Pasta
Fusilli with Green Beans, Pancetta and Parmesan
Green beans, cooked until crisp-tender, are the star of this show. If you don't have some growing in your own garden, this dish is worth a quick stop at the farmers' market. The pasta’s cooking water melts the cheese and turns it into a rich sauce that coats the beans and pulls everything together. If you can’t find pancetta, substitute bacon.
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Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
This pure, unadulterated comfort food is pasta simmered in a bacon and burger filled cheesy tomato sauce. It doesn't get better (or easier) than this!
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Baked Lemon Pasta
Lemon is an unlikely flavoring for pasta, but oh…is it ever refreshing and good, especially in the spring and summer. This is a baked version, but if you’re in a hurry there’s nothing more delicious than this: saute butter and olive oil, add chopped garlic. Squeeze in the juice of a couple of lemons and add in some of the zest. Stir together and add a splash or two of half and half or cream, then toss with pasta, chopped parsley, and Parmesan cheese. Divine.
There’s something about this baked version, though, that I just love. I use sour cream instead of cream or half and half—I like the “noodle kugel” quality of the finished dish, (I should have been Jewish, I love kugel so much.) and I love the smell of lemon and garlic emanating from the oven.
That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it.
This recipe may be doubled, tripled, or octupled—it’s totally easy.
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Rotini with Goat Cheese
This is a quick, easy pasta dish that packs plenty of flavor. The combination of the sweet, just-softened tomatoes, toasted pine nuts and a splash of balsamic vinegar offsets the tangy, creamy goat cheese perfectly. Be sure to allow the pasta to cool slightly as the goat cheese tastes best if it isn't completely melted.
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Avocado Mac and Cheese
If you are an avocado lover, you will go crazy for this macaroni and cheese!
This avocado macaroni and cheese is so easy to make. It is perfect for busy weeknights or whenever you are craving a comforting meal, but feeling lazy. You don’t even have to turn on the oven. To make the pasta, you boil the macaroni, make the avocado sauce in the food processor, and whisk together a cheesy sauce on the stove top. You combine everything in a big bowl and devour!
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Penne with Spinach, Gorgonzola and walnuts
Chopped nuts are unusual in pasta, but they pair brilliantly with the earthy Gorgonzola in this creamy weeknight dish. Toasting the nuts deepens their flavor, so don’t skip this step.
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Linguine with Crab
A light sauce of fresh tomatoes, white wine, butter and extra-virgin olive oil is tossed with fresh linguine and lump crabmeat to produce this delicately flavored pasta dish. It's quick enough for a weeknight meal and elegant enough for a special occasion.
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Creamy Pasta Primavera
This pasta dish is a wonderful blend of tender, crisp, colorful vegetables and a creamy parmesan cheese sauce.
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Pasta with Garlicky Broccoli Rabe
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Eggplant and Spinach Vegetarian Lasagna
A delicious vegetarian lasagna with eggplant, spinach and mushrooms. No cheese, no meat, this recipe may challenge your sensibilities about what a real lasagna needs to be. But you'll be surprised, this simple, vegetarian lasagna is truly delicious and satisfying. Low fat and healthy too.
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