have anyone got any ideas as to what i can cook with pasta?

Question

Plain pasta that is. I normally put tuna in with it but want some new ideas. Im not that good at cooking and i do enjoy a nice pasta so any ideas wat i can put in plain pasta shells.

Answer 1

Use a tin of chopped tomatoes, some fresh basil, a few sun dried tomatoes, red onions and chopped bacon - if you really want an extra taste you could add some peperroni slices as well....... a fantastic quick red pasta dish that you can serve with almost anything or as a dish on its own....
TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS!!!!!

Answer 2

Spinach and Pasta Shells

INGREDIENTS
1 pound seashell pasta
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
2 tablespoons olive oil
7 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (optional)
salt to taste

DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and spinach and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until pasta is al dente; drain and reserve.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes; saute for 5 minutes or until the garlic turns light gold. Add cooked pasta and spinach to the skillet and mix well. Season with salt and toss; serve.

Answer 3

Buy some turkey steaks and cut into strips - cook egently in a frying pan with some peri peri sauce - then cook the pasta - add some peri peri or lime and corriander sauce to the pasta and add the strips of cooked turkey. Lovely .

Alternatively do the same with beef medallions and try some different sauces out.

Answer 4

The great thing about pasta is that it's so versitile. Anything that tastes good, tastes good with pasta! Below are some of my favorite combinations. Experiment, taste as you go, and invent your own favorites!

Chopped tomatoes, basil, garlic, and olive oil and salt. perhaps a dash of basalmic vinegar.

Cheese, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, carrots, green onions, and italian dressing. Capers are really good here. Serve this one chilled. You can also add cut summer sausage or salami even pepperoni.

Grilled chicken, chopped, with herbs and garlic and and splash of olive oil. Maybe add some paremesan cheese.

Answer 5

<<<<<< Mix herbs pasta salad >>>>> Serve 4

500 g cooked pasta (don't over boiled it)
3 tablespoon extra vrigin olive oil
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
20 g basil leaves, chopped
20 g Italian parsley, chopped
15 g parsley, chopped
15 g mint leaves, chopped
salt & pepper to taste
80g ground parmesan cheese

1) Heat olive oil over medium heat, stir-fry garlic till fragrant, desolve salt in the oil, add pasta in the pan (wok) and all the herbs, toss to combine, turn off heat, sprinkle half portion of cheese on the pasta, toss a bit to make the cheese melt.
2) serve with pasta with extra cheese + freshly grounded black pepper

You may add a few drops of balsamic vinegar on your pasta.

Answer 6

Chorizo Ravioli

Cook ground chorizo sausage and drain
Put sausage in a bowl and allow to cool
Add cream cheese or ricotta, fresh chopped cilantro and maybe some diced chilies or jalepeno
mix and spoon into shells
Serve with rep pepper pesto, red sauce, or just drizzled with Extra Virgin Olive oil and garlic.

Answer 7

Pasta
cooked chicken
tomatoes
thick cut cucumber
celery
spring onions
red pepper
handfull of mixed herbs
mix together with mayonnaise (enough to bind it together)
thats it! Cold chicken pasta salad, really nice with a baked potato and cream cheese.

Answer 8

Walnut sauce "sugo di noci"
500 g (1,1 lb) walnuts
10 g (1/2 oz) pine nuts
12 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 clove of garlic, peeled
1 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
Marjoram, if you like
Salt
Pepper, if you like

Clean walnuts and boil kernel for about 5 minutes for peeling them easily. After peeling kernels, put them in a mortar together with pine nuts, garlic, parsley, and marjoram, if you like it. Beat them vigorously until you have an homogeneous mixture and then dilute it adding oil very slowly.
Season to taste with salt and pepper (if you like).

But also you can make
- cream ham and beans
-tomatoes and basil
- amatriciana sauce
- carbonara
- puttanesca
- cream and mushroom
- tomatoes with pepper
- butter and parmesan
- tomatoes and asparagus
...

A kiss from Italy

Answer 9

I love shrimp. I get the small shrimp. It is different than hamburger and tuna which are the normal mix ins with pasta.

Answer 10

Try a mixture of ricotta cheese, mozzarella, parmesan, with a beaten egg add spices and if you want cooked hamburger, stuff shells, pour red sauce over and bake. yummmmmmmy