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Pasta Mozzarella

This is a nutritious and tasty pasta dish, using whole wheat pasta, Brussels sprouts, a light, tomato-based sauce, pineapple, and melted mozzarella. I like this recipe because it is easy to prepare. It is nutritious, and has a unique flavor.

Ingredients:

  • 1 (1 lb.) pkg. whole wheat pasta
  • 2 tsp. olive oil
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup onion. chopped
  • 1 red pepper, chopped
  • 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. organic sugar (or 1 tbsp. sweetener)
  • 2 Tbsp. basil
  • 2 Tbsp. oregano
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1/2 cup tomato paste
  • 2 (29 oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 20 large Brussels sprouts
  • 1 1/2 cup diced pineapple
  • 1 (14 oz.) pkg. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Heat water in a large soup pan (you will use this water for the Brussels sprouts and the pasta). Place Brussels sprouts into the water and bring to a boil. Continue cooking on medium heat for approximately 10 minutes. Remove Brussels sprouts from water, and begin cooking your pasta.

Cut the ends off of each Brussels sprout and peel away as many leaves as you can from each one. set the leaves aside. Chop remaining Brussels sprout parts and set aside.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, pepper, mushrooms, pineapple, chopped Brussels sprout pieces and garlic to the olive oil and saute about 5 minutes.

Stir in all other ingredients, except for the Brussels sprout leaves and mozzarella cheese, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes.

Pour sauce over pasta, add Brussels sprout leaves, and stir together

Place pasta on plates, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, and microwave for 2-3 minutes, or until melted.

Servings: 8-10
Time:30 Minutes Preparation Time
15 Minutes Cooking Time

By Dawn from Painesville, OH

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Cavatini

This is a great take-off of the old Pizza Hut dish. Very good!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup corkscrew macaroni
  • 1 cup shell macaroni
  • 1/2 lb. hamburger
  • 1/2 lb. sausage
  • 3/4 cup onion
  • 1/2 cup green pepper
  • 4 oz. mushrooms, drained
  • 1 (15 oz.) jar Prego spaghetti sauce
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
  • 2 oz. sliced pepperoni
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Cook macaroni twists and shells according to package directions; drain. Brown hamburger, sausage, onion, and pepper. Drain off excess fat and add to cooked macaroni. Add mushrooms, spaghetti sauce and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.

Put into 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Top with pepperoni slices and then cover with 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F then at 250 for another 15 minutes.

Servings: 9-12
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cooking Time: 30 Minutes

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Pasta With Ribs and Cabbage

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ribs (pork)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 box pasta
  • 3 cups shredded cabbage
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions

Marinate ribs overnight in garlic, rosemary, and olive oil.

Pre-heat oven 425 degrees F. Place ribs in shallow roasting pan cover with foil. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, and add wine. Bake 15 minutes longer.

Cook pasta. In pan, cook garlic in 2 tbsp oil, until golden brown. Add cabbage and chicken broth. Cook until tender.

Remove meat from ribs, and add to sauce. Then add pasta. Top with butter and Parmesan cheese.

Source: Friend of the family

By LRP from LWL, MA

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Cavatini

Ingredients:

  • 32 oz. Ragu thick and zesty spaghetti sauce
  • 1 lb. hamburger, browned
  • 1 sm. can mushrooms, drained
  • 1/2 each green pepper and onion, cooked
  • 1 pkg. sliced pepperoni
  • 1/2 cup each: 3 different kinds noodles (spaghetti, rigatoni and curly)
  • 8 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Cook noodles as package directs. Mix all other ingredients with noodles, using only 1/2 package of cheese. Sprinkle the other 1/2 for topping. Put in a casserole dish and bake for 40 minutes at 350 or until cheese is melted and is bubbly all through. Serves 6.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Sausage and Macaroni Dinner

Easy to make and delicious!

Ingredients:

  • 1 pkg. macaroni and cheese dinner
  • 1 lb. smoked sausage, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups broccoli flowerets
  • 1 cup green or red pepper strips
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped onion
  • 1/2 tsp. dried oregano leaves

Directions:

Prepare macaroni and cheese dinner according to package directions. Cook sausage 6 minutes in large skillet, over medium low heat. Add vegetables and oregano, continue cooking until vegetables are tender. Add mac and cheese dinner and mix well.

Servings: 4-6
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 6 Minutes

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Fettuccine With Broccoli

Ingredients:

  • 1 pkg. frozen broccoli spears, thawed
  • 8 oz. uncooked fettuccine
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 carton sour cream
  • 1 tsp. dried whole basil
  • 1 tsp. dried parsley flakes
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions:

Drain broccoli, and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Set aside. Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Drain well; place in serving bowl, and keep warm. Saute' onion and garlic in oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add broccoli, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth and next 5 ingredients; cook until thoroughly heated. Pout mixture over fettuccini and toss. Sprinkle with cheese.

By Robin

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Simple Mac and Cheese Dinner

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes macaroni and cheese
  • 1 lb. ground sausage or hamburger
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 Tbsp. garlic
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 4 slices of cheese
  • 2 pieces of celery, diced (optional)

Directions

In skillet, brown sausage, onion and celery together. Drain off grease, add garlic and set aside. Cook macaroni according to box. Add meat mixture and slices of cheese, serve hot.

By Bonnie from Jacksonville, AR.

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Pizza Macaroni Bake

Another easy, inexpensive, kid-friendly meal!

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. hamburger
  • 1 Tbsp. onion flakes
  • 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 2 cups macaroni
  • 2 cans tomato sauce (8oz. size)
  • 1 can cheddar cheese soup
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Directions:

  1. Brown hamburger, onion, and seasonings.
  2. Cook macaroni.
  3. Combine all in 9x9 inch pan. Sprinkle with cheese.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.

Servings: 4-6
Prep Time: 15-20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 30 Minutes

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Cavatini

Great Italian dish similar to the Cavatini at Pizza Hut.

Ingredients:

  • 2 jars spaghetti sauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 2-3 cups 3 kinds of pasta, uncooked
  • 1/2 lb. Italian sausage
  • 2 Tbsp. vinegar
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 8 oz. mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 lb. hamburger
  • 1 can mushroom pieces, drained

Directions:

Brown meats adding onion and green pepper near the end to slightly cook them also. Cook pasta while the meat is browning, rinse and drain. Combine all ingredients except cheese and put in 9x13 inchgreased pan. Top with shredded mozzarella cheese and bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes.

Servings: 10
Prep Time: 20-30 Minutes
Cooking Time: 40-45 Minutes

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Elizabeth's Pasta Bake

Here is a frugal and easy meal that we use a lot around our house.

Several years ago one of the pasta sauce companies sold a jar of pasta sauce that you could add to dry pasta for an easy, oven-baked pasta dish. After purchasing this product once (on sale, of course!), this is what I came up with.

Ingredients

  • 1 jar of spaghetti sauce or 1 large can of crushed tomatoes
  • 16 oz. your choice of shaped pasta (spaghetti does not work very well - try shells, elbows, bow-ties, etc.)
  • additional spices, salt, pepper, and sugar (optional)
  • 2 cups (more or less) grated cheese (I have used everything from cheddar, mozzarella, colby jack, etc.)
  • water

Directions

Pour the dry pasta into a 9 x 13 pan. Add the sauce/tomatoes. Do not rinse can/jar. Add any additional spices to taste (we like a couple teaspoons of sugar plus some garlic, basil, and pepper.) Fill your unrinsed jar/can completely with water (sometimes I add a little milk or cream for added nutrition.) Pour over pasta and sauce mixture. Stir carefully. It doesn't have to be completely mixed. Important: cover the pan with foil or lid. Bake at 375 degrees F for approximately 50 minutes. Test pasta with fork to make sure it is tender. Sprinkle cheese over all and return to oven uncovered for approx. 10 minutes to melt cheese.

If you would like to add fully cooked meat or mushrooms, onions, etc., sprinkle on top when you add the cheese. You can brown some hamburger, sausage while the pasta is baking. I have also used pepperoni, too.

By Elizabeth from MA

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What to do with 40 boxes of pasta?

I recently got 40 boxes of free pasta. Any suggestions besides pasta salad, and spaghetti? I have all kind of pasta and need some ideas. Also I have about 40 cans of mild green chiles. Do you know any recipes which use a lot of them? Thanks so Much!

Wendy

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Most Recent Answer

By HerkDia07/25/2012

You might want to check with the company that made the pasta as to proper storage. We love ring pasta and can only find it on our trips to New York. We store up on it and get quite a few boxes of it. The last time we did this though, the rings cooked up like mush no matter how we cooked it, timed it, etc. I finally wrote to the company to ask what I was doing wrong and they said it was a storage problem with the manufacturing/store destination. It wasn't how we were cooking it but the way it had been stored caused it to change. Possible temperature changes in transit, humidity, etc. They were nice enough to replace the pasta with coupons for new boxes. But improper storage can be an issue.

Pasta Recipes for a Large School Luncheon

I am catering a lunch for the teachers at my school and they have requested pasta dishes, some vegetarian. I need to feed 120.

By Viv from Sydney, Australia

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Most Recent Answer

By green horne06/22/2010

A simple recipe is to cook your pasta and add a nice thick soup, what ever type you like.We prefer a chicken and vegetable soup with some cooked frozen peas, delicious.
Hope this helps.

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Cavatini

Ingredients

  • 2 (32 oz.) Jars Spaghetti Sauce
  • 2 (4 oz.) cans mushrooms
  • 2 lbs. ground beef
  • 1 lb. ground pork sausage
  • 1 lg. onion (chopped)
  • 1 lg. Bell Pepper (chopped)
  • 1 package sliced pepperoni
  • 1 (6oz) package Mostaccioli noodles*
  • 1 (6oz) package rotini noodles*
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Black Olives (optional)

*I used a scale to measure out 6 oz.

Directions

Brown sausage, beef, onion and bell pepper. Drain well. Add to spaghetti sauce, mushrooms and pepperoni. Simmer sauce for 1 hr. Meanwhile cook pasta until half done. Drain water. When sauce is ready add to noodles, mix and put in a 9x13 inch pan. Bake 25 minutes at 325 degrees F. Top will mozzarella cheese, put back in oven for approximately 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Serves 8-10

By Laurie from Pahrump, NV


RE: Cavatini

Laurie, Is this anything like the Cavatini Pizza Hut use to serve? They use to serve it in individual boat like casseroles (can't think of the name of them) I will be so glad to try this. Think I will use WACKY MAC pasta for it. Thanks (08/30/2006)

By WIsgal

RE: Cavatini

Hi WIsgal, I don't know! I've never eaten at Pizza Hut. My sister - in - law made this for our Family Reunion out of her cookbook. I think after she topped it off with the mozzarella cheese she cooked it longer than 5 minutes because the top was brown and crunchy.

Good idea with the individual boats.. Think I'll do that next time instead of large pan. (08/31/2006)

By SweetCali40


Cavatini

Ingredients

  • 4 cups dry rotini (twirl noodles)
  • 1 pound hamburger
  • 1 pound sausage
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 large jar Ragu spaghetti sauce
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cans mushrooms
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese
  • pepperoni slices

Directions

Cook rotini; drain. Set aside. Brown hamburger and sausage and drain. Add rest of ingredients. Cook until cheese melts. Add noodles. Pour into 9x13 inch greased pan. Top with cheese and pepperoni. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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