10 out the fridge and pasta Recipes

water, white vinegar, pickling salt (kosher salt or sea salt work, too), sugar, fresh dill, garlic cloves, halved, black peppercorns, sized cucumbers, cut into spears, canning jar (or reuse an old pickle jar or pasta sauce jar)

rotini pasta (but any kind will do), red bell pepper, diced, onion, diced, grated parmesan cheese, sliced green olives, marinated mushrooms (whatever you have leftover in your fridge) or 1/2 cup marinated artichokes (whatever you have leftover in your fridge) or 1/2 cup marinated roasted red peppers (whatever you have leftover in your fridge), olive oil, tomato, diced, hard salami, diced, sun-dried tomato dressing or 1 tbsp italian dressing or 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper

oil, onion, sliced, garlic, bacon, sliced, white wine, anchovies, chopped, sliced red capsicum, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, green olives, chopped fresh basil, fresh ground black pepper, parmesan cheese, to serve

olive oil, roma (plum ) tomato, green bell pepper, chopped, chopped fresh cilantro, garlic, chopped, chopped white onion, tomato sauce, grated parmesan cheese, black olives, drained and sliced

marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce, garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed, more of cooked chicken , beef, turkey or any leftover meat you have available in the fridge. *you can add 2 cups of frozen meatballs after the soup comes up to a boil., chopped celery cut into large chunks (1 inch), onion cut into large chunks, dry pasta of your choice. (macaroni noodles , broken pieces of spaghetti, small round noodles, flat noodles, etc.), oregano, tb chopped, dried or dehydrated garlic, boiled water, i like to add whole leaf spinach to the soup. i use 1/2 cup of frozen spinach or a big handful of fresh spinach right before serving., this soup is great served with hot crusty rolls or breadsticks. you can sprinkle the top with either freshly shredded or dried parmesan cheese. you can also top with croutons. you can take any leftover pizza, heat it up and cut small pieces of this to add to the top of the soup before serving. its a good way to use up leftovers

butter, cream (half & half, heavy or use 2% milk), parmesan cheese, grated (use pure and preferably italian), salt and pepper, to tasre, fresh parsley, chopped, left over vegetables, chopped, left over meat , chicken or seafood, mushrooms, chopped, onion , etc etc, hot cooked pasta , for 4

shaped pasta, cooked, chorizo sausage, chopped, mild italian sausage, chopped, brown button mushrooms, sliced, red pepper, green pepper, garlic cloves, chopped, tomato, chopped, olive oil, salt & pepper

fettuccine, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, minced, yellow onion, chopped, carrot, thinly sliced, stalk broccoli, stems removed (1 to 2 cups), zucchini, chopped, chicken stock, ready-to-eat shrimp (about 10), cream cheese (i used garden vegetable ), red pepper flakes (optional, to taste)