101 add pasta Recipes

multi colored corkscrew pasta, juicy tomatoes, cucumbers, kosher dill pickles, approx 1 cup cubed smoked gouda cheese (if you don tsp like gouda, add whatever you do like-- fresh mozzerella balls go nicely), italian salad dressing (add more for a stronger flavor-- also, any dressing of an oil and vinegar consistency will work), salt and pepper, add pepperoni , olives or broccoli florets for more flavor

olive oil (i use enough oil to lightly coat the bottom of my pot), onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced (or to taste, the more the better i use 6 extra large cloves), dried basil (rubbed between fingers to release flavor), dried oregano (rubbed between fingers to release flavor), crushed red pepper flakes (optional or adjust to taste), tomato paste (can use two cans for a thicker richer sauce if desired), whole roma tomatoes, undrained (break up with a fork before cooking, go ahead and use two cans if desired!), dry red wine (you may omit if desired but good to add in, can use white wine), sugar (optional or to taste), salt (or to taste, a good tomato sauce needs lots so don tsp be shy with the ), fresh ground black pepper (to taste)

tri-color spiral pasta (or your favorite - cooked and drained according to package directions.), onion, diced, green bell pepper, diced, roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped, ripe black olives, drained, cheddar cheese, grated or diced, bacos bacon bits, your favorite bottled ranch dressing (i use kraft free ranch), water , add to dressing if it very thick (optional), fresh black pepper

garden rotini pasta (adds extra flavor, it has three colors, carrot and spinach flavors are usually added to the noodles), broccoli (cut into bite sized pieces), cauliflower (cut into bite sized pieces), baby carrots (sliced into thirds ), radish (i usually cut them into 1/4 or1/6), green peppers (diced ) (optional) or 1/2 red pepper (diced) (optional), black olives (slice, if you get the smaller presliced cans you ll need 2), cooked ham (diced ), hard-boiled eggs (large dice ), colby-monterey jack cheese (grated ), italian dressing, salt (optional), pepper (optional)

oil, green pepper, diced, red pepper, diced, onion, diced, garlic clove, finely chopped, green chili, sliced, tomatoes, diced, cumin powder, tofu, roughly mashed (about 200 g but add more if desired), cooked small pasta of your choice i.e. not spaghetti (approx .) or 5 cups noodles but penne, macaroni, etc. (approx.), nutritional yeast (optional), salt and pepper, to taste, chopped coriander, to garnish

head broccoli (add more if desired), spinach rotini pasta, garlic cloves, diced, olive oil, parmesan cheese, shredded

penne pasta, cooked, roma tomatoes, chopped, feta cheese , crumbles can add more, basil (liquid jar kind ), zesty italian dressing

shrimp (16-20 count peeled and deveined ), extra virgin olive oil, sweet onion (diced very fine ), garlic (crushed ), tomatoes with garlic (hunts makes the fire roasted series), hot chili peppers , flavored oil with toasted sesame oil to your heat preference (use less (or more), oregano, basil, thyme, red pepper flakes (this is where you adjust to your taste), whole dried hot red chili peppers (again add to your level of heat), uncooked pasta

broccoli floret, mushroom, sliced, zucchini (leave the skins on for more colour and nutrition), red pepper, sliced (you can use green if you prefer , but the red just adds to the colour!), peas (fresh or frozen, just not canned ), olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, margarine, fat-free evaporated milk, low-fat parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, chopped (it would probably be best not to substitute for dried parsley), angel hair pasta

premium diced ham (i use harvest creek from costco), approx. 2 cups fresh broccoli florets (you could use frozen if you don tsp have), cream of broccoli soup, chicken broth, light cream cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, dijon mustard, thyme, mccormack roasted garlic and red bell pepper seasoning (or just add minced garlic or omit altogether), pasta - i used approx. 8 oz. of shells - use any kind you like and more or less

yellow onions, peeled and thinly sliced, olive oil, fettuccine pasta (i used fresh locally made spaghettini pasta which took only 30 seconds to cook), creme fraiche (or heavy cream or half and half), arugula, sliced sun-dried tomato (reduced from 3/4 cup. add more if desired.), salt & fresh ground pepper, fresh parsley, for garnish

rotini pasta, carrots, thinly sliced, broccoli florets, red bell peppers (i like to use 1 of each to add color) or 2 medium green bell peppers (i like to use 1 of each to add color), celery, thinly sliced (i leave this out ), red onion, plain nonfat yogurt, reduced-calorie mayonnaise (or regular depending on how you want it to taste), fresh parsley, chopped, fresh lemon juice, dried dill

cooked penne , al dente, zucchini , sliced into discs, red onion , cut according to preference, red bell peppers , cut into strips, garlic cloves, finely chopped, sugar (add to taste), olive oil, italian seasoning (add to taste), tomato sauce, parmesan cheese, sliced bread

blt pasta, olive oil, salt, white pepper, minced garlic, minced fresh basil, minced fresh oregano, diced roma tomatoes (about 3 tomatoes), diced red onion, fresh bacon pieces, cooked crisp and, crumbled (about 1/2 lb bacon ), pasta , cooked according to package directions, bibb lettuce, for garnish, warm olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-low heat. when the oil is warm , but not popping, add salt, pepper, garlic, basil and oregano; cook 1 minute, stirring. add tomatoes, red onion and bacon pieces; cook 1 1/2 minutes. add pasta and toss all together. garnish with lettuce leaves.

rotini pasta , cooked according to package directions for al-dente and cooled (or farfalle or other medium sized pasta), carrots, peeled and shredded, celery ribs, diced, green onions, diced (use all but the toughest of the dark green leaves), light bleu cheese salad dressing, light ranch salad dressing, hot sauce (preferably frank s, and have more to add to taste), chicken breasts, poached and shredded (rotisserie works well!)

fettuccine pasta (dry ), olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, lamb , medium-rare, julienned, baby carrots, cooked (leftovers ), fresh rosemary , stripped from twig & chopped, extra olive oil to add to cooked pasta, grated kefalotyri cheese (assume parmesan) (optional), fresh parsley, chopped, salt & pepper, to taste

angel hair pasta (cooked and drained ), tomato sauce, tomato paste, sliced mushrooms (drained ), diced onion, whole green pepper (small dice ), tomato, chopped and seeded, stalk diced celery (optional), garlic powder (to taste), salt and pepper, as desired, dried basil, dried oregano, olive oil, parmesan cheese , to add in

penne (or pasta shape of choice), bacon, leek, celery ribs, with leaves (lighter green stems), dry white wine, butternut pumpkin (squash), sour cream, blue cheese dressing , alternatively add extra sour cream and 50g-100g cheese to make up the quantity (made with roquefort cheese, sour cream, tabasco and cider vinegar), pumpkin seeds , from butternut squash (optional), roasted pumpkin seeds or toasted chopped walnuts or pecans, shaved parmesan cheese