Best Pasta Recipes

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

1 for salad, bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. add wild rice, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 1 hour or until tender. set aside.
2 cook sweet potato in boiling water 5 minutes or until tender. drain and rinse under cold water. set aside.
3 combine pear and lemon juice in a large bowl and toss to coat. add cooked wild rice, sweet potato, pepper, onions, sesame seeds, and salt. toss together.
4 for dressing, combine vinegar, apple cider, sesame oil, orange juice concentrate, sage and garlic in a small bowl and whisk well. pour over rice salad and toss to coat.

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

1 brown sausage in a large deep fry pan.
2 add onion & garlic; cook for a few minutes.
3 add grape tomatoes; cook for 3 minutes longer.
4 add chicken broth with butter; stir till melted.
5 add spinach (ripped in pieces if fresh); bring to boil.
6 stir in parmesan & then pasta; bring to boil, then turn off.
7 serve immediately adding addition additional parmesan cheese to each individual bowl as desired.

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

1 preheat oven to 400f.
2 cut fennel in half lengthwise, then into 1/2" thick wedges. quarter zucchini lengthwise. toss veggies with 1 t oil & salt. arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet. roast, turning once, until soft & beginning to brown - about 20 minutes.
3 meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. add pasta and cook until tender, 8-10 minutes.
4 heat remaining 2 t oil in a large skillet over medium heat. add garlic and cook, stirring for 30 seconds. remove from heat.
5 when vegetables are cool enough to handle, coarsely chop. add veggies, beans and water to the pan with the garlic and cook over med-low heat.
6 drain the pasta and immediately add it to the pan. toss well and add tomatoes, cheese and mint. stir until just armed through. season with pepper.

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 19 mins

1 heat butter in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and salt and cook, stirring frequently, until onion has softened and is beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
2 add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
3 add orzo and cook, stirring frequently, until most of orzo is lightly browned and golden, 5 to 6 minutes.
4 turn off heat and add vermouth and chicken broth.
5 go back to medium-high heat and bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until all liquid has been absorbed and orzo is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
6 gently stir in peas, cheese, nutmeg, and pepper to taste.
7 remove from heat and let it stand until peas are heated through, about 2 minutes.

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

1 cook rice by directions on the box. let it sit until all water is absorbed.
2 combine all ingredients in large dutch oven or crock pot and simmer until cheese is melted.

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

1 gravy:.
2 let a about 2 tblsps olive oil heat in a pasta pot.
3 chop the garlic and combine with oil.
4 sprinkle cayan pepper over the oil and let simmer.
5 chop onion (opt.)and cook until soft in the olive oil.
6 combine tomato paste and let cook combining a cup or so of cold water. let cook for about 5 minutes adding seasons as desired. add the 2 cans of kitchen ready tomatoes and let simmer adding 1/2 cup of finely grated romano cheese. after letting this sit for a while the gravy will begin to thicken, add 2 tomatoe cans of cold water.
7 let come to just about a boil and crack the egg into the pot. give enough room to each of the eggs cooking in the pot so they are not touching eachother.
8 reduce heat and let cook.
9 boil the pasta as instructed on the box.
10 the eggs usually take about 10 - 15 minutes to cook, the best way to tell if they are done is to carefully scoop them, if they jiggle, let them cook. otherwise, serve pasta with gravy and place eggs atop the pasta.
11 adding romano cheese is delectable!
12 a must know about this one, never stir the gravy once you have added the eggs to the pot, doing so will break up the eggs and make a bit of a mess in your pot of gravy.
13 enjoy, i hope you like it :).

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

1 egg
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon cream cheese dip (or dressing, i always use a dip as for potato chips but have used ranch dressing in a pinch)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cooked wild rice, cooled
vegetable oil (for frying)

1 in mixing bowl beat together egg, flour, cream cheese dip and salt.
2 add wild rice and stir to combine.
3 heat 1/8 inch oil in large skillet over medium high heat.
4 spoon ¼ cup rice mixture into the oil and spread out with a spoon to forma about a 3 inch circle.
5 repeat with remaining rice mix or until skillet is full.
6 do not overcrowd.
7 cook until crisp and golden then flip and cook the other side.
8 transfer to paper towel lined plate and keep warm.
9 variations.
10 stir 2 tsp grated onion and or celery in with the wild rice.
11 use a flavored dip like artichoke or onion in place of the cream cheese dip.
12 use bacon drippings for the oil and add crumbled bacon before frying.
13 substitute celery or garlic salt for the salt.
14 add ¼ tsp dry mustard to the egg mixture.