7 easy pasta dishes Recipes

ground beef, pasta sauce, kosher salt (or half as much table salt), sugar, olive oil, water, angel hair pasta, broken into thirds, baby spinach or 2 cups chopped kale, freshly grated parmesan cheese

sausage, chopped onion, jiffy baking mix, water, pasta sauce with mushrooms, shredded cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese or 1 cup monterey jack cheese

boneless beef top sirloin steak, 3/4 thick, vegetable oil, tomato soup, water, frozen side dish seasoned pasta and vegetable combination

frozen chicken tenders (i keep bags of the frozen chicken breasts and chicken tenders in my freezer), yellow onion, sliced into wedges, green bell pepper, chopped into large, bite size pieces, tomatoes, garlic cloves, olive oil, dried italian herb seasoning, worcestershire sauce, whole wheat spiral pasta, cooked

butter , for greasing baking dish, wide egg noodles, whipping cream, whole milk, all-purpose flour, salt , plus, more salt , for pasta water, fresh ground black pepper, fontina cheese, divided (1/2 cup and 1/2 cup), grated parmesan cheese, divided (1/4 cup and 1/8 cup), grated mozzarella cheese, divided (1/4 cup and 1/8 cup), cooked ham, diced, optional (note (i use a good baked ham from the deli, sliced thin, then i cut it in short thin strips), chopped fresh italian parsley