Boursin Cherry Tomato Pasta

Another quick and easy TikTok trend pasta, this time using creamy Boursin Cuisine cheese.

Ingredients:

2 cups cherry tomatoes

1/2 cup diced onion

1/2 cup diced bell pepper

5-6 cloves garlic, chopped

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1 - 220g Boursin Cuisine (I used shallot and chive flavour)

4 tbsps olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

2 cups large pasta shells (8 oz, 227g)

1/2 cup reserved pasta water

fresh chopped basil leaves (optional)

So, this recipe trend usually uses Boursin cheese which has a cream cheese consistency. I used Boursin Cuisine which is more like chip dip. Either one you use will work.

Preheat the oven to 425°F

Spread the tomatoes, onion, bell  pepper and garlic in a 13 X 9" baking dish. Make a space and place or spoon your Boursin in the center. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.

I grew these black bell peppers in the garden this year which looked pretty cool, but upon cutting them found they were just green peppers with an eggplant coloured exterior.

Anyways, bake for 30-35 minutes and while the cheese and tomatoes bake cook the pasta. Don't forget to reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water.

Once everything is cooked stir the tomatoes and cheese together and add basil if using with enough reserved pasta water to achieve a creamy consistency. Drain the pasta and stir into the baking dish. 

Makes 2-3 servings.

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Tortilla Egg Breakfast

Whip this up for a weekend breakfast or have a salad with it for a light dinner idea.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp vegetable oil

2 tbsps finely chopped yellow pepper

5 thin slices of tomato

3 eggs

Salt, pepper, smoked paprika, oregano to taste

1 cup shredded mozzarella 

1- 8" flour tortilla 

Fresh chopped chives and basil

Salsa or hot sauce (optional)

Heat the vegetable oil in a medium sized frying pan to medium high heat. Add the yellow pepper and cook 2 minutes, then add the tomato slices and cook another 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Beat the eggs with salt, pepper, smoked paprika and oregano and pour over the tomatoes. You can change up the seasonings to whatever you like in your eggs. Let it cook 1-2 minutes then lay the tortilla flat on top.

Cook the egg until set enough to flip. Take a wide spatula and turn the egg over so the tortilla is in the pan. This was a little trickier to do than the TikTok videos let on (at least for me!)  Anyways, once you have it flipped, top with cheese and chopped basil and chives.

Then fold in half.

Cut into wedges and serve hot.

A few drops of hot sauce really hit the spot!

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TikTok Trend Tortillas

Jumping on the bandwagon here to try these TikTok wrap tortillas.

Just make a cut from the side to the center of each tortilla, then put your fillings on each of four sections and fold up. Very customizable!

Ingredients:

8-10 - 8" tortilla wraps

1 lb lean ground beef

2 tbsps taco seasoning (store bought or this homemade taco seasoning) https://hotandcoldrunningmom.blogspot.com/2016/05/homemade-taco-seasoning.html?m=1

1 cup shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese

Flamin' hot nacho Doritos or your fave flavour

Salsa and avocado slices

Sour cream and spinach, lettuce or arugula

Serve with hot sauce, more salsa and more sour cream. 

Brown the ground beef in a large frying pan, add the taco seasoning and cook through. Spoon onto one section of the tortillas beside the cut. On the next section I put some shredded cheese and Doritos. Then salsa with avocado slices on the third section and sour cream with arugula on the fourth. Start by folding the sour cream section over the avocado, then over the Doritos and finally the meat.

Stack them up until you've got them all assembled.

Melt a little butter in a medium fry pan and fry the bundles 3-4 minutes per side on medium high heat.

Serve with salsa, sour cream and if you need more heat... hot sauce🔥

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