This is probably the most complicated meal that I’ve made in a very long time, but it is also decidedly the most delicious. At 6 ingredients, it has double the ingredients of anything I’ve posted a recipe for so far.

The first thing to do is to assemble all of the ingredients for the pasta. I’ve assembled them here for your viewing pleasure. Oh, and those Peas are the left-overs from the ham/rice mix I made the other day. Don’t worry, the deodarant in the picture is not an ingredient.

Part one, making the pasta. Measure out 2 servings of the macaroni (1 cup) into a bowl. Never in my life have I ever made microwave pasta before, and there weren’t any directions on the box on how to cook it, so I just guessed on the amount of water to put in. I figured a 2 to 1 ratio would be good, so I measured out 2 cups and added it in. I reccommend adding less than that because that shit definately boiled over and a made a mess of my microwave. Or maybe use a bigger bowl? I don’t know, man. Zap it for 7 minutes or so and the pasta will cook just fine. Actually I was surprised at how well it cooked, and so quickly.

While the pasta is doing its thing, you’ve got more than enough time to get all the vegetables ready. So, do that now. Put the left-over peas and the corn into a mixing bowl. Drain any and all chemical waste water from the can before you add it to the bowl. You do not want that grossness inside of you! Also, if your cans are different sizes make sure to only add 1 serving of Peas and 2 servings of corn.

Another thing I’ve never had before is canned spinach. I grabbed it at the grocery store because, hey, why not? Pop-eye eats it so its gotta be healthy. I was not prepared for the slimy mass of green diareea that greeted me when the can was opened. Instantly regretting my decision to eat ‘healthy,’ I only added half as much as orginally planned: 1 serving (1/2 cup). Look at that second picture, the one where its in the plastic bag. Gross! Its like going to the lake and grabbing a fist full of seaweed! Yuck. Mix it in with the peas and corn as best you can.

Next, grab the pasta from the microwave whenever its done and you are ready for it. As you probably can’t see because the picture isn’t all that good, mine boiled over and made a mess of the microwave. I am an idiot. Drain out the pasta water as best you can, and separate it into two bowls. I also reccommend cleaning up the spilled water. It is roughly 1 cup of cooked pasta per bowl.

Now that the pasta is split up, put the vegetables on top. I used a measuring cup to make sure it was evenly split, but you can probably just eye ball it.

Ok, time for the last two ingredients, turkey and the sauce. You’ll notice that the sauce says ‘NO SALT ADDED’ on it. Make sure that you get that kind because it cuts down on the sodium levels by a factor of 10. There is only 20mg of sodium per serving, as opposed to around 250mg per serving in the normal kind.

The turkey looked a little uncooked when I opened it up, so I threw it into the mixing bowl, added a splash of water, and microwaved it for about a minute. It doesn’t say if it is pre-cooked or not but I figured its better to be safe than sorry. The water was added so that it wouldn’t dry out as much while it was in the microwave. Anyways, when its ready, drain out any water, split it into two equal portions, and put it on top of the vegetables in the 2 bowls.

measure out 2 servings (1/2 can or 1/2 cup) of sauce per bowl and put it on top of the turkey. Mix up the bowl that you are planning on eating, and put it in the microwave for a minute or two to heat it up. Put a lid on the bowl you won’t be eating and put it in the fridge for tomorrow.

Here are the 4 seasonings I added to mine. Do what thou wilt, though, so add whatever seasonings you have available or want on your pasta. Its up to you.

Ok, so I forgot to do a running tally of price and calories, so here it is in a convenient little summary. Price and calorie totals for individual items are for both bowls of pasta.

The pasta was 85 cents for the whole box, which has 8 servings. We used 2 servings, so that is 21 cents and 420 calories.

The Corn was 66 cents for the can, which has 2 servings and 120 calories.

The Peas were left over from the other day, but was still 1 serving at 24 cents and 60 calores.

The Spinach was 75 cents for the whole can, which has 4 servings in it which we used 1 of. Thats 19 cents and 30 calories.

The sauce was 39 cents with 4 servings in the can, which we used all of at 80 calories.

Finally, the canned Turkey was $1.25 for the 2 servings in the can, with 120 total calories.

So for both bowls of pasta, the total price was $2.91 and there are 830 calories. Half those numbers for a single bowl.

Calories: 415

Cost: ~ $1.46

Time: 10 minutes