I made this out of desperation...not a lick of food left in the house the day before the market. It may not be the most nutritious dish, but I ate about half a box of pasta it was so addictive:
1 onion, finely diced
1 red pepper (or a pinch of red pepper flakes, or just black pepper...something to add spice)
1/4 cup white wine vinegar (any vinegar or old wine will do)
1 T tomato paste
1/2 cup cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan (optional...only use if you have Reggiano on hand, the other kinds get clumpy when you melt them instead of turning into a cream that will coat the pasta.)
1/2 lb penne or other pasta
Cook the onion in a bit of butter or olive oil until clear, add the pepper and vinegar, reduce until almost dry. Add tomato paste and cook for just a minute. Add cream, let it come to a boil so that it reduces a bit and gets just a little thick (maybe 1-2 minutes). Add dripping wet pasta (and Parmesan if using)...and toss to coat. The dish would look prettier with some chopped parsley thrown in, but I didn't have any, so I didn't try it.
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Interesting...I made a desperation dinner this weekend that turned out ridiculously delicious as well.
I lightly toasted a Thomas's English muffin (the only brand worth eating) and then toasted it again to melt some fresh mozzarella onto it. On top of that I put some baby arugula (a little too wilty for a salad) and then a thick slice of ripe tomato. Onto the tomato went some mustard/shallot vinaigrette and then finally avocado slices with salt and pepper. I only had the two halves of the one English muffin, but I probably could have eaten six. Yum.
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