8 pasta wonderful Recipes

onion, chopped, bell pepper, chopped, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, mushrooms, sliced, penne pasta (or substitute similar pasta of your choice), ricotta cheese (i use part skim), pasta sauce (use your favorite. i love vodka sauce with this recipe), chicken breasts, cooked and chopped (i usually use rotisserie from store for convenience, unless i ve planned ahead), mozzarella cheese (or blend ( wonderful with the pre-shredded italian mix with mozzerella, fontina, romano, parmesan, a), black olives, sliced, parmesan cheese, grated (preferably fresh grated, not canned ), breadcrumbs (fresh are perfect, but canned are fine)

pork loin, sliced into 1/2-3/4 in chops, zucchini, roughly chopped (bite sized), crookneck yellow squash, chopped (bite sized), onion (yellow, white or purple ), quartered washed mushroom, chopped mushroom (for orzo), red ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks (double quartered), orzo pasta, chicken stock (canned or homemade ), extra virgin olive oil, ziploc bag, baking sheet , with rim oiled, butter or margarine, mccormick italian seasoning, salt, garlic powder, pepper, smoked paprika (or regular is smoked is not available), worcestershire sauce, water, flour, parmesan cheese, for sprinkling

ramen noodles (any flavor since you won tsp need the seasoning packet) or 2 -3 cups of any leftover pasta (plain), chili with beans (use meatless if you swing that way), diced tomatoes (with or without green chilies), shredded cheese or 4 -8 oz sliced cheese (of your choice, monterey jack, american, cheddar - i usually use extra sharp cheddar - you get a lot)

pasta sauce, pasta sauce, olive oil, salt, pepper, dried parsley, lean ground beef, chopped onion, garlic cloves, chopped, red wine

penne pasta, uncooked, peas , frozen petite, ham, chopped small, milk, flour, butter, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, chopped (or more !), cream cheese , lite is wonderful in this, parmesan cheese, salt (to taste), fresh pepper (to taste)

white button mushrooms, sliced, barilla rotini pasta (curly noodles), chopped onion, cream of mushroom soup, undiluted, diced tomatoes with juice, onion powder, garlic powder, sour cream (depending on your taste. i used 3/4 cup)