8 pasta shells simple Recipes

pasta shells (i always make the full lb and reserve 1/2 for a cold pasta salad for lunch the next day), fresh tomatoes - chopped, lemon - squeezed, red onion - finely sliced, shallot - minced, fresh garlic - pressed, leaves of basil - julienned, reserve pasta water -1/4 cup or so, olive oil, butter, salt and pepper to taste, fresh shaves of parmigiano-reggiano, variations - can roast tomatoes and garlic, saute onions , shallot and garlic

pasta shells or 12 oz macaroni, cooked and drained, canned chunk albacore tuna, drained, chopped celery, frozen green pea, thawed, mayonnaise (this amount is an estimate, you ll need enough to make the salad creamy) or 1 1/2 cups miracle whip (this amount is an estimate, you ll need enough to make the salad creamy), salt and pepper

shell pasta, mixed pickle, diced, hard-boiled eggs, cut in quarters, minced red onion, green pepper, diced, pimiento, minced, celery, minced, mayonnaise, pickle juice, garlic, crushed, mustard powder

dry vegetable pasta (i used a mix of shells and macaroni), egg, tuna, drained, grated carrot, chopped onion, chopped yellow bell pepper, dijon mustard, light mayonnaise, ground pepper

pasta shells, fresh ricotta, egg yolks, kosher salt, black pepper, divided, parmesan cheese, grated, fresh sage or 2 tsp rosemary, finely chopped, olive oil, marinara sauce, unsalted butter

olive oil , use 1 tsp at a time, garlic cloves, thinly sliced or 1 tsp large minced garlic, from the jar, tomatoes (whole or diced ), red pepper flakes, dried oregano, kosher salt, sugar, italian turkey sausage, casings removed (sweet or hot ), orecchiette (or linguine) or 16 oz other small shell pasta (or linguine), crumbled low-fat ricotta cheese