pasta recipes?

Question

pasta recipes, simple and cheap please.

yum nice answers so far people!

Answer 1

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!

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EASY PASTA

1 pkg. pasta (Ziti, Rigatoni)
1 can Del Monte Italian stewed tomatoes
1 can Del Monte Italian zucchini
1 sm. can tomato sauce
Parmesan cheese

Pour into saucepan: tomatoes, zucchini and tomato sauce. Heat thoroughly. Cook pasta as directed. Pour tomato mixture over pasta and top with cheese. Excellent and so easy, plus low fat!

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EASY PASTA CASSEROLE

Salt and cook until tender, 8 ounce of any pasta. Drain and pour into 8 inch square baking dish. Stir in 1 can cream of mushroom soup and 1/2 can water. Add chopped red and green peppers. Add diced cooked ham, or diced chicken, or sliced hot dogs. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup grated cheese. Top with buttered bread crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. (A good way to use leftover ham or chicken.)

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EASY - PASTA FAGIOLI

1/2 c. olive oil
1 sm. onion
1 clove garlic
1 (16 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
Parmesan cheese
Parsley
Basil
Water
1/2 lb. Ditalini #24
Salt and pepper

In a saucepan saute onions and garlic in oil until slightly browned. Add tomatoes and beans, cook 1/2 hour. Add parsley and basil to taste. Cook macaroni according to package. Drain about half of the water, leave the rest in the pasta. Add bean mixture, sprinkle with cheese. Serve hot.

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EASY CHICKEN CACCIATORE

2 1/2 - 3 lb. broiler-fryer, cut up
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 (14 1/2 oz.) cans Italian style stewed tomatoes
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
2 c. sliced mushrooms
1 c. sliced zucchini
1 tsp. basil, crushed
Hot cooked pasta

Brown chicken in oil, 10 minutes, turning occasionally; drain. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, zucchini and basil. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer 25 minutes. Serve over pasta.

ENJOY

Answer 2

Creamy Baked Pasta A delicious pasta casserole, very attractive too. You can easily half it for a smaller family dinner. Ingredients: 2 pounds ground beef 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 cans (15 oz. each) tomato sauce salt and pepper 4 cups macaroni or other small pasta 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened 2 cups sour cream or plain yogurt 1/2 cup chopped green onion 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese Directions: In a large skillet, combine beef and garlic. Cook and stir over medium heat until browned. Drain fat. Add tomato sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Cook pasta and drain. Spread in the bottom of a 4 quart casserole. Top with the meat sauce. In a medium bowl mix the cream cheese and sour cream or yogurt. Blend until smooth. Stir in green onions. Layer over the meat sauce. Top all with the Cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 35 to 40 minutes, until casserole is heated through. Makes 8 servings.

Answer 3

1 lb pasta
Cook till done, drain REALLY well.

1 tblsp butter
1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup baby spinach or arugula
Toss with hot pasta until spinach is wilted

Salt and pepper to taste
Parmesan cheese to taste

Answer 4

Pasta and Brie

One pound of pasta (Ziti, penne, something like that)

One pound of brie

Three chopped tomatoes

One pound of back, cut into bits, fried and drain.

Two sticks of butter.

Salt, pepper, fresh parsley.

Cook the pasta and drain.

Place all the other ingredients in a large bowl. When the pasta has drained, simply dump it over the other ingredients and mix until the brie, butter etc are incorporated. This is an INCREDIBLE recipe.

Answer 5

This is my favorite lazy night dinner.

12 oz. pasta of any kind
A tub of pesto
Grated Parmesan

Answer 6

I like to make an old Hungarian "leftover" dish they call it Perkert (sp), that's how it sounds so that's how I spell it.

You take leftover ham and cut into 1 inch or 1/2 inch cubes.

Use one medium onion quartered and slivvered, sautee in a frypan with a little butter until transparent.

Add the ham with 2 tbs paprika, salt and pepper to taste and brown until heated through.

Cook one lb of elbow macaroni (or desired pasta) and drain. While still hot, add ham/onion mixture. Yummy

Answer 7

1 small box of spaghetti noddles
1 Jar of Prego Alfredo sauce
2-3 boneless chicken breast

Cook noddles as directed on box
Then I cube up chicken and cook it in a small amount of oil,, until done.
Then add the chicken and cheese sauce to the noddles.
I serve it with garlic bread.
Its yummy, easy, and very quick to make.
Prego also has other sauces that you can use as well

Answer 8

Here's super cheap one:
Pasta for 4.
11 ounces of spaghetti
half cup of good olive oil
3 pieces of garlic - sliced (not mashed or chopped)
1 small hot pepper (optional)
Grated cheese (optional)
2 table spoon chopped parsley (optional)

Throw a small fist full of rock (cooking) salt in to a pot of abundant boiling water... when the water come back to a boil toss your pasta in and stir once.
In a heavy pan heat up the olive oil (don't get it smoking hot) and put the garlic and pepper in. Let the garlic tan. If it goes black at all you've over cooked it and you'll have to chuck it out and start again. I usually let the garlic start to sizzle and turn the flame off. As soon as it starts stops sizzling I turn the heat back up again and do this maybe 3 times and it's ready.
Strain your pasta when you decide it's cooked, serve 4 portions in warm bowls and spoon the oil mix on. You may want to garnish with the parsley. If you’ve got cheese you can use it. You need to spoon the oil mixture on ASAP so as not to let the pasta stick.
This is great dish to make up when you’ve come back after a night of drinking... or a cheap way to have spaghetti with friends.
PS - use more oil if you desire. You can even pour in on the pasta "raw", that is - straight from the bottle.