Good Pasta Recipes?

Question

Hi does anyone know any good pasta recipes im cooking for the family tomorrow and there not too adventurous so nothing too complicated either

Answer 1

Click below for lots of pasta recipes:
http://www.marthastewart.com/pasta

Answer 2

Rigatoni Alla Carbonara

Ingredients

(4 servings)

3 oz Pancetta
1/4 c Chopped onion
1 sm Dried red chile
3 tb Butter
3 tb Olive oil
4 Eggs
1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 c Grated pecorino
1 tb Salt
1/2 ts Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tb Chopped parsley
1 lb Imported Italian spaghetti


Instructions

FINELY DICE THE PANCETTA and saute it gently with the onion and chile in the butter and olive oil until pancetta is rendered and the onion soft, about 10 minutes. Discard chile. Beat the eggs with the 2 cheeses, 1/2 teaspoon salt, several grindings of black pepper and the parsley. Bring 4-to-5 quarts of water to the boil. Add 1 tablespoon salt and put in the pasta. When pasta is still slightly underdone, drain it and add it to the pan with the pancetta. Over low heat, toss thoroughly to coat the pasta with the oil and butter. Off heat, stir in the egg-cheese mixture and toss vigorously. Serve at once.

Answer 3

Chicken Scampi
(easy but delicious and elegant)

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp lemon juice
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, sliced lengthwise into thirds

In a skillet heat the butter and olive oil on medium high heat until butter is melted. Add parsley, basil, oregano, garlic and salt and mix together. Stir in lemon juice.
Then add chicken pieces and saute for 3 minutes or until white. Lower the heat and cook for about 10-15 mintues or until chicken is cooked through. More butter can be added if needed. Serve chicken over hot angel hair, or other pasta and pour some of the sauce over it all.

Answer 4

Buy some rigatone and make it according to package directions. Buy 2 cans of diced tomatoes, and 1 can of sauce. 1 small tub of ricotta cheese, and shredded mazzerella cheese.

Pour a layer of the sauce and tomatoes on the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan or dish. Once pasta is cooked put in a bowl and add a little of the sauce and mix well. Then take your ricotta and mazzerella and mix together in separate bowl. (use half of the bag of mazzerella) Add this mixture to the pasta and mix well. Then pour the pasta in the dish on top of the sauce. Flatten out, then add the rest of your sauce, tomatoes. Place a layer of the rest of the mazzerella cheese on top, cover with tin foil and bake at 325 for 20 mins. Remove foil and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve with bread and salad.

Answer 5

You can throw together a pretty decent pasta dish just by picking a mild meat (like chicken or shrimp) and some light vegetables (ones that cook quickly like snow peas - not carrots). Cut everything into bite size pieces and sautee in olive oil with some garlic, salt & pepper. Once your pasta is cooked, just toss it all together & serve with some garlic bread or something.

Answer 6

SPINACH CHICKEN PASTA (VERY EASY)

4 chicken breasts
16 oz. chopped frozen spinach
16 oz. Alfredo Sauce
4 cups of any pasta noodles
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons parsley, for decoration
season as desired

Cut chicken into 2 inch pieces and sauté with olive oil in frying pan. Boil noodles according to package directions. Heat spinach.
Combine noodles, spinach and chicken in skillet and simmer over low heat.

Add Alfredo sauce, simmer for 15 minutes, stirring now and then. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Bon Appetit!

Answer 7

Go to Costco and buy thier ready made Pesto. Get a couple of cooked chicken breast at the Deli and cut into 1" squares. heat the chicken in the pesto and throw in wide noodles. Simple!!

Answer 8

Alfredo Fettuccine
1 pint heavy cream
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
2 tablespoons cream cheese
1/2 - 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder, add in more to suit your taste if you prefer
Salt and pepper, to taste
8 ounces fettuccine, cooked and drained

In a saucepan combine butter, heavy cream, and cream cheese. Simmer this until all is melted, and mixed well. Add the Parmesan cheese and garlic powder. Simmer this for 15 - 20 minutes over low heat. Toss pasta lightly with sauce, coating well. Leftovers freeze well.


Vodka Cream Pasta
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, once around the pan in a slow stream
1 tablespoon butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 shallots, minced
1 cup vodka
1 cup chicken stock
1 can crushed tomatoes (32 ounces)
Coarse salt and pepper
16 ounces pasta, such as penne rigate
1/2 cup heavy cream
20 leaves fresh basil, shredded or torn

Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add oil, butter, garlic and shallots. Gently sauté shallots for 3 to 5 minutes to develop their sweetness. Add vodka to the pan (3 turns around the pan in a steady stream will equal about 1 cup). Reduce vodka by half, this will take 2 or 3 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes. Bring sauce to a bubble and reduce heat to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. While sauce simmers, cook pasta in salted boiling water until cooked to al dente (with a bite to it). While pasta cooks, prepare your salad or other side dishes. Stir cream into sauce. When sauce returns to a bubble, remove it from heat. Drain pasta. Toss hot pasta with sauce and basil leaves. Pass pasta with crusty bread.

Linguine with White Clam Sauce
1 pound linguine noodles
One quarter cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
One quarter cup onion, diced
32 oz. canned minced clams with juice
One quarter cup dry vermouth or white wine
One third cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 tsp. dried oregano
Pepper to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese

Heat oil in a skillet and cook garlic, mushrooms, onion, and minced clams for several minutes. Add vermouth, parsley, oregano and pepper and cook for several more minutes. Meanwhile cook linguine noodles according to package directions. Place clam sauce over pasta and toss. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Answer 9

get a package of spiral pasta and cook according to pkg directions. i like the one with spinach (green), tomato (red) and egg (white) pasta in one pkg - very colorful. rinse and drain well in a colander. just add wishbone italian dressing, black olives, artichoke hearts and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. salt and pepper to taste. This is also good with sliced peperoni added.

Answer 10

Baked Zita