Does any one have any good but quick rescepees for pasta that don't use tomato sauce?

Question

I'm sick of spaghetti sauce / tomato sauce. There's got to be something else I can do with pasta that won't take a long time or cost a fortune.

Answer 1

you could spinach, vegies, or cheese.

Answer 2

pasta primavera, saute' fresh/frozen vegetables in olive oil, season, and toss with pasta...chicken stir-fry, saute' chicken, then veggies, and toss with a bottled stir-fry sauce or look up a recipe to make your own...chicken spaghetti with an alfredo sauce rather than tomato sauce.

Answer 3

Olive Garden Alfredo Fettuccine

1 pint heavy cream  

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter  

2 tablespoons cream cheese  

1/2 - 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese  

1 teaspoon garlic powder, add in more to suit your taste if you prefer

Salt and pepper, to taste

8 ounces fettuccine, cooked and drained

In a saucepan combine butter, heavy cream, and cream cheese. Simmer this until all is melted, and mixed well. Add the Parmesan cheese and garlic powder. Simmer this for 15 - 20 minutes over low heat.

Toss pasta lightly with sauce, coating well. Leftovers freeze well.

TURKEY OR CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Yield: 8 Servings

1/2 c BUTTER

1/8 ts PEPPER

1/2 c CANED SICED MUSHROOMS

8 oz PACK OF PASTA

1/4 c FLOUR

3 c Sliced turkey or chicken

2 c CHICKEN / TURKEY BROTH

1 c LIGHT CR.OR EVAP.MILK

1 c SHREDDED SHARP CHEDDAR

1 ts SALT

MELT BUTTER IN SKILLET AND ADD MUSHROOMS AND COOK FOR 2 MINUTES.ADD

FLOUR,BROTH,CREAM,SALT,PEPPER.COOK OVER LOW HEAT,STIRRING UNTIL

THICKENED.BUTTER A 2 QUART CASSEROLE DISH,IN A LARGE BOWL MIX TURKEY

AND MUSHROOM CREAM MIXTURE TOGETHER WITH SPAGHETTI.PUT 1/2 OF THE

CHEESE IN WI THIS MIXTURE.PUT INTO CASSEROLE DISH AND SPRINKLE REST

OF CHEESE ON TOP.BAke IN 400 DEG. OVEN FOR 20 MINUTES OR UNTIL HOT

AND BUBBLY.CAN BE MADE IN ADVANCE AND FROZEN.YIELD 8 SREVINGS.

White Lasagna with Mushrooms

3 tablespoon butter

1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups milk

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1/2 cup flour

1/8 teaspoon cayenne

1/2 cup minced parsley

8 oz cooked lasagna noodles, drained

8 oz mozzarella cheese sliced

1 lb cottage cheese

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Make this cream mushroom sauce first. Melt butter in large sauce

pan, add mushrooms and lemon juice. Saute mushrooms until wilted,

about six minutes, stirring occasionally. Blend in flour, salt and

cayenne. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir until thick, about

5 minutes. Stir in parsley.

Spread about 1/2 cup of cream mushroom sauce in 13 x 9 baking pan.

Make three layers each of noodles, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese

and remaining cream mushroom sauce and parmesan cheese. Bake at

325 degrees for 45 minutes. Let stand for 20 minutes before cutting.

Answer 4

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/30-mi...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin...

Try these.

Answer 5

why don't you make an alfredo sauce? they are good. you can make it from scratch, or better still, buy a jar at the grocery store. its a nice cream sauce-very good with any pasta.

Answer 6

Pesto(s) sound tasty, as does butter w/several cloves of garlic sliced thinly and sauteed in the butter.  

Another..

Saute your noodles (w/or w/o the garlic -- with, of  course!) and then add cottage cheese -- just long enough to begin to heat it up and not to melt it (well melt just a bit).  Serve w/toasted bread (bagel, Italian, French).

HTH.

Answer 7

pesto

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Chop up basil, garlic, olive oil, a little lemon juice and capers and toss with sauted peppers and onions and your favorite noodle(i sometimes toss in shrimp)

cook pasta, cool in fridge and toss with your favourite salad vinegarette and i add a can of mixed veggies or frozen(flash cook them in the microwave and chill with the noodles.

cream of mushroom soup, and a can of drained tuna and peas. serve hot. add cheese!

noodles, velveeta, a can of diced tomatoes, mix, stick in oven at 350, when almost done, place buttered slices of bread on top and put back into toast the bread, great for dipping. You can add a can of chicken for protein.

make your normal stir fry veggies and or meat and toss with pasta instead!

noodles, ham(lunchmeat, diced, whatever you have) canned chicken, and a mix of your two fav white shredded cheeses, its like a quick version of cordon bleu, and my dad loves to crumble ritz crackers over it right before he takes it out of the oven (350 for 20 min)

Answer 8

Pasta + EVOO + Cheese of choice

Oh fresh garlic.

Also saute in EVOO + butter squash, onions, and/or mushrooms.

Answer 9

Go to the supermarket and get 2 or 3 pounds of boneless chicken breast and  like 2 jars of Ragu Romano & Parmaesan Cheese Sauce. Cook your chicken and cut into bite size pieces. Add it to the sauce and pour over cooked pasta. You can also add a packet of pesto sauce to the Cheese sauce. It's will look horrible when you add the pesto sauce, but it is oh so delicious.

Answer 10

add veggies..corn or peas and butter garlic rosemary and parsley and a little lemon juice serve with those tiny little ready to eat shrimp you thaw in hot water

add a side salad and bread

glass of white wine

yum