Let's talk about your pasta...
There is probably no food more versatile than pasta. You can top it with a sauce, toss it with veggies or top it with cheese. Let's hear some of the unique ways that you have incorporated pasta into your meals. The simpler the recipe the better. Remember this site is written by you! This is a sizzle question and will remain on the board until interest dies out. Please click here to submit your entry. I will choose approximately 10-20 per week to post.
Chief Mommy Owl - Peanut Butter Pasta
Everyone who knows me knows that I am a peanut butter fanatic. I am constantly looking for ways to incorporate more peanut butter into my daily life. Well I came upon a great recipe where you start with cooked and drained angel hair noodles. By the way, the angel cooks as soon as it hits the boiling water, thumbs up. You add margarine, soy sauce, peanut butter, and hot sauce to taste. Stir and heat until it all melts together in a sauce. You don't get much easier or yummier than that.
Grape Goodness- Rebecca R., South Carolina
You want an easy recipe. Well here it is. Cook and drain spaghetti noodles. Remove noodles and in same pan heat up olive oil and saute one pint of grape tomatos, sliced, with two tablespoons of fresh minced garlic. When garlic is brown and tomatos look wrinkly, add pasta back to pan. Toss to coat, adding more olive oil if needed. Then add one half cup of grated parmesan cheese and heat through.
Editor's Note: Is wrinkly the technical term?
Afraid of Alfredo - Leslie A., Georgia
I could never get Alfredo sauce to turn out right. So one day when I was in an experimental mood I cooked the pasta and then to the hot pasta I added milk, parmesan cheese, and real butter. I then heated up the whole thing until it all melted together, shook on a little oregano and served it with some garlic bread. Everyone loved it!
Use the Jar - Anna H., New York
I hope my mother doesn't see this. She'll think she was a failure at raising me to be a good Italian wife. One night I was desperate for a side dish and I didn't have much on the shelf. So I cooked some thin egg noodles and tossed them with some margarine. Than in a moment of inspiration I stirred in some jarred pesto I had bought at the grocery store. Even the kids ate it and I have to admit these noodles were better than most of the pastas I make from scratch.
Desert Delights -Risa F., Maryland
I remember once seeing an infomercial for a pasta maker and they advertised chocolate pasta as a desert. So one night out of curiosity I took some extra lasagna noodles and spread them with melted chocolate and and ice cream. I put a layer of noodles on top and spread them with the rest of the chocolate and some whipped topping. Most people I tell this too think it sounds gross, but something about the combination of the warm noodles and the ice cream is irresistable.
Editor's Note: I think this sounds pretty gross, but since it involves chocolate I am going to try it anyway.
Corkscrew Fun- Melanie T., Florida
You know those noodles that are in a corkscrew shape, I'm not sure what you call them. Mix those with half of a bag of cheddar cheese, some spicy jack cheese and half a cup of half and half for the most amazing macaroni and cheese you every ate. If your kids can't eat hot food than substitute monteray jack for the spicy cheese.