Pasta Recipes?

What are some of your favorite pasta recipes? Do you have any favorites that aren't too heavy, i.e. lasagna ( though I do love it!).


I love this one recipe that is roasted tomatoes and garlic with olive oil and ziti. So, do you mind sharing you favorite pasta recipes?Pasta Recipes?
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1 Box; (16 oz) of favorite cooked pasta (elbows or rotini)


½ cup Black olives chopped


1 Red or green pepper chopped


½ Onion chopped


2 tablespoon Oregano


½ cup Fat Free or reduced calorie italian style salad dressing; up to 3/4, up to


½ teaspoon Black pepper





First cook the pasta noodles %26amp; strain. After the noodles have cooled off, 2nd, combine the rest of ingredients making sure that the noodles are moistened thoroughly (add more salad dressing if necessary). Chill and Serve..Pasta Recipes?
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Linguine and garlic sauce





1box linguine


extra virgin olive oil


butter


2 garlic cloves





Cook linguine according to package. In a fry pan combine three to four tablespoons of the extra virgin olive oil and three tablespoons butter over low heat . Chop garlic and place in the butter and olive oil. Let the oil and butter combine with the garlic. When the pasta is done drain and add to the sauce. Mix together well. And enjoy...
Stuffed Shells





Get 20 large pasta shells and cook until soft, not too tender. Cool. fill with Ricatta cheese, beef and the vegetables and/or seasonings of your choice.





Lay flat in a glass cassarole dish.





Next make up your tomato sauce with chopped onions, different colored peppers, and chunks of tomato and any beef you have left over. season to your preference.





pour over shells and bake 30 - 45 minutes at 350 degrees. keep a close eye on it the first time you bake, so you know how long to do this in the future





top with parmesain cheese and serve





this can also be made vegetarian as well, just leave off the beef!
Slow Cooker Fresh Veggie Soup with Pasta





1 medium onion, chopped


2 cups water


2 carrots, peeled and sliced


2 T. chopped parsley


2 zucchini, sliced


1 T. chopped oregano


2 medium tomatoes, peeled %26amp; seeded


1/2 cup small shell-shaped pasta


2 cans condensed beef broth


grated Parmesan cheese





Chop tomatoes. In slow cooker, combine all ingredients except for pasta and Parmesan cheese. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours or until vegetables are tender. Turn on high. Add pasta. Cover and cook on high 20 minutes or until pasta is tender. Ladle into serving bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.


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Summer Shell Salad





1 oz. sun dried tomatoes


3/4 pound medium pasta shells


1 can (13 oz.) chicken broth


1 bag (16 oz.) frozen broccoli


1 T. cornstarch


2 cloves garlic, minced


2 t. olive oil


1/4 t. red pepper flakes


1 large sweet onion, thinly siced


1/4 cup chopped fresh basil





Place sun-dried tomatoes in a 1-cup glass measuring cup and add ½ cup of the chicken broth. Microwave 1 minute until hot; cover and set aside for 5 minutes to soften. Using fork, remove tomatoes, reserving broth. Chop tomatoes, then return them to broth in cup. Add cornstarch mixed with 1 T. water, stirring with fork until smooth; set aside.


Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. In a 12” nonstick skillet, cook onion in oil over medium-low heat 15 minutes, stirring often, until soft and golden. Add pasta to boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, or until tender. Add broccoli, garlic, and red pepper flakes to onion; cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Stir in sun-dried tomato mixture along with remaining chicken broth and cook 5 minutes, or until thickened. Drain pasta. Toss pasta with sauce and basil.


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Cook your pasta. In a fry pan put a little(1/4 cup) Virgin Olive Oil in a pan, heat and when the oil is good and hot add fresh chopped garlic cloves. Brown the garlic, add salt and pepper to taste, Add pasta and stir. You want to coat the pasta with the garlic and oil. Dish it up and add grated Parmigiano Cheese. You has Pasta Olio. (Pasta Aoya). Serve the dish with Garlic Bread and Red Wine. Salute.