Zucchini Pasta

I've been in a sort of cooking funk. I blame the heat. Nothing sounds good. It's hot. Cooking sounds miserable. Jamba juice sounds palatable.

But Brian's post yesterday had me inspired. It sounded yummy!

So I took some zucchini, used the mandoline, and sliced the zucchini into "spaghetti noodles".

Then, I made the pasta salad with some left over chicken... Except I didn't have tomatoes, Italian dressing, olives.... Okay, okay. I had zucchini spaghetti with shredded chicken. At least Elle liked it :)

Ingredients:
Zucchini- 3 was enough for Elle and I (sliced with a Julian blade on the mandolin)
Veggies - tomatoes, broccoli, mushroom, onion, or whatever your heart desires
Shredded chicken
Sauce

Method:
Sauté zucchini in 1-2 Tablepoons of Olive Oil
Season with garlic, onion, salt, and pepper to taste
Add shredded chicken
Continue sauté until zucchini has reached desired tenderness (mine took about 3 min).
Add veggies (I like to add sautéed mushrooms and onions)

I didn't add any sauce or dressing. I love the purity of the olive oil with the salt and pepper. But if Elle wasn't allergic to dairy, I'd top it with Alfredo sauce in a heartbeat :)

Spaghetti Salad

My wife and I constantly try to invent the next great dish and I think we may be onto something with this new spaghetti salad that we made tonight!

Spaghetti Salad

4 servings of spaghetti (cooked to desired tenderness)
1/2 chicken breast (grilled or pan fried)
1/4 small onion, diced fine
1/4 cup broccoli tops
1/4 cup cherry tomato halves
1/4 cup sliced olives
2 TBSP shredded parmesan cheese
4 TBSP Olive Garden Cesar dressing

 Mix all ingredients in a bowl and serve with grilled zucchini. It was DELISH!

Salsa

So... I have this friend from work that loves to plant a garden every year.  I am the lucky beneficiary of that garden.  Went this morning and picked some fresh tomatoes....Red ones and yellow ones and one REALLY hot chili pepper (well that is what Brian says anyway...wus :^P).  Brian and I decided to make some different salsas with them.  Can I just say YUMM-O!!!

This one is red tomatoes, onion, garlic, green onion, and the pepper.  Then a little salt and lemon juice.

This one is the yellow tomatoes with avocado, onion, garlic, salt, and a little lemon juice.