A Really Easy Mediterranean Dinner For Two: Greek Style

This recipe uses some of the same ingredients as the Mediterranean Dinner For Two: Italian Version.

Take away the diced tomatoes, and prepared marinara sauce. You will need 3 - 5 good-sized garlic cloves, 3 large pieces of sundried tomatoes, 3 large (preferably extra large) eggs, the same fusili (rotini) pasta, and 1/3 of a pack of good bacon.

The prep work is the same as well. Slice and dice the vegetables, and sundried tomato, as in the previous recipe, and do the same with the sausage. You'll cut the bacon cross wise into 1/4" segments and then chop it up coarsely. All of the chopped vegetables, with the exception of the onion and garlic can be put in the same bowl. Keep the onion and garlic separate from each other because they'll be added to the mixture at different times during cooking. Crack open the eggs and whip together so they are consistently smooth.

Cooking:

Coat the bottom of the frying pan with about 3 tablespoons of extravirgin olive oil on medium heat. Once heated through, toss in the bacon and mix about making sure to separate as many of the pieces as possible. Once the bacon is crisp, but not burned, take it out of the pan and set aside. Drain oil and bacon grease from pan and wipe with paper towel.

Add about 5 tablespoon of extravergin olive oil to pan and return to heat. Toss in the sausage balls, and cook until they are browned, but not burned. Once done, remove from heat and set aside with the bacon.

Using remaining oil in pan toss in the vegetables, except onion and garlic, olives, sudried tomatos, and artichoke hearts. Cover pan. Check occasionally ans stir. Once brocolli starts becoming bright green, add the onions. Cover pan. Once onions begin to turn milky white, add the garlic and stir the heck out of the mixture. Cover pan. Once the garlic is soft and turning yellowish, but not brown, take the vegetables out of the pan and put aside.

Cook up the pasta according to the package directions. Once done, drain, and put back into pot. Reduce heat to medium. Gradually stir in the eggs a bit at a time, making sure to coat pasta completely. Once all eggs have been stirred into the pasta, cover the pot for about 3 minutes to cook the eggs further.

Combining

Gradually combine vegetables, sundried tomatoes, meatballs, and bacon into the pasta. Stir well for even distribution. Add 3 to 5 tablespoons of drained sliced black olives, and the same with the artichoke hearts. Stir well for even distribution. Remove from heat. Put desired amount in serving bowls, and sprinkle each with a handful of crumbled feta cheese.

Go and eat!