Recipe: Tortellini with Spinach and Tomatoes

This is an easy to make recipe since I used store-brought frozen tortellini and pasta sauce while still incorporating   tomatoes, garlic and onions I got from a farmers market.

Ingredients:
10 oz frozen tortellini
24 oz Pasta Sauce (I used Mushroom with this recipe but you can use plain if you prefer)
1 large Yellow Onion
1 dozen Grape Tomatoes
6 fresh basil leaves
1 large bunch Spinach leaves, cleaned and drained
2 tsp oil

Preparations:
1. Prepare tortellini as instructed in package.
2. Meanwhile, diced onions, slice the grape tomatoes in half and chopped the basil.
3. Drain tortellini when its cooked
4. Heat oil in a pan. Saute onions, basil and tomatoes for 5 minutes.
5. Add in spinach leaves and saute for a one minute. Cover and cooked for two minutes or until the spinach leaves are wilted.
6. Add in the cooked tortellini and saute for a minute
7. Pour in pasta sauce. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
8. Sprinkle with some basil flakes

Tortellini with Spinach and Tomatoes

Variation: if you want to add meat, you can diced bacon or ham and saute it with onions and tomatoes.

Enjoy!

Tofu and Corned Beef in Plum Sauce

Tofu and Corned Beef in Plum Sauce

So two weeks ago was St. Patrick's Day and I bought some Corned Beef, cooked the entire thing but only are half of. The other half I stuck in the freezer and forgot about it. Anyway, I finally had a chance to used it, infusing- Irish and Asian tradition together to come up with this dish.

Ingredients:
1 cup diced cooked corned beef
1 cup diced extra-firm tofu
1/2 cup shredded red onion
a bunch of spinach
1/4 cup 5 Chinese Style 5 Plum Sauce
Oil

Preparation:
1. Heat up oil in a large skillet. Add in onion and saute for 2 minutes.
2. Add in corned beef and tofu. Saute for 5 minutes or until tofu is browned
3. Add in the spinach. Saute till spinach is wilted.
4. Pour in the Plum Sauce. Lower heat and let it simmer for 3 minutes.
5. Serve while still warmed with white rice.