Buttered noodles

Okay sounds simple but these were real good so I'm making a note of it!

Ingredients

• 8-12 oz wide egg noodles or elbow macaroni
• 3-4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 small onion, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely diced (optional)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons minced chives
• 2 tablespoons Parmesan
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

I also added some fresh thyme since we had it, and used lemon juice concentrate since we didn't have lemons handy. 

1. Cook pasta per instructions

2. Melt the butter in a pan and cook the onions and garlic

3. Add the rest of the ingredients and cooked pasta and mix well. Turn off heat and salt and pepper to taste.

Swedish meatballs

So we just got frozen swedish meatballs at Kroger, and I made this gravy. Pretty easy and tasty, though super rich and not low on calories or saturated fat!

Add 1/3 cup butter to the juices in the pan to melt. Whisk in the 1/4 c flour until it dissolves and cook until it turns brown in colour. Pour in 2 c beef broth, 2 tsp soy sauce and 1 tsp dijon mustard. Bring to a to simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix the sauce through well to combine all of the flavours together. Continue to simmer until thickened, then add defrosted meatballs and serve over pasta.

https://cafedelites.com/2017/05/21/swedish-meatballs-recipe/h