March 4, 2013

Mediterranean Rigatoni

click for a delicious Mediterranean chicken pasta with olives, tomatoes and feta

My two boys have decided that they are chefs lately. They enjoy taking things from around the house and my fridge and making a dish. Most of the time they claim that they are experimenting. I think they might watch too many cooking shows with me since they are always creating something with food that they find. They have made some things that I have to admit were pretty good. Yogurt seems to be their specialty lately, they have discovered some combination that have actually turned out pretty well. I love that they like to cook and they don't see it as a pursuit that only girls should do, which I think is great. I try to reinforce with my two boys that they should learn how to do everything around the house since it's always a good idea to be self sufficient. Teaching my kids to cook is something that is very important to me and my oldest helps me with dinner at least three times a week. Tonight for dinner my son helped me make Mediterranean Rigatoni from the March 2013 issue of Family Circle magazine.

This recipe has 9 ingredients. It takes 26 minutes of total time, 15 minutes of which is active and makes 6 servings. Since I eat gluten free I used gluten free ziti. I have never seen cubed feta in my area so I bought whole feta and crumbled it instead. After the pasta was done I added it to the sauce and allowed it to cook with the tomatoes until they started to break up. My husband isn't a fan of firm fresh tomatoes so I always allow them to cook slightly longer than recipes call for.

If you have a family that likes a lot of protein in their food I would suggest adding more chicken to this dish. Since their is only a pound of meat for six servings, there isn't a lot of chicken per bite. I would double the chicken and the amount of tomatoes. The flavors are nice and I liked the taste of the olives and fresh oregano. A balsamic vinegar reduction would also be delicious with this dish and the flavors would make the dish even better.

Currently this recipe isn't available online (Family Circle's decision not mine :). Here is the link to the photo on their site or you can find the recipe in the March 2013 issue of the magazine. 

14 comments:

  1. hmmm! I will definitely try this..
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  2. I love anything with feta! This sounds absolutely fantastic.

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  3. Sounds wonderful and since I have the issue.... ;)

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  4. Yum. This is right up my alley!

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    1. Thanks :) It's right up my alley too, I love pasta dishes!

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  5. This rocks! Love that the kids are inspired by food. It creates a wonderful journey for them.

    Thanks for sharing. This is my first time visiting your blog. Love it. I am your new follower too.

    Velva

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    1. Thanks for the follow :) I am very happy that my kids love spending time with me in the kitchen, I'm hoping that they will grow up to love making food from scratch!

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  6. Love love love feta! This is so me! Especially with some extra chicken. And it looks easy.

    Phil
    www.blog.theregularguynyc.com

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    1. I love feta also, it is delicious! I agree that the recipe needs more chicken, not enough for 4 people :)

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