Today i’m going to be in and out with a quick recipe and not too many words.
Why? It’s been crazy around here lately!
I’ve been doing tech work for dance shows every weekend for a month now in addition to working part-time, so there isn’t a single day (week or weekend!) that I’m not at a rehearsal, show, or at work. It’s nuts.
On top of that, I had an unpleasant experience where I lost about twelve recipes worth of photos. Talk about wasted time, huh?
My food blogger friends will know that we very rarely make the same recipe more than once or twice once it’s done being tested. So rephotographing all my recipes is a hassle I’m not looking forward to during my limited summer time!
It hasn’t been all bad, though. The weather is crazy hot so I’ve been sipping iced coffee and online window shopping in my free time. I’ve also started reading a lot more lifestyle and minimalism blogs, in addition to food blogs. Hit me up in the comments if you have any non-food related blog recs!
This pasta is summer in a bowl. Chimichurri is a sauce usually reserved for meat, so of course I used it in a vegan entrée, because that’s typical me. Lots of fresh herbs and spices bring color and flavor to this unusual pasta dish. Enjoy! xx
- 10 oz angel hair pasta
- ½ cup parsley
- ¼ cup cilantro
- ¼ cup (4-6 large leaves) fresh basil
- 1 jalapeno, trimmed and seeded
- 1 clove garlic
- Juice of half a lemon (1-2 tbsp)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- Salt to taste
- Parmesan for topping (optional)
- In a large pot of heavily salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions (mine took 3 minutes)
- Drain pasta and rinse pot with cold water to cool down.
- In a food processor, combine parsley, cilantro, basil, jalapeno, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil until a pesto-like sauce forms.
- Put pasta back in (cooled) pot and pour sauce over the pasta. Toss with hands or tongs until evenly coated.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and toss.
- Serve with crushed red pepper flakes and parmesan, if desired.
Ohhh shoot, I can so imagine your frustration over the lost photos! 🙁 And your days sound extremely busy indeed, I don’t know how you do it. Let me just say that this looks like a delicious pasta, I’ll have to try a pasta with chimichurri sometime!
Thanks!
Oh that is such a pain!! Seriously the worst. I feel you on the timing issues and not being able to rephotograph – with full time uni it is such a mission, so if I get one thing photographed every week or two thats an achievement…I can’t imagine losing 12! I’m sure you will photograph each of those even better than the originals though. This pasta looks amazing too – the best kind of dinner for busy days 🙂
I feel you! Thanks 🙂
This is such a pretty pasta, Medha! I could eat pasta just about every day, but when you add a chimichurri sauce on top, it pretty much makes it the best! Love this!
Thanks, Gayle!
Oh girl, I’m so sorry to hear about the lost work! It’s such a nightmare! I use My PC Backup for backing up my computer every single day because I learned the hard way too many times. I hope you’re able to get everything re-photographed quickly…on the bright side, you can use this as an opportunity to let creativity reign since it’ll be the second time around for the recipes. ANYHOO, this pasta looks FABULOUS! Love that chimichurri!
Haha thanks! I’ve been backing up obsessively too after that 🙂
I do love an easy pasta recipe full of flavor and this dish looks perfect! I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of all your photos. I’m sure round 2 will be even better!
Thanks!
Oh my gosh…I can literally not imagine losing 12 recipes worth of photos!! That makes my stomach drop just thinking about it…I am so sorry! On the bright side, this pasta looks absolutely fantastic. Can’t wait to try it out!
Right?! I was floored. Thanks 🙂
OMG, you lost like 12 recipes worth of photos?! I feel your pain, girlfriend! That seriously stinks… BIG TIME! What doesn’t suck though is this pasta! I looooove chimichurri but I never thought to pair it with pasta! GENIUS! And dainty angel hair at that! SO MUCH YUM! Seriously, I just want to twirl this past and shove it into my mouth on repeat! LOVE IT! Cheers!
P.S. Doing tech work for dance shows sounds really cool!! I’m impressed!
Haha thanks so much!
I hope that this pasta brought you joys, that chimichurri sauce sound so yummy!! I have to give your recipe a try this week. LOVE LOVE the pictures!!
Thanks!
Oooh I love lots of herbs in my pasta!
Aww man, bummer about losing your photos… I’ve lost blog drafts after they’ve been written, photos uploaded, and finalized… and that’s always such a bummer! I usually curse a lot when that happens haha
I may have cursed a little, too 😉
Gosh that must hurt!! I can feel your pain girl 🙁 On brighter note, this pasta is the bomb! Love chimichurri on everything.
Thanks so much! It’s the best 🙂
You sound so busy and I’m so sorry you lost all those recipes! It’s happened to me on a smaller scale and it’s such a bummer! This pasta looks amazing with that chimichurri, which I would gladly eat with a spoon!
Aw thanks!
What a smart, smart idea to use chimichurri sauce for pasta! I’ve made it for steak like everyone else but it makes great sense to use it for a fresh light pasta. Hope things calm down for you!: )
Thanks so much!
This incredible pasta would definitely cure my frustration over losing the photos! Sorry about that! I feel your pain!
Haha thank you so much!
I absolutely adore chimichurri sauce, but I’ve never thought of putting on pasta and now I’m like WWWHHYYY not?!?! Because it looks so so good! I’ve got to try this soon. Also – so sorry about losing your photos. I feel your pain!!!
Aw thanks, Rachel!
Oh no!! Losing all of my photos is my worse nightmare! I’m so sorry. 🙁
On the bright side, at least you got to eat this chimichurri pasta again! I love the idea to use it for pasta sauce. Genius!!
Thanks! 🙂
What a fun idea to use chimichurri in a pasta recipe! This looks delicious! And I totally feel your pain about the lost photos. I had an unfortunate incident back around Christmas last year, and now I back all of my stuff up like 3 different ways. Overkill maybe, but I’m determined to not lose stuff again! Good luck!
No, I’m so obsessive about backing up photos now, too! I’m with ya.
Ouch! sorry you lost so many food pics, urgh that can be so annoying! The pasta looks delicious Medha, hope you get little break from your crazy schedule soon!
Thanks, Manali!
I’m so sorry about your photo troubles, Medha. How frustrating!
Thank you for this recipe – such a great idea! I do always think of chimichurri sauce as a meat compliment, but using it in pasta sounds so good!
Thanks, Marissa!
Oh my Medha.. what a painnnn!! I know the work that goes into every shoot and losing that many is a lot of hours! augh!
This pasta is sooo mouthwatering. I love a good chimichurri and pasta, well, it’s pure comfort! Delicious!
Thanks, Traci!
Ughhh!! I can’t believe you lost 12 recipes worth!! I lost two recipes once and that seemed bad enough!! 🙁 I feel your pain!
But this pasta! I can’t get enough of chimichurri this summer and this sounds fantastic!
Thanks, Ashley!