7 kittencal italian pasta parmesan Recipes

dry pasta (or use half of a 500 g package, use penne or ziti pasta), ground beef (or use 1/2 lb each and bulk italian sausage), onion, chopped, fresh minced garlic, crushed red pepper flakes (or adjust to taste), prepared pasta sauce, water (optional), salt (or to taste), fresh ground black pepper (to taste), sliced mushrooms, drained, shredded mozzarella cheese, divided, grated parmesan cheese

uncooked ziti pasta (or use penne pasta), ground beef (or use 1 lb each) or 2 lbs italian sausages, with casings removed (or use 1 lb each), dried chili pepper flakes (to taste) (optional), onion, chopped, fresh minced garlic, green bell pepper, seeded and chopped, seasoning salt, fresh ground black pepper (to taste), favorite prepared pasta sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese (you will need more to sprinkle on top after baking), grated parmesan cheese, divided (or to taste)

prepared meatballs, recipe (see my kittencal s italian melt-in-your-mouth meatballs), olive oil (to cover bottom of the pot), onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped (or to taste), bay leaf, dried oregano (rubbed with fingers to release the oils), dried basil (rubbed with fingers to release the oils), salt (or to taste), fresh ground black pepper (or to taste), crushed red pepper flakes (optional or to taste), tomato paste, dry red wine (or to taste), crushed tomatoes (can use 3 cans if you plan of freezing some sauce), diced tomatoes, well drained, sugar (optional and to be added in the last 30 minutes of cooking time)

ground beef, grated parmesan cheese (can use less ), milk, eggs, fresh parsley, finely chopped (or use 2 tsp dried parsley), crushed corn flake crumbs (more if needed), minced fresh garlic (can use more ), seasoning salt, black pepper (or use cayenne pepper for heat), favorite marinara sauce (see kittencal s marinara pasta sauce (vegetarian)), parmesan cheese (optional) or mozzarella cheese, shredded (optional), rolls (purchase italian or french , sliced in half lengthwise)

good quality chicken broth (see my kittencal s best chicken stock/broth (crock pot option)), fresh ground black pepper (or to taste), lemon zest (or the zest from 1 lemon), sliced escarole (or use spinach), uncooked orzo pasta (or use 1 cup cooked rice added in at the end), grated parmesan cheese (more for sprinkling ) (optional), extra lean ground beef, ground pork (or use 1/2 lb ground beef), fresh minced parsley, egg, slightly beaten, garlic cloves, minced, green onion, finely chopped (use white part only ), dry breadcrumbs, grated parmesan cheese, seasoning salt or 1/2 tsp white salt, fresh ground black pepper