On Today's Menu - Dinner

What I choose to prepare for dinner depends largely on what time I will actually eat. Before grad school, I'd try to eat no later than 8:00pm, and meals eaten after 8-8:30pm would be as light as possible. Being in grad school while trying to maintain my usual routine has been very challenging, if not impossible. For dinner today I prepared whole wheat spaghetti casserole with baby herb salad.

Pasta Casserole:
This recipe will serve 4
Prep time: 10-15 minutes
Baking time: 20 minutes

4 medium size Roma tomatoes, chopped
8 ounces of tomato sauce
8 ounces of whole black olives, pitted
1/2 medium size onion, minced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced (optional)
pinch of cayeene pepper
1/2 pound pasta (Penne is my usual choice)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Plass ingredients except pasta in a pan and cook over low to medium heat, until onions are a little soft. Cook pasta for 10 minutes, or according to package directions. Mix the sauce and pasta together and place ina a casserole dish. Bake covered for 20 minutes.