Easy pasta recipie help? ?

Question

ok so im 13 years old and my mom wants me to learn how to make pasta on my own..she does'nt know how and i love pasta

so anyways...is there any recipes for cooking pasta, sauces, and tips in general that i could use? thanks for your help!

Answer 1

If you like garlic, this is the recipe for you. Thickly slice 6 cloves of garlic and place in small pot with 2 tablespoons of  olive oil.(you wont be eating the garlic, it is just to infuse the oil with the taste) Set aside.

fill large pot with water and s teaspoon of salt. bring water to boil and add a packet of  thin spaghetti. Follow directions on back of pasta packet. while pasta is cooking, chop one zucchini into smallish pieces and gently fry until cooked. pasta should be cooked now, so very carefully drain off the pasta and leave to drip in sink. put pot back on stove and put  the garlic oil into the pot. (discard the garlic). The warmth from the pot will gently melt the oil. Add pasta back into the pot and add zucchini. stir around, then serve with whatever cheese you want. this is the easiest pasta to make and tastes great and is very cheap to make. you can also check out this site

Kidspot.com.au/Recipes

Answer 2

Pasta is one of the best quick meals to make.

-In a medium sized pot add hot water and a bit of salt.

-Cover and bring to a boil

-Add the pasta of choice, shells / elbow might work best for now.

-reduce the heat to a low boil, keep an eye on it so it doesn't boil over the edge of the pot. Add a bit of oil during the boil to help prevent this.

-give it a stir to prevent sticking to the bottom.

-As each oven works differently, you'll have to keep an eye on it. After about 10 min. taste it. if it's not as soft as you would like, like it go for another min or so and taste it again.

Sauce

Can be anything from:

-Cream, Cheese and sour cream

-A Can of Crushed tomato, Spinich and Oragino

-butter and garlic

Just have fun!

Hope this helps a bit...

Answer 3

You have been given a lot of good tips so I'll give you some recipes that are really good and pretty simple..............

FETTUCCINI ALFREDO

INGREDIENTS..........

1 pound dry fettuccine pasta

3 pints heavy whipping cream

1 cup grated Romano cheese

4 tablespoons butter

1 pinch ground nutmeg

ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Cook pasta according to directions on package. Drain and toss with one tablespoon of butter, cover and set aside.

In a medium sauce pan over low heat, heat cream and 3 tablespoons of butter, stirring constantly. When cream begins to simmer mix in a small amounts of Romano cheese, stirring constantly, until all cheese is added and sauce has reduced. It should be thick and easily cover the back of a spoon.

Stir in nutmeg and black pepper. Toss with warm fettuccini and serve.

SPAGHETTI

INGREDIENTS..............

1 pound spaghetti

2 pounds lean ground beef

1 onion, minced

1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup

2 1/2 cups water

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef with onion until meat is brown. Drain. Return meat mixture to pan with tomato paste, tomato soup and water. Cook, stirring, until heated through and thickened, 5 to 15 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.

Remember you can always use your favorite jar of spaghetti sauce instead of making the sauce for spaghetti....

PASTA BAKE

INGREDIENTS...............

8 ounces mostaccioli pasta

1 pound lean ground beef

1 onion, chopped

1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained

1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly salted boil water to a boil. Cook mostaccioli pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain well.

Meanwhile, cook ground beef and chopped onions in a skillet over medium heat until browned.

In a large bowl, mix together the mushrooms, spaghetti sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, pasta, and browned ground beef and onion mixture. Transfer to a greased, 9x13 inch casserole dish.

Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 20 minutes, or until very hot.

PASTA LASAGNA

INGREDIENTS................

1/2 pound penne pasta

1/2 pound lean ground beef

1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce

1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese

8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 egg, beaten

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 1/2 quart baking dish.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until brown; drain. Stir in pasta sauce; remove from heat.

In a bowl, combine ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, Parmesan and beaten egg. Stir until well combined.

In the prepared dish layer half the pasta, half the sauce and half the cheese mixture. Repeat. Top with remaining mozzarella.

Bake in preheated oven 34 to 40 minutes, until hot and bubbly.

BAKED ZITI

INGREDIENTS...........

1 pound dry ziti pasta

1 onion, chopped

1 pound lean ground beef

2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce

6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced

1 1/2 cups sour cream

6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.

In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.

CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

INGREDIENTS.................

3 cups cooked, cubed chicken meat

8 ounces spaghetti, broken into pieces

1/4 cup chopped pimento peppers

1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1/4 cup white wine

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Put uncooked spaghetti in a large pot of salted boiling water. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes or until pasta is al dente. Drain.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a large bowl combine the chicken, cooked spaghetti, pimento, bell pepper, onion, soup, wine and 1 cup of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix all together. Spread mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on top and bake for another 15 minutes.

Good Eating...........

Answer 4

One of the best tips for cooking pasta is to make sure you use lots of water and that it has enough salt in it.  Pasta on its own doesn't really taste like anything, so it needs quite a bit of salt in the cooking water to give it some flavour.  Taste the water before you put the pasta in - it should taste salty like seawater.  Also, don't overcook it - mushy pasta is just gross.  Taste it once in a while during cooking so you get used to how long it takes, and when it gets to the point where you like it then take drain it off.  DO NOT RINSE YOUR PASTA!  If you rinse it under running water you'll just wash away all the starch on its surface which is what helps the sauce cling to it.

You can find hundreds of easy recipes for sauces at www.epicurious.com.  Try keeping it ultra simple at first; toss in some cold butter, a little garlic powder, maybe some lemon juice and fresh ground black pepper.  Good luck on your burgeoning cooking career!

Answer 5

i agree make sure you have enough water.  dont be afraid to check the noodles by tasting them to see if they are done.  You dont want them chewy/raw tasting.  As for sauces you could get the sauces that come in the jar from the store, and just add in chunks of chicken already cooked (from the rotisserire section), and get parmesean cheese that is laready grated for you to put on top.  Alfrado sauce is good for pasta, just add in some bacon bits if you like, some broccoli, and grated cheese on top, also sundried tomatos that come in a jar are also good to thrown in!