Bento #8

I love fresh pasta. While I learned to make it this fall, and discovered that it is fairly easy and truly yummy, I don't often take the time on my own to make it. Consequently, I have fallen in love with Safeway Select's whole wheat fresh pastas, particularly the four cheese tortellini. I'm also addicted to Steamfresh frozen veggies. I know there's probably something inherently evil about nuking veggies in the bag they're frozen in, but until I'm told the carcinogens will kill me, I figure the nutrition gained by regularly eating veggies is far better than nothing.

I made two bentos this morning by taking advantage of both tasty conveniences. I had grilled three chicken breasts last night on the Foreman. I loosely filled the large containers for both my box and Rob's box with diced chicken (about 1.5 breasts), and covered it in a little spicy garlic wing sauce from Buffalo Wild Wings. Meanwhile, I boiled two servings of tortellini and nuked two single serving packages of Brussels sprouts. When the pasta was done, I tossed it with olive oil, covered it in salt, pepper and freshly grated Parmesan, and packed it with the Brussels sprouts in the small containers.

I don't regularly microwave my bento - largely because I don't know if they are designed to handle a microwave. I wasn't sure how Rob would fare eating cold pasta and chicken, but he didn't complain. In fact, I was complimented on the tasty lunch! At least something went right today... stupid grad school.