Ingredients pasta

Tortellini in Sweet Potato Sauce

Tortellini in Sweet Potato Sauce

Tortellini with sweet potato sauce is a potluck staple. Ingredients 1 large sweet potato 1 package (16 oz) frozen tortellini 1 tbsp butter 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup milk Procedure Bake or microwave sweet potato in its skin until…

Spaghetti Bake

Spaghetti Bake

Ingredients 1 pound (450 g) ground turkey or beef ½ onion, chopped 1 jar (26 oz / 730 g) spaghetti sauce 2 tsp Italian seasoning 1 package (8 oz / 225 g) cream cheese 2 cups cottage cheese ½ cup…

Shrimp Scampi Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon and Pine Nuts

Shrimp Scampi Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon and Pine Nuts

Ingredients 1 package (12 ounces) shrimp scampi, garlic and butter flavor 12 ounces dry angel hair pasta ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped ⅓ cup pine nuts, toasted Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon Kosher salt…

Sesame Noodle Salad

Sesame Noodle Salad

From the original recipe contributor: > “The salad recipe reminds me of those quiet and peaceful Sunday brunches at the local corner bakery and is an attempt to duplicate the bakery’s original, secret recipe.” Ingredients 16 oz (1 lb) angel…

Sausage and Tortellini Soup

Sausage and Tortellini Soup

Ingredients Vegetable spray or 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 packages (2½ pounds) sweet Italian sausage 2 cartons (1 pound) sliced, fresh mushrooms 1 bag (9 ounces) fresh baby spinach 2 cans (1¾ pounds) diced tomatoes 2 cartons (2 quarts /…

Salmon Spaghetti

Salmon Spaghetti

In this dish of salmon spaghetti, salmon, dill, and horseradish are going to work their magic on your guests! Even people who were not enthusiastic about salmon have really loved this dish. Salmon has a very distinctive taste, so the…

Rigatoni Pasta with Ricotta in Tomato Cream Sauce

Rigatoni Pasta with Ricotta in Tomato Cream Sauce

Pasta with ricotta cheese in a tomato cream sauce topped with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Ingredients 16 oz rigatoni (or other) pasta 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 cup finely-chopped onions 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 can (28…

Penne alla Casa (Penne in Creamy Tomato Sauce)

Penne alla Casa (Penne in Creamy Tomato Sauce)

Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil ¼ cup freshly chopped garlic 2 cups heavy cream ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes, julienned 1½ cups marinara sauce Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste Granulated garlic, to taste ½ pound fresh spinach ½ cup grated…

Pasta Soup for Kids

Pasta Soup for Kids

Ingredients 1 quart vegetable broth ½ cup carrots, in tiny cubes (the size of small peas) ½ cup diced zucchini ½ cup diced yellow crooked-neck squash ½ cup baby corn, ¼-inch pieces (or ¼ cup frozen corn—see notes) ½ cup…

Minestra

Minestra

Minestra is a typical Genoese dish, not to be confused with the Basque ‘menestra’ which is simply mixed boiled vegetables, or with Italian minestrone, a thick vegetable soup. Ingredients 2 courgettes, roughly diced 1 aubergine, roughly diced 1 large piece…

Linguine Primavera Mediterranean

Linguine Primavera Mediterranean

Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons freshly-minced garlic ¼ cup roasted red peppers, julienned ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes, julienned ¼ cup pitted Kalamata olives 1 artichoke heart (canned is fine), cut into 8 pieces ½ cup dry white wine…

Lemon Chicken Pasta

Lemon Chicken Pasta

Ingredients 12 ounces (340 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½-inch (1 cm) thick slices Salt to taste Pepper to taste Oregano to taste About ½ cups flour 2 tablespoon olive oil 2 ¼-inch (0.5 cm) thick lemon slices…