Hot Hot Valentine Treats

Mushroom Pepper Fettuccine

Ingredients

• A small packet of washed and blanched mushrooms, diced
• Half a packet of fettuccine, blanched
• A pepper each of green/yellow/red capsicum, diced
• 6 pods of garlic, chopped
• 3 g chilli flakes
• 10 g cheese
• 30 ml olive oil
• A few green olives

Method

1. Heat oil in a non stick pan
2. Add in the chopped garlic
3. Add the mushrooms and peppers and cook till slightly charred
4. Add in the fettuccine and the chilli flakes and toss
5. Throw in some chopped olives and sprinkle some cheese
6. Serve hot

Spicy Cheese Pasta

Ingredients

• 250 g rotini pasta
• 150 g hot Italian sausage
• 1 sweet red pepper, sliced
• 1 medium sized onion, sliced
• ½ tablespoon olive oil
• ½ jar (13 ounces) marinara sauce
• 1 cup shredded Italian four-cheese blend

Method

1. Preheat oven to 450 C
2. Cook pasta following packaging direction. Let it drain.
3. Cut sausage into ½-inch slices
4. Heat olive oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high beat
5. Add sausage, sliced onions and peppers
6. Cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally until peppers and onions are tender
7. Add sauce and bring to a simmer
8. Stir in the drained pasta and ½ cup of the cheese
9. Sprinkle remaining cheese over the pasta and bake at 450 C for 8 minutes
10. Serve immediately

Tangy Peppar Tomato

Ingredients

• 60 ml Absolut Peppar
• 60 ml spiced tomato juice

Method

1. Shake and strain all the ingredients
2. Serve the drink without ice