9 pasta pine nut option Recipes

shaped pasta, cooked and cooled, red capsicum, seeded and chopped (bell pepper), purple onion, chopped, pine nuts, toasted, sun-dried tomato, chopped, fresh basil or 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped, ear of corn , corn removed from cob (can use 1/4 cup tinned corn instead), lemon juice, light olive oil, brown sugar, salt and pepper, to taste

shaped pasta , preferrably wheat, fresh basil, minced, fresh parsley, minced, parmesan cheese, grated, salt, garlic clove, quartered, ground nutmeg, olive oil, pine nuts (optional) or 2 -3 tbsp walnuts, toasted (optional)

rotini pasta (or corkscrew macaroni or penne), green asparagus, oil, sugar, black pepper (or to taste), tomatoes, halved (or use a combination of veggies), feta cheese, diced (low-fat is fine, can use less ), sunflower seeds (optional) or 1 tbsp pine nuts (optional)

onion, olive oil, eggplant (about 1 lb), dried rigatoni pasta (such as penne or fusilli) or 6 oz other short pasta (such as penne or fusilli), fresh ground black pepper, crumbled chevre cheese (goat cheese) (optional) or 2 tbsp feta cheese (optional), fresh italian parsley, sun-dried tomato packed in oil , reserving oil (about 3/4 of a 7-oz jar), olive oil , to equal 1/2 cup, garlic cloves, chopped, pine nuts or 1/4 cup slivered almonds, snipped fresh basil or 1 tbsp dried basil, crushed, salt

tomatoes (ripe, halved or quartered if small, diced if large), mozzarella cheese, diced (optional), oil-cured olives (optional) or 2/3 cup kalamata olives (pitted and halved, optional) or 1/2 cup green olives (pitted and chopped) (optional) or 3 tbsp capers (optional), fresh herb (chopped , including basil, parsley, mint, chives, cilantro, scallion tops or a combination, more for ), lemon , freshly grated zest of (optional), extra virgin olive oil, black pepper, freshly ground, pasta (short , like fusilli, farfalle or penne), hot red pepper flakes (optional), pine nuts (toasted ) (optional)

spaghettini (or other thin pasta), ricotta cheese (or cream cheese, or creme fraiche), toasted pine nuts (or almonds, or walnuts), parmesan cheese, freshly grated (to taste), minced garlic clove (to taste, or garlic powder), fresh minced herbs (rosemary, basil, parsley, sage, oregano, ...), white wine (a tolerant dash), gorgonzola (optional) or 50 -100 g dolcelatte (optional), butter, salt and pepper

imported kalamata olives (any good quality black olives, pitted and coarsely chopped) or 1 cup gaeta olive (any good quality black olives, pitted and coarsely chopped), golden raisin, dry breadcrumbs, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts or 1/4 cup walnuts, lightly toasted, capers, drained, fresh ground black pepper, dried greek oregano, onion , sliced thinly then cut into crescents, imported mizithra cheese (optional) or 2/3 cup parmesan cheese (optional) or 2/3 cup pecorino romano cheese, etc. (optional), fresh fettuccine (cut up the pasta pieces into fourths) or 16 oz fresh spaghetti (cut up the pasta pieces into fourths)