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Weekend Plans Post: Pasta That Tastes Too Good To Be Homemade

You know how the best tasting food is the food that someone else makes? This stuff tastes like someone else made it.
Jaybird March 28, 2024

I talked last year about making my first piccata. I’ve made it off and on since then but I have forgotten to take pictures… UNTIL RECENTLY.

First things first, here are your ingredients:

You’re also going to want butter and shredded or shaved or grated romano.

Oh, and the pasta.

I broke down and got some of this and… it’s pretty good for store-bought.

Well, get your water going and the pasta only needs to boil for about 4 minutes so get your collander and measuring cup set up:

After you drain your pasta, start some butter and garlic in your now-empty saucepan:

And toss your ravioli:

Add your bacon and your capers:

Add your seasoning:

Add your lemon:

Add your cheese and about a half of a cup of your saved pasta water to help everything melt together:

And serve with some of your romano sprinkled on top:

Holy cow, guys. THIS IS SOOO GOOD. You know how the best tasting food is the food that someone else makes?

This stuff tastes like someone else made it.

I always wish that I had more leftovers after I do this one.

So I’ll probably make it again this weekend. Got a game night scheduled up in there too. And laundry, of course.

So… what’s on your docket?

(Featured image is the ingredients list. All photos taken by the author.)

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