"Barney" Pasta

My wife made a statement to me regarding pasta and rice earlier today.  She complained about our "American" pasta and rice dishes being average or boring and used for nothing more than a filler on our plates.  INSPIRATION HIT ME!  I started digging through the refrigerator and found a head of cabbage, some fresh peas and mushrooms.  Needless to say the stove was turned on and I began a quest and came up with what I am calling "Barney" Pasta, named after the children's television dinosaur.  And yes, just like Barney, the dish has green and purple.

MY INGREDIENTS:
1/2 yellow onion
1/2 head red cabbage
1 cup peas (hulled)
4 cloves garlic, pressed
8-10 button mushrooms
salt
pepper
butter
olive oil
16 oz pk. egg noodles

MY METHOD:

I chopped a red cabbage head in half and removed the core, then chopped one half into 1/2 pieces.  I then took 9 nice sized button mushrooms, washed and stemmed them and cut these into small sliced, chopped and diced 1/2 a yellow onion and pressed 4 cloves of garlic.  I ended up having about a cup of fresh peas after hulling so that is what I used.

Prepare the noodles per your package instructions.

In a large sautee pan melt 2 tbsp butter and add about 2 tbsp olive oil and bring to a nice, hot temp.  Add your onions and sautee until tender, then drop in your cabbage and garlic and sautee for about 15 minutes, also add in 2 more tbsp butter and a dash of olive oil.  Season with as much salt and pepper as you like.  I used about 1 tbsp salt and 15 grinds of pepper.  Now add your mushrooms and sautee on a medium heat for about 10 more minutes.  Now the final step in your DINOSAUR creation, add your peas and cook for an additional 5-7 minutes.  Season with salt and pepper to your taste.

Strain your pasta and return it to the pot you boiled it in.  Add your vegetable mix from the sautee pan and fold in until mixed well.  Once again taste (with a clean spoon of course) and season to your liking.

MMMMMM GOOD, I LOVE YOU, LOL.