There are times when you are cooking three meals a day and you start to hit a wall. After looking at cookbooks, blogs and trying to figure out what the next great meal will be, I start to burn out. Going to the store a few times a week to a few times a day to get one to two different items will make you want to stop cooking and eat cereal ( I have done that a few times). When I hit the wall I take stock of what we have and try and put a meal together. Most the time the "Wife" is the one that comes up with an idea and I just expand on it.
1/2 pound of ground turkey (optional)
1/2 package of mushrooms
1 cup of baby carrots sliced
1/2 onion chopped
2 cups chopped kale (you can use spinach too)
2 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp of tomato paste (optional. I use it if I have it.)
dash of red pepper flakes
half package of spaghetti (any pasta will work, I have also used quinoa)
Cook pasta, drain.
Saute the onion and carrot until tender. Add the meat and cook until brown. Then the mushrooms, garlic, tomato paste, pepper flakes. When mushrooms have cooked for a few minutes add the kale. Once the kale has wilted or shrunk add the pasta and still until combined.
Enjoy with some fresh pepper and parmigiana cheese (or any cheese of your choice.)