index.html
Another helpful site was the food network. I found the following recipe for orecchiette with mixed greens and goat cheese pictured below.

• 1 cup dried orecchiette pasta
• 2 cups Mediterranean-style mixed salad greens
• 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes (packed in olive oil), chopped
• 1 tablespoon goat cheese, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan, plus more for garnish
• Pinch salt
• Pinch freshly ground black pepper
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• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the water. In medium bowl, mix the salad greens with the sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese, and Parmesan. Top with warm pasta and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water. Toss to combine and wilt the greens. Season with a pinch each of salt and pepper, or to taste.

I plan on trying this recipes this upcoming week. Wish me luck.