Pasta Geiloglia
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While Matt and I were in Norway we tried to eat out as little as possible because of the astronomical prices of the restaurant food. We only ate out for two dinners and one lunch; the rest of the time we stuffed our faces with the included breakfast at the hotel or we cooked our own food.
In Geilo we had an apartment which ended up being better than I had expected. Matt was feeling pretty sick during the trip so he was able to sleep late in the mornings while I relaxed in the living room watching British television shows and eating skyr. FYI, the shows Customs UK and Dating in the Dark had me hooked!
The apartment had a fridge, stove, and oven which was exactly what we needed to cook up a delicious breakfast and dinner.
I made this inexpensive pasta dish on our second night in Geilo and Matt loved it so much that he requested it again on our third night.
It was a really comforting and filling meal. The kind you eat out of a bowl, curled up on the couch with your legs crossed under a blanket after a long day of skiing 
Pasta Geiloglia
Cost: 260NOK ~ $45 CAD for 4 people (or 2 people for 2 nights).
Ingredients:
225g (1/2 box) rotini
3 T Norwegian butter (okay, so it’s doesn’t have to be Norwegian, but it’s really that much better)
1 large onion, chopped
2 red peppers, chopped
8 large white mushrooms, sliced
1 c. grape tomatoes, halved
1/3 c. pitted and chopped black olives
2 T pasta seasoning (I don’t know what this was exactly…some mix or oregano and basil perhaps?)
1 t salt
Directions:
Bring 3L of water to a boil. Once it boils, salt it heavily and then add the pasta cooking until it’s to your preferred level of al dente-ness (that’s a noun now, in case you didn’t get the memo)
While the water is boiling, heat a sautee pan over medium high heat and add 2T butter. Heat the butter until it just begins to turn brown.
Add the onions and pepper and cook until they start to soften. Add the mushrooms, tomatoes, and olives and cook until the mushrooms just begin to brown. Stir in the salt and pasta seasoning.
Drain the pasta reserving about a tablespoon of the starchy pasta water. Add the other 1T of butter to the pasta and stir in the sauteed vegetables.
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wow norwegian butter…now i want to try that. the pasta looks so yummy and comforting!
Pasta is definitely one of my very favorite comfort foods – I love eating it from a big bowl, curled up in my couch, wearing comfy sweats! I wish I can try some Norwegian butter right now…
I could eat that whole pan myself. Pasta is my Waterloo. Looks delicious!
Such a great idea to try and enjoy as many meals in as possible while travelling. Not only does it save money, it makes going out for a few meals a real treat! And then you can usually splash out on somewhere nice:).
I love that you had the ability to cook your own means…I remember wishing that in Amsterdam where food was SO expensive and NOT good at all.
The pasta looks delicious!
WE plan on cooking for ourselves when we go to hawaii in a month. I heard it is pretty pricey to eat there too (although not as much as norway!). I still can’t believe the price of your dinner on that one post!
Your pasta dish sounds delicious. We usually travel on a budget and prefer hotel apartments where I can cook. I think that even the amount you spent to cook the pasta dish is too expensive as well. I think in Greece it would cost less than half but then the salaries here are much lower than Norway, so for the locals it might not be that expensive.
There is something so amazing about olives and pasta…throw in sundried tomatoes and I’m in heaven.
I noticed your email address — my grandmother’s maiden name was Menzies (she was from Australia). Maybe we’re related?
what a great pasta dish! you really can’t go wrong with eating in
A lovely pasta dish! I’d love to visit Norway.
Cheers,
Rosa