Easy Recipes For Pasta

Smoky Chipolte Macaroni and Cheese

April 1, 2010 2 comments

I found this unique macaroni and cheese recipe on Plain Chicken and knew I had to try it. Plain mac & cheese doesn’t really excite me but the smoky description on this one enticed me. By no means is this creamy mac & cheese a light recipe. The ingredients are pretty fattening but that’s probably why it tastes so darn good! I loved the smoky flavors of the smoked cheeses combined with the chipotle powder. [...]

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Turkey Taco Pasta Toss

March 26, 2010 1 comment

Last month in the Everyday with Rachel Ray magazine, this recipe caught my eye. I would never have thought of mixing taco meat and their flavors with pasta. So, I decided to give this recipe a try. Rachel Ray’s recipe calls for using ground beef but I substituted ground turkey instead. My husband is not a big spicy eater either so I also left out the jalapeño. I must warn you that this recipe makes [...]

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Basic Marinara Pasta Sauce

March 23, 2010 1 comment

This year we’re trying hard to get away from eating jarred and boxed foods. Since they contain tons of sodium and preservatives, I’m committed to finding and making my own recipe versions. This past weekend, I made a fresh batch of a basic marinara sauce I found in a great cookbook I bought recently. The recipe makes a generous amount so I was able to freeze a bunch for later use. Basic Marinara Pasta Sauce [...]

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Cheese Tortellini Vegetable Soup

February 26, 2010 0 comments

It’s yet another cold and snowy day here in Western Pennsylvania. The perfect night for a belly warming bowl of homemade soup. Last night I gave another recipe from Cooking Light’s Fresh Food Fast a try. I had never thought of putting tortellini in vegetable soup but thought it sounded like a good idea. Boy was I right! Let me just say that this soup packs a powerful punch of taste. There are so many [...]

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Lasagna Roll Ups

February 22, 2010 1 comment

Every couple of months I really love making a hearty pan of lasagna. The only bad thing is that one recipe for lasagna makes too large of a pan for only 2 people. After the second day of leftovers, I’m pretty much lasagna’d out. As an alternative, I occasionally like to make lasagna rolls instead. This gives you the option of making as much or as little as you’d like. The lasagna recipe below makes [...]

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