35 creamy small pasta Recipes

angel hair pasta or 8 oz other pastas, butter, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, chicken broth, tomatoes, drained, milk, fresh lemon juice, capers, chopped only if large, baby spinach, nutmeg, fresh ground black pepper, cornstarch , optional to thicken the sauce, shrimp, cooked, fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into small dice (they will sort of stick together, but it s going to be stirred into the hot pasta anyway, so no worr), kosher salt (optional), fresh parsley, chopped for garnish

wagon wheel pasta, cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes, sweet red pepper, diced, sliced ripe olives, drained, minced fresh oregano, creamy parmesan romano salad dressing

wagon-wheel (or any short ) pasta, frozen lima beans, olive oil, onion, sliced thinly, creme fraiche (or sour cream), chopped fresh thyme (optional), kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, creamy aged goat cheese, cut into small chunks

angel hair pasta, fresh white button mushrooms, sliced (can use more or less mushrooms), onion, finely chopped, fresh minced garlic (optional or to taste), butter (more if needed), cream cheese (cut into small cubes ), salt and black pepper, half-and-half cream or 2/3 cup full-fat milk, chives, snipped, grated parmesan cheese

skim milk (or any other milk), soymilk, fortified (substituting with any other milk is fine), butter, white whole wheat flour (while a healthy and delicious flour, substituting with any other flour is acceptable), salt (more of less to taste), pepper (more or less to taste), garlic powder (more or less to taste, alternately, 1-2 cloves of minced fresh garlic would be nice as well), onion powder (more or less to taste, alternately, 1 small onion diced and sauteed would be great in this dish), ground mustard (more or less to taste), whole wheat pasta, uncooked (approximately 10 oz, i.e. macaroni, spirals, shells, mini penne... may substitute with enriched ), cheese, sliced (i use a jack-and-colby-combo cheese that comes in 10 slices), mozzarella cheese , grated 0r cut into small cubes (may substitute with any other creamy-textured cheese, i.e. muenster, provolone, edam)

cooked small shell pasta, creamy goat cheese, extra virgin olive oil, grated parmesan cheese, garlic , smashed, corasly ground black pepper , to taste, salt , to taste, green onions, sliced, fresh from the field tomatoes , chopped chunky, fresh basil, chopped

condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted, shredded cheddar cheese, ground beef, cooked and drained, uncooked small shell pasta, milk, onion powder, salt, pepper

vegan mayonnaise (i use vegenaise), bottled lemon juice, bow tie pasta (ditalini & small shells also work well), marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped, dried basil, salt (to taste)

chamomile tea bags, white vinegar, light mayonnaise, fresh tarragon, pasta (any variety), olive oil, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced red peppers (approximately 1 small pepper, or 1/2, diced green peppers (1 small pepper, or 1/2 medium)

shell pasta cooked al dente then drained and cooled, red bell pepper seeded and diced, green onions including some tender green tops sliced, celery stalks sliced, avocados peeled pitted and cut into bite sized pieces, lemon juice, cooked small bay shrimp, salt, freshly ground black pepper, lettuce leaves for lining plates, hard cooked eggs quartered, creamy italian dressing, extra virgin olive oil, mayonnaise, buttermilk, fresh lemon juice, dried basil crumbled, dried rosemary crumbled, dried oregano crumbled, garlic powder, salt, freshly ground black pepper

elbow macaroni or any small shell pasta, butter, velveeta cheese, mozzarella cheese (fresh not the grated kind ), sharp cheddar cheese (grated ), cream, bread crumbs, butter melted, salt and pepper to taste

pasta , whatever shape you like, green onions, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, a small red pepper, chopped, chopped sweet pickles, parsley flakes, cooked salad shrimp, chopped, imitation crab meat, chopped, creamy french salad dressing, mayonnaise, salt, pepper

garlic clove, peeled, fresh ginger, peeled , coursely chopped, creamy peanut butter, peanut oil, orange juice, tamari, honey, vinegar, sesame oil, chili powder, cayenne, canola oil, divided, tempeh , cut into small triangles, tamari, pasta, curly shape, broccoli, chopped, carrots , cut into matchsticks (about 1 cup), bok choy, sliced (about 4 stalks ), red bell pepper, thinly sliced (about 1 cup), zucchini, chopped