14 side dishes for pasta Recipes

cavatappi pasta, onions, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, red pepper flakes, olive oil, dry white wine, diced tomatoes with juice, salt and pepper, to taste, freshly grated pecorino romano cheese, pancetta (cured italian bacon) (optional)

angel hair pasta (reserving some of the cooking water) or 8 -10 oz other pastas, cooked in heavily salted water (reserving some of the cooking water), lemon, chili-flavored olive oil, sea salt, freshly ground , to taste, pepper, to taste, freshly ground, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, freshly grated (to taste), fresh flat-leaf italian parsley, chopped (reserve a bit for garnish), crushed hot red pepper flakes , to taste

uncooked angel hair pasta, tomato, chopped, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper

orzo pasta, onions, diced, oil, green pepper, diced, red pepper, diced, squash, diced, mushrooms, drained, bamboo shoots (optional), margarine, onion soup mix

pasta, side dish, sweet corn, sweet corn soup, onion, garlic cloves, mrs. dash seasoning mix, water, chicken bouillon cube, soybean oil

fresh broccoli , pieces, garlic cloves, minced, vegetable oil, margarine, salt, pepper, cooked linguine, grated parmesan cheese

fresh broccoli, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, butter, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, linguine or thin spaghetti, cooked and drained, grated romano or parmesan cheese

penne pasta, frozen peas and carrots, water, red bell pepper (diced ), sweet onion (diced ), sliced mushrooms, celery (diced ), garlic salt, salt and pepper, butter, campbells condensed cream of chicken soup, grated fresh parmesan cheese

spaghetti, romano cheese, baby arugula, fresh basil (just torn), olive oil (optional, i like to add it on top of the finished dish, but you can serve it on the side for anyone ), homemade breadcrumbs (i used a good italian bread, day old and just ground in my food processor), parmesan cheese, minced garlic, olive oil, fresh parsley, red pepper flakes (add more if you like a little more heat), salt (go very lightly), pepper

tri-color spiral pasta (i use barilla), kraft fat free zesty italian dressing, cucumbers, tomatoes (or 1 package cherry ), red onion, freshly grated parmesan cheese (to taste), this recipe has served 4 as a main lunch dish and 8-10 as a side).

olive oil, olive oil, cubed eggplants, onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, whole tomatoes, drain and chop , reserve liquid, chopped fresh mushrooms, red wine, parsley, fresh basil leaves or 2 tsp dry basil, sugar (or to taste), salt & pepper