‘Drive’ is officially the worst movie I have ever seen. Like, wtf. Laura and I rented it to have a girls night with our other roomie Steph, and thought that Ryan Gosling would be a wonderful choice to watch. Well, he was definitely attractive as usual, but holy sh*t….you keep waiting for something to happen in the movie…and after many MANY awkward silences, people start getting their heads blown off. Forks end up in eyeballs. And knives are used a lot on people’s bodies. It was just too much. No story line, just blood and guts. I can’t believe people actually got paid to say 4 words in that movie. I think I might have had nightmares. Pretty sure I did. Especially since my bed was wet when I woke up….kidding. I haven’t wet the bed since….college. Ew. That was gross of me.
Guess what’s coming up soon?! The CrossFit Open! I’m not crazy excited yet. I don’t usually get excited about competitions until the day of and since it’s 5 weeks long, it makes it a lil tough to get excited about. But I did get a lil more excited the other day when my friend Erica posted a video she recorded of me and then it was posted on the CrossFit Southwest Region facebook page. Her website her awesome, all about empowering women. Who wouldn’t love that! Women are great.
Wanna see the cutest thing on the entire planet? Check it. Weener dogs should rule the world.
So this recipe turned out delish, even the non paleo eating friends thought so! It’s pretty intense in the flavor department so you don’t need too much of it. A little goes a long way. And look what I did…I made another cooking video!! Sorry it’s long ways. Just getting used to a new camera. Really, I’m lucky it even recorded. Laura and I had no idea what we were doing with that mini camcorder. I only say ‘um’ and ‘so’ like 46 times in this video. Much better than the 47 times in the first video. GETTING BETTER EVERY TIME!
Sundried Tomato Pesto Pasta
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
For the Pesto
- 3 oz sundried tomatoes
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1–1.5 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup basil leaves
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the pasta
- 3 zucchini, julienne cut or sliced into fettuccine noodles
- 1 bundle of asparagus
- 1lb chicken, diced
- 1/3 cup chicken broth or water
- 2–4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place your sundried tomatoes in a bowl with 1-2 cups of water or until the sundried tomatoes are covered to soften.
- Now heat up a medium sized skillet under medium heat with 1-2 tablespoons olive oil and throw in your diced chicken to begin to cook down, tossing the chicken randomly to help cook on all sides.
- Add your basil, tarragon, and thyme to the chicken.
- Once your sundried tomatoes are soft, pull out your food processor, place sundried tomatoes along with your walnuts and puree. Then add the rest of the pesto ingredients and slowly pour in the olive oil in while it’s turned on so you can see how much olive oil you will really need. Add until you find your preferred consistency.
- Now heat up a large skillet under medium heat with 1-2 tablespoons olive oil and toss in your zucchini noodles and asparagus.
- Add your chicken broth or water to the noodles and asparagus to help cook the noodles down.
- After about 3-5 minutes, add your sundried tomato pesto to the zucchini noodles along with the chicken.
- Cover and let cook for 3-5 minutes.
- Serve with some leftover sundried tomatoes on top!
- Consume!!
I hated that movie too! So weird. The soundtrack made me feel like I was in 1981. That pasta looks kick-ass though.
Yeah what was that about?!?! And that scene that was pretty much from Grease? So weird.
I hate to sound like a complete and utter moron..but hey you gotta go with what you know! Where do I find sundried tomatoes at in the grocery? I’m new to this “cooking” thing. Can you tell??! lol
I freakin love pesto! Pesto rocks my socks!
Haha no you’re totally fine Julie. They are all over the place in different grocery stores. Sometimes they are in the bulk isle, sometimes over by the italian foods, or you can just ask someone at customer service and they will lead you in the right direction!
You dear, as always are AMAZING 🙂
No YOU are amazing George
Omgosh, I thought the EXACT same thing- I saw that Drive was nominated for a bunch of awards and was like, “Ryan Gosling, HECK yes!! Can’t go wrong!” But then I was completely speechless. Holy crap, it was so awkward- and gory out of complete nowhere! I agree, worst movie ever. That pasta looks phenomenal! & I have all the stuff to make it! Just have to thaw out my chicken…I meant to this morning so I could make your other recipes today. Looks like I’ll be using the hot water method…
I hate that damn movie. Hope you like the recipe!
Much better on this video, less nervous and more in command of what you’re leading your audience through. Never thought about using zucchini for pasta, that texture should be stellar for any kind of marinara type of sauce.
Lol thanks Rob, didn’t feel that way. Zucchini is awesome for pasta, I love it!
Awesome video, alot better structured and of course enjoyable to watch.
Looking forward to cooking this this weekend as my post open meal : ) (after I cook that chipotle Choc chilli : )
Haha thanks Nathan! Glad it was enjoyable, still feels awkward to me when i watch it haha
You crack me up! Can’t wait to make this 🙂
Hope you like it!
For some reason, I keep expecting you to have one of those raspy, cigarettes-for-breakfast voices and then I see your vids (which are awesome) and it kind of throws me off. Not that you don’t have a nice voice. You just look like a chick with a raspy voice. And I mean that in the nicest possible way!
Unrelatedly, if you like weiners and the dogs they are named after, you should check out missdoxie.com. I think she updates her FB page more frequently than her blog, but she sometimes makes me laugh so hard I cry (and maybe even pee a little). When you time to kill, read through her archives.
Lol I’m not sure what to think of that comment dgm. I always kind of wondered what people thought when they read my posts, how they pictured me. Now I know. Interesting lol. I’ll check missdoxie out!!
I won’t watch a movie with Ryan Gosling unless I know he’s taking his shirt off. That is one reason I go to crossfit, so I can watch buff dudes throw around weights with their shirts off 🙂 I can’t wait to try this recipe! It looks super YUMMY!!
Same here Lora. Really the only reason I started crossfit
PUMPED for this!! I am going to try it tonight and then have leftovers for work the rest of the week. I, as you know, do not cook. SOOOO in seeing your video, I’m inspired and think I might actually be able to follow a recipe. So excited!!! I will let you know how it goes 🙂 Also, I like your videos bc you aren’t all totally prepared with lids and such so it makes it more relateable for broke sistas like myself. And of course, I certainly enjoy the dancing and Laura trying to hold laughs in the background.
Mandy, if I can create a meal, you can. Pure fact. I barely have anything to cook with and i still get it done. us poor girls gotta stick together
Dang it!! I try so hard to hold back the laughs, but one escaped. My B. Ps, this recipe is bomb. Hope you made it last night 🙂
i love my laurs