6 french quarter pasta Recipes

recipe mealmaker meatballs (see below ), dried pappardelle pasta or fettuccine, fennel bulb, trimmed and cut into thin, bite-sized strips, onion, quartered and thinly sliced, carrot , thinly bias-sliced, garlic, minced, olive oil or cooking oil, classico tomato and basil pasta sauce, salt and ground black pepper, italian fontina or mozzarella cheese, shredded, parmesan or romano cheese, finely shredded, mealmaker meatballs, egg, beaten, soft french or italian bread crumbs, chopped onion, garlic, minced, dried oregano or thyme, crushed, cayenne pepper, lean ground beef

dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2 cup), boiling-hot water, coarse fresh bread crumbs (from an italian or french loaf), garlic cloves, finely chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, olive oil, black pepper, grated parmigiano-reggiano (1 cup), unsalted butter, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, fresh cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered, dried oregano, crumbled, salt, black pepper, reduced-sodium chicken or vegetable broth, campanelle or gemelli pasta

uncooked medium pasta shells, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, undrained, condensed french onion soup, undiluted, frozen fully cooked italian meatballs (1/2 oz each) , thawed and quartered, chopped fresh spinach, frozen sliced carrots, thawed, canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained, garbonzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained

black olives, sliced, green olives, sliced, green chili, diced, red onion, sliced, celery, finely diced, cauliflower, diced, capers, green bell pepper, sliced, carrot, finely diced, broccoli, diced, mushroom, thinly sliced, shaped pasta, uncooked,fresh or frozen (dry would work also), parsley, minced, garlic, minced, red wine vinegar, basil leaves, sliced, olive oil, leaf oregano, tarragon leaf, black pepper, vinaigrette dressing (your favorite )