Mondays are always manic in my household. I wake up early to sneak an extra load of laundry in before tge kids wake up, then its the middle schooler off, the elementary son off to school and then the toddler and preschooler have swim lessons and lunch playdates. Somewhere in between my brain is trying to comprehend dinner plans. Its got to be something quick, because I volunteer at the school till late afternoon and I have my fave Zumba class around 6:30pm while my kids have activities till 8pm. So dinner has to happen between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. I had some riblets defrosted but had failed to remember to buy bbq sauce, so heres what I threw together:
You will need:
Penne/ shell pasta
2 tbspn olive oil
2pounds pork riblets
Crushed garlic
Marinara sauce or tomato sauce(i used both)
Chopped celery and or cream of celery soup.
Chopped broccoli
Parmesan cheese
First get the garlic all aromatic in the pot with some oil. Then add the riblets which I cut up into bite size chunks. Brown well add some salt and pepper and tenderizer to help speed up cook time. Bbq spice or some mesquite is yum too!
Once cooked through allow to simmer for 15mins then add celery and sauce and allow to simmer away while you prepare the pasta and steam or boil the broccoli, stir occasionally.
Once pasta is al dente, throw in a big pasta bowl, spoon pork riblets on top and pour remaining sauce over it. Encircle with broccoli florets and top with parmesan. ( or for a less healthy option, smother in mozzarella and cheddar and broil in the oven on low.
Serve with garlic toast or yummy garlic flat bread! Enjoy with some choc wine or just a good bottle of pinot! ( of course a bad bottle works ok too! ;)
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