Barilla Pronto Pasta

I recently received two free boxes of Barilla Pasta. This is their new line... Barilla Pronto pasta. So the idea is that it is faster and easier to work with. I was honestly skeptical. Pasta is already a really easy and simple dish. You put all the noodles in to a pot of COLD water and turn the heat on to high. And in about 10 minutes it is done. Start the noodles in cold water? That was something new to me. But it totally worked! And it was super tastey. They tasted like normal noodles to me. But the dishes I made with them were great! So I am pretty sure if they were on sale, or I had a coupon I would buy them. I saw them at my local Target for $1.44. And right now Target has a Cartwheel offer for 10% off. http://h5.sml360.com/-/yc4t

This meal took me 12 minutes from start to finish. But I keep cooked/chopped chicken in 2 cup increments frozen as well as sliced bell peppers in the freezer (You have to buy those expensive veggies on sale!). I'm all about saving time with meal prep!

This meal took me a little longer... about 15 minutes... But I was trying to blend a recipe that said to use more water than the box of pasta said. I think in the future I would stick to the amount of water indicated on the box.