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| Pasta Recipes |
| Pasta Shapes A list of the pasta shapes with descriptions and uses. |
| Baked Ziti Baked Ziti with a rich tomato, cheese sauce. |
| Cheese Stuffed Manicotti Cheese stuffed Manicotti made with crepes. |
| Creamy Bacon Pasta If you love bacon, you'll love this recipe for a creamy pasta dish. |
| Creamy Pasta with Spam and Peas Simple meal for Spam lovers. |
| Fettuccine Alfredo Creamy, cheesy sauce, so easy to make at home. No cutting calories here! |
| Garlic Shrimp with Linguine Shrimp and linguine in a garlic cream sauce. |
| Italian Pasta Salad |
| Lemon Spaghetti A refreshing pasta dish that goes well with seafood or chicken. Make a meal of it by adding chicken or salmon and a vegetable, like broccoli. |
| Mac & Cheese Macaroni and cheese recipe with sour cream added. |
| Macaroni and Cheese Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe. Good ol' comfort food! |
| Pasta Carbonara Creamy pasta with pancetta and cheese. |
| Penne with Broccoli |
| Spaghetti |
| Tuna Noodle Casserole The classic casserole with tuna, mushroom soup, egg noodles and peas with a potato chip topping. |
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Quick Pasta Tips
The National Pasta Association offers these tips and meal solutions to make healthy and quick cooking a reality. For more tips visit ILovePasta.org
* For a change of taste, try pureed roasted red peppers as a sauce.
* Keep fresh herbs on hand as a quick and easy way to add a lot of flavor. Basil, which has a very fresh, delicate flavor, is best added to sauces at the last minute to maximize its flavor. Rosemary is woodsy, so it's especially suited to cream sauces and earthy ingredients, like mushrooms. Because sage is so pungent, it stands up well in heartier pasta dishes with veal and pork.
* Use a blender or a juicer to create your own combinations of vegetable purees. Then just bring to a simmer with your favorite herbs and spices and toss with pasta.
* Pairing pasta with legumes, such as beans and lentils, or low-fat dairy products makes for protein-rich, but inexpensive and delicious meatless meals.
* Instead of meat, try adding vegetables to a light tomato sauce for a plenty of flavor and crunch.
* Add leftover pasta to your favorite soup. If you use dry pasta, simmer the soup for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.
* Experiment with new cuisines - purchase interesting-sounding ethnic spices and use them at home with more familiar ingredients, like pasta. For instance, try cilantro instead of basil in your favorite pesto recipe, or spicy chiles like Serranos or Poblanos in a traditional pasta dish with chicken.
* Prepare a main dish pasta salad following the Food Guide Pyramid. Start with cooked pasta, add vegetables or fruit, top with a small portions of meat or cheese, and use only small amounts of salad dressing. Serve fruit for dessert.
* Top pasta with leftovers - cooked vegetables, ground meat, chicken, or even a small amount of vegetable soup. Or combine with a low-fat salad dressings or spoonful yogurt.
* Think texture as well as flavor. Add a toss of toasted pine nuts or toasted chopped walnuts to a creamy pasta sauce for added interest.
* Double your favorite recipes, and freeze the extra servings for later use. This works especially well with sauces and baked pasta dishes like lasagne.
* Make mealtime more enjoyable by serving different, fun shapes - stars, letters, wheels and the all-time kid favorite ... spaghetti. Introduce young pasta eaters to finger-friendly sizes like ziti, rotini (spirals), and radiatore (radiators).
* Keep leftover cooked pasta in the refrigerator for up to three days. When it's time to reheat, simply put it in a colander an then place it directly into boiling water for one minute.
* To make a single portion of pasta use approximately 1/2 cup dry pasta or measure 1/2 inch diameter of dry long pasta (1 cup or 2 grain servings cooked). Freeze 1/2 cup portions of favorite sauces to defrost and use as needed.
The National Pasta Association offers these tips and meal solutions to make healthy and quick cooking a reality. For more tips visit ILovePasta.org
* For a change of taste, try pureed roasted red peppers as a sauce.
* Keep fresh herbs on hand as a quick and easy way to add a lot of flavor. Basil, which has a very fresh, delicate flavor, is best added to sauces at the last minute to maximize its flavor. Rosemary is woodsy, so it's especially suited to cream sauces and earthy ingredients, like mushrooms. Because sage is so pungent, it stands up well in heartier pasta dishes with veal and pork.
* Use a blender or a juicer to create your own combinations of vegetable purees. Then just bring to a simmer with your favorite herbs and spices and toss with pasta.
* Pairing pasta with legumes, such as beans and lentils, or low-fat dairy products makes for protein-rich, but inexpensive and delicious meatless meals.
* Instead of meat, try adding vegetables to a light tomato sauce for a plenty of flavor and crunch.
* Add leftover pasta to your favorite soup. If you use dry pasta, simmer the soup for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.
* Experiment with new cuisines - purchase interesting-sounding ethnic spices and use them at home with more familiar ingredients, like pasta. For instance, try cilantro instead of basil in your favorite pesto recipe, or spicy chiles like Serranos or Poblanos in a traditional pasta dish with chicken.
* Prepare a main dish pasta salad following the Food Guide Pyramid. Start with cooked pasta, add vegetables or fruit, top with a small portions of meat or cheese, and use only small amounts of salad dressing. Serve fruit for dessert.
* Top pasta with leftovers - cooked vegetables, ground meat, chicken, or even a small amount of vegetable soup. Or combine with a low-fat salad dressings or spoonful yogurt.
* Think texture as well as flavor. Add a toss of toasted pine nuts or toasted chopped walnuts to a creamy pasta sauce for added interest.
* Double your favorite recipes, and freeze the extra servings for later use. This works especially well with sauces and baked pasta dishes like lasagne.
* Make mealtime more enjoyable by serving different, fun shapes - stars, letters, wheels and the all-time kid favorite ... spaghetti. Introduce young pasta eaters to finger-friendly sizes like ziti, rotini (spirals), and radiatore (radiators).
* Keep leftover cooked pasta in the refrigerator for up to three days. When it's time to reheat, simply put it in a colander an then place it directly into boiling water for one minute.
* To make a single portion of pasta use approximately 1/2 cup dry pasta or measure 1/2 inch diameter of dry long pasta (1 cup or 2 grain servings cooked). Freeze 1/2 cup portions of favorite sauces to defrost and use as needed.