i have to make dinner for an hour from now... any good and easy pasta recipes?

Answer 1

Pesto Chicken Pasta

This one-dish meal makes dinnertime easy.

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

8 ounces uncooked farfalle (bow tie) pasta
2 cups cut-up fresh or frozenasparagus
3 cups (12 ounces) cubed, cooked chicken
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1/3 cup chopped red onion
1 (2.25-ounce) can sliced ripe olives, well drained
3/4 cup prepared pesto sauce
3 tablespoons freshly shredded or grated Romano cheese

Preparation:

Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse and drain.

Steam or microwave asparagus until tender crisp. Drain. Combine cooked pasta and asparagus in a large bowl. Stir in chicken, tomatoes, onion and olives. Gently toss with pesto sauce. Serve warm, garnished with cheese. Refrigerate leftovers, they make a great lunch.

Note: 1 (14.5-ounce) can Michigan asparagus cuts and tips, well drained, can be substituted for fresh or frozen asparagus in this recipe. Heat asparagus for 1 to 2 minutes in a microwave before combining with cooked pasta.

Answer 2

You didn't say how many you're cooking for, but this is easily doubled.
It's also easy, fast, and delicious!
I promise you'll get requests to serve this often.

Pasta Sauce
Serves 4

1/2 chopped onion
3 cloves chopped fresh garlic
1 Jar Ragu spaghetti sauce, or any brand you prefer
4 Sweet Italian sausage links

1. In a small amount of oil, preferably olive oil, saute onions and garlic, just until soft and clear, do not brown.
2. Add the jar of spaghetti sauce and bring to a boil.
3. Immediately add the sausage links, and when it comes back to a boil, lower heat to just simmering.
4. Let simmer for 20 minutes.

Serve over your favorite pasta.

P.S. You can saute fresh mushrooms with the onions and garlic, or add canned mushrooms and/or black olives a short time before it's finished cooking.

Answer 3

BAKED PENNE WITH MUSHROOMS AND CHEESES
Serves 4 - 5

1 lb mushrooms, cleaned and thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, peeled, whole
4 T butter
salt and freshly ground black pepper
10 oz penne (about 2 1/2 cups dry pasta) - or mostaccioi, ziti, etc.
3 oz *Bel Paese cheese, thinly sliced or cubed - or any creamy, mild cheese (Fontel)
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup heavy cream or half and half

Sauté the mushrooms with the whole garlic clove in 2 tablespoons of the butter over a high heat. Add salt and pepper, lower the heat and cook for 3 minutes. Discard the garlic.

Cook the pasta as usual. Drain and dress with the remaining butter.

Butter an ovenproof dish and cover the bottom with a layer of penne. Distribute about a quarter of the mushrooms and the sliced cheese evenly over the pasta and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of Parmesan.

Add another layer of pasta and cover with mushrooms and cheese as before. Repeat until you have used all the ingredients, finishing with a layer of sliced cheeses.

Pour over the cream, sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake, covered with foil, in a preheated oven at 400° for 10 minutes. Bake uncovered for a further 10 minutes, or until a light crust has formed on the top. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

*If you can't find Bel Paese, substitute with mild provolone (not the smoked version) or mozzarella.

Answer 4

Baked Ziti!

1 lb. Ziti, cooked according to directions.
1 large jar pasta sauce
2 cups (+) shredded mozzerella cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup colby/jack shredded cheese
1/2 cup shredded parmessan cheese

Cook a 1 lb. package of Ziti according to directions.
Mix all cheeses together.

Pour a little sauce onto bottom of 9x13" baking dish. Layer over that Ziti, Cheese, sauce, ziti, cheese, sauce - ending with sauce spread to cover all cheese (might make three layers).

Bake at 350-375 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Answer 5

cook 1 pkg long noodles (angel hair, spaghetti, vermicelli) according to directions. while noodles are cooking, get out a medium sauce pan and add the juice of 2 lemons (approx. 8-12 tbsp lemon juice, depending on how lemony you want it), 4 tbsp (1/2 stick) of butter, and 1 cup of heavy whipping cream. season to taste with salt and pepper. bring to boil, then reduce heat to simmer, until cream thickens slightly. when pasta is finished cooking, drain and return to pot. toss with 1 to 1-1/2 cups of grated parmesan or romano cheese. after sauce has thickened, add to pasta and stir to cover strands over low heat. serve immediately.

you can also add fresh lemon zest to the dish for more zip.

Answer 6

whole chickens (already cooked from the stores) pesto sauce, noodles, and olive oil. debone the chicken dont shred just leave it in chunks after pasta is cooked throw it all together drizzle some olive salt and pepper serve it with french bread and butter

Answer 7

Cook pasta
Open a jar of Ragu and mix with hot pasta after you drain it.

DONE!

Answer 8

easy macaroni dish.
thaw and cook some hamburger, add a can of mushroom soup and a 1/4 can of milk, mix together heat to hot.
mean while cook your favorite pasta, drain, rinse and mix all together. add some garlic, and your favorite herbs.

Answer 9

Here are a few for next time:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rushinrecipes/message/3