Dinner For One

My husband, Peter, was at the theatre (he's currently Stage Managing a Community Theatre Production of the Music Man), and so I was home alone on a Saturday night.  Ready for a relaxing evening, I threw on my pajamas early on and combed through the fridge and the freezer looking for something to make. 

Leftovers?  Ugh.  Lean Cuisine?  A smart choice, but not quite what I was in the mood for.  Then it dawned on me. . .I recently bought a new product (well, new for me) - Steak Umm Sliced Steak.

As luck would have it, I had purchased hoagie rolls and provolone cheese earlier that day in preparation for making lunches for work. 

Steak-umm's were VERY easy to work with.  Remove steak from freezer, place in pan on medium-high heat, watch it turn brown. 

As you can see in the picture, one serving really did not make enough, so I ended up doubling the meat.

. . .and into the oven to be broiled.

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Watch closely, as the broiler can quickly switch from broiling to burning QUICKLY!  My sandwich was slightly singed, but still edible ;-)

For my side dish, I nuked a whole spaghetti squash in the microwave on the vegetable setting.  (Make sure you poke lots of holes in your spaghetti squash with a fork, or else it can explode in the microwave!)

I cut open the squash, and used a fork to pull the flesh into strands.

I scooped out the strands of "spaghetti" and threw it into a saute pan with some olive oil, garlic, and parmesan cheese. 

Dinner for one was a success.  No leftovers to wrap up, and very little mess to clean.