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green bean and sardine pasta

green bean and sardine pasta
 
Tomorrow morning I’m running the Ford Island Bridge 10k.  Though it’s not exactly a marathon, I felt the need to prepare a big plate of pasta for lunch.  I made it up as I went along and feel pretty silly putting it in to a recipe format, but it was extremely delicious.  So in case you want to recreate it exactly, here goes…
 
Green bean and sardine pasta (for one)
Whole wheat angel hair pasta
Olive oil
Pat of butter
Clove of garlic, sliced thin
Sardines in olive oil, about half a tin
Pine nuts, about 1/8 cup
Frozen green beans, about 2/3 cup
Red pepper flakes
Juice of half a lemon
 
1.  Boil a pot of water and add pasta.
2.  In the meantime, put a skillet over medium heat. Add a couple swirls of olive oil and a pat of butter.
3.  Sauté sliced garlic until slightly golden.
4.  Add sardines and pine nuts. Sauté until pine nuts are lightly toasted.
5.  Add green beans (I put them in straight from the freezer). Sauté until green beans are heated through.
6.  Add red pepper flakes and lemon juice.
7.  Drain pasta and add to the skillet with the green bean and sardine mixture. Mix and enjoy!
 
We’re spending Easter Sunday at a friend’s house and I’m bringing a salmon cakes appetizer. It calls for fresh salmon – I usually used canned for cakes/burgers/croquettes – so I’m excited to try something new.  Absolutely without fail, against all the warnings, I always try something new when hosting or attending a party. There’s usually so much total food, I feel if one or two things go south, now is just as good a time as any. Happy Easter!

About Jennifer

I am a registered dietitian with the National Fisheries Institute, so fish is my nutrition forte. I earned my BA in Communication from Southwestern University, just outside of Austin, TX. During college, one of my very favorite evening outings was a leisurely trip to the grocery market. My passion for food was undeniable, so I combined both of my interests by earning my MS in Nutrition Communication from Tufts University in Boston, MA. As well as my Registered Dietitian (RD) credential through the University of Delaware.

Beyond reading scientific studies about docosahexaenoic acid and selenium, I love to entertain, travel, watch reality TV, grill outdoors, and go to spin class. I live in Kailua, HI on the island of Oahu where my husband serves as a US Marine Corps JAG.

People in Hawaii eat more fish and shellfish than average, but over 80 percent of typical Americans don't eat seafood at least twice per week. Doctors and dietitians like me say that's the goal, so BlogAboutSeafood is here to show you just what plenty of seafood looks like in an RD's real-life diet.

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