If Puttanesca and Piccata Had a Love Child....

That's what she'd look like. And here is what she is made of.

Love Child Pasta
1Tbsp olive oil
3/4 cup sliced shallots
1/2 cup red onion, sliced thinly
1/2 red peppers, thinly sliced
handful or two of olives, cut in 1/2
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
4 cloves garlic or more
8 oz chicken seitan (about 1 1/2 cups) in chubby little chunks
6 oz bag of spinach
4 artichoke hearts, cut a little
1 Tbsp capers
1/3 cup sundried tomatoes (I used the oil kind, drained)
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar (for seitan)
1 Tbsp white wine (for seitan)
juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp basil
1 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup white wine
salt and pepper
12 oz pasta (cook it)

This is gonna be a little loose (we're talking a love child here), but here goes.
Heat the oil in the pan to saute the seitan. When it's kinda done, add the tablespoons of the vinegar and the wine. When absorbed/evaporated, remove the seitan.. add a little more oil to the pan if you need it. Start cooking the veggies in this order, adding some when the earlier one is done: shallots and onions, then red peppers, then shrooms and garlic... artichoke hearts, capers, sundried toms, olives. Add the spices to taste ( you may need a little more). Cook a minute, then deglaze with the 1/2 cup wine, add the lemon juice and spinach. Let the wine reduce and the spinach cook, check for salt and pepper, then toss it all with pasta.

Super flexible and easy recipe, once your chopping is done.

Flexible and easy.. no wonder there is a Love Child.

We finally made it to Vegiterranean when it was open! We had a wonderful lunch- details tomorrow!