Easy pasta recipes for a new cook?

1/2 pound fusilli (spirals) pasta


Kosher salt


Olive oil


1 pound ripe tomatoes, medium-diced


3/4 cup good black olives, such as kalamata, pitted and diced


1 pound fresh mozzarella, medium-diced


6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped


For the dressing:


5 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained


2 tablespoons red wine vinegar


6 tablespoons good olive oil


1 garlic clove, diced


1 teaspoon capers, drained


2 teaspoons kosher salt


3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper





1 cup freshly grated Parmesan


1 cup packed basil leaves, julienned








Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water with a splash of oil to keep it from sticking together. Boil for 12 minutes, or according to the directions on the package. Drain well and allow to cool. Place the pasta in a bowl and add the tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.


For the dressing, combine the sun-dried tomatoes, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, capers, salt, and pepper in a food processor until almost smooth.





Pour the dressing over the pasta, sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil, and toss well.Easy pasta recipes for a new cook?
one of my favorite pasta dishes is Macaroni Beef...





in a large skillet I will brown about a pound of hamburger and salt and pepper the hamburger. I will drain the grease from it and then add a large can of tomatoes and then add uncooked elbow macaroni or egg noodles and bring everything to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the noodles are tender.





It is also good with hot sausage instead of the beef....





here is one for pizza casserole:





1 lb ground beef


1/3 c. onion


1/2 c. green pepper, chopped


1 can sliced mushrooms, drained


1 can black olives, drained


1 pkg pepperoni


1 jar spaghetti sauce


1 pkg egg noodles


salt and pepper to taste


2 c. shredded pizza cheese





Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, cook beef until slightly browned. Add in onions, green peppers, salt and pepper until beef is completely browned, onions and peppers are tender. Drain. Add in mushrooms, black olives. and pepperoni until all is heated thoroughly. In a large pot, cook noodles according to the directions on the package. When noodles are done, drain water from noodes. Put cooked noodles into large mixing bowl. Add beef mixture and jar of spaghetti sauce, until blended. Add mixture to a 13 x 9 dish. Top with shredded cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.Easy pasta recipes for a new cook?
CHICKEN TETRAZINI





3 tbsp. flour


1/2 stick butter


2 c. milk


1 green pepper; optional


1 can cream of mushroom soup


3/4 c. grated sharp cheese


1 sm. jar pimientos, chopped


1/2 tsp. garlic powder


1 tsp. salt


3 c. chopped chicken





Cook spaghetti in broth for half of the time required (listed on package).


Melt butter and blend in flour until smooth. Stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring until thick. Add green pepper and cook 5 more minutes over low heat.





Add cheese, soup, and garlic powder. Blend well. Add chicken and spaghetti. Put in casserole and sprinkle with cheese.





Bake at 350掳F degrees for approximately 30 minutes.





Serves 8. May be frozen.
Stir fry some chopped chicken breast in some olive oil with some onions and garlic over medium heat. Cook until chicken is cookd through. Add salt and pepper to taste.





Mix in some pasta and add in a 1-2 cans of chopped tomatoes (stewed tomatoes are best). Let simmer for 10-15 mintues.





Mix in grated parmesan cheese and serve!
Tomato and pepper sauce





1 sliced onion


1sliced red pepper


1 sliced yellow pepper


Tin of tomatoes


Carton of tomato sauce


2 tablespoons of olive oil


few drops of vinegar


Salt and pepper





Add the onions and peppers to the oil and cook slowly, then add the rest of the ingredients and cook for about 20 Min's. - very simple
macaroni
check out kraftfoods.com, i use alot of their recipes and the recipes consist of stuff i usually have or can substitute with something i have. they are easy,fast, and you can get a free magazine in the mail, with pics. also on kraft they have the recipes rated to let you know how well or not other people like them. hope this helps and good luck.
Go to Foodnetwork.com, there are too many to list, but they have ratings of how dificult they are and ratings of how good they are from users. Look for some that sya 'easy' and have atleats 4 or 5 stars. Good Luck!





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