Spicy Parmesan Pasta

Most of the recipes I post are adapted from recipes I find on Pinterest.  This one is no different. 
The recipe I used is from the Boss Sanders website.  I needed to make it a little more budget friendly.  The Boss Sanders recipe is for a Romano Chicken.  Since I work really hard to keep our family on a food budget, I needed to make a few changes. 

Much of the recipe is the same as the original, so I'll refer you to her website for the bulk of the recipe.  The main problem is that I didn't want to spend $4 on a small block of Romano Cheese and $4 on a small jar of Sundried Tomatoes.  Also, her recipe is too spicy for our family.  I even cut the cayenne pepper in half and it was still too spicy. 

So here are the changes.

For the Sauce:

• No Romano cheese.  Instead add an additional 1/4 cup Parmesan.  I was able to get a small bag of Parmesan at Winco for $2.33, and I only used half the bag.  We use Parmesan a lot so the rest won't be wasted!
• 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper instead of 2 tsp.
• Leave out the black pepper and add it in the end if you need more kick.

 For the rest:

• I added about 2 T of Red Cooking wine while cooking the mushrooms.  Yummmmm.
• I left out the sundried tomatoes
• I also left out the chicken to make a meatless meal.  

As always...Let me know if you have any questions!!