When you’ve got a box of pasta, you’ve always got a meal.
Spruce up this pantry staple with three-ingredient pasta recipes for quick and delicious dinners.
And you don’t need much more than a few other long-lasting ingredients from thepantryor freezer to do it.
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Use 8 ounces (1/2 pound) of pasta per recipe to serve four people.
Remember, when you’ve got pasta, you’ve always got a meal at your fingertips.
In a separate pan, saute 3-4 chopped bacon strips.
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Optional: saute 1/2 pound sliced mushrooms in place of bacon for a vegetarian option.
Sesame Noodles
Cook spaghetti, and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water.
Add reserved cooking water as needed to loosen the sauce.
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Optional: If you don’t have limes, use rice vinegar or cider vinegar.
For more flavor, whisk in sesame oil or sliced scallions.
Optional: Top with grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese just before serving.
Puttanesca
Cook any shape of pasta and drain.
Toss the pasta in the sauce and serve.
Optional: Add canned tuna or other canned fish to the tomato sauce.
In a separate pan, heat 2 teaspoons olive oil and saute the spinach.
Once wilted, add bruschetta sauce and cook until heated through.
Optional: Top with crushed red pepper and grated Parmesan cheese.
In a separate pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter per serving.
Optional: Saute garlic in the butter before adding the pasta and/or boil frozen vegetables along with the pasta.
Toss with jarred pesto and serve.
Optional: Use gnocchi or tortellini, either frozen or dried.
Pasta al Limone
Cook any shape of pasta and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water.
Toss the cooked pasta with the beans and tomatoes and serve.
Optional: Top with shredded cheese such as Colby Jack, Monterey Jack or Cheddar.
Ribollita Pasta
Cook any shape of pasta and drain.
Toss the cooked pasta with the sauce and vegetables.
In a separate pot, boil eggs for 6 minutes and shock in cold water for medium-boiled eggs.
Slice in half and add to ramen.
