pasta and spaghetti recipes

  pasta and spaghetti recipes and sauces

1. Traditional Spaghetti Bolognese

Ingredients: Spaghetti, minced beef, onion, garlic, tomato paste, olive oil, oregano, salt, and pepper.

How to make: Boil spaghetti. In a pan, saute the onions and the garlic in olive oil. Add the minced beef and allow it to brown. Add tomato paste and oregano, and cook for 20 minutes. Sprinkle vinegar over the spaghetti and serve with Parmesan.

2. Spaghetti aglio e olio.

    Ingredients: Spaghetti, garlic, olive oil, chilli flakes, parsley, salt.

How to make: Cook the spaghetti. Heat some olive oil in a pan, sauté sliced onion and garlic until it is golden, and add chilli flakes to it. Mix with cooked spaghetti, parsley, and heat to serve.

3. Alfredo Pasta

    Ingredients: Fettuccine or spherical pasta, butter and cream, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and black pepper.  

   How to make: Cook pasta. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the cream and garlic, then simmer the mixture together. Add Parmesan and black pepper. Mix the sauce and pasta and serve warm.              

4. Pesto Pasta

Ingredients: Pasta (spaghetti or penne), Fresh basil, Pine nuts, Garlic, Olive oil, and Parmesan.

Preparation: To begin, prepare a green sauce consisting of basil, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, and cheese. Cook the pasta and strain it, then mix it with the pesto. With additional Parmesan.

5. Spaghetti Carbonara

It includes: Spaghetti, eggs, Parmesan, pancetta or beef and black pepper.

    Method: Cook spaghetti. Fry the pancetta until crispy. Whisk eggs and Parmesan. Combine hot spaghetti, pancetta and eggs and watch them cook! Put pepper on it and serve.

6. Tomato Basil  Italiano Sauce

Ingredients: Spaghetti, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, parmesan, basil, salt and pepper.

Method: Boil the tomatoes and peel them. In a frying pan, warm olive oil. Add garlic, then add tomatoes. Cook until it thickens. Chop fresh basil and mix with spaghetti.

7. Seafood Spaghetti

The ingredients include spaghetti, shrimp, clams, garlic, olive oil, white wine, and chilli flakes.

Directions: Cook pasta. Add garlic and chilli flakes to the oil, and when heated, add the shrimp and clams to the white wine. Cook until the seafood is cooked. Add pasta to the pasta and toss.

8. Veggie Primavera Pasta

Penne or spaghetti, zucchini, bell peppers, carrot, broccoli, garlic, and olive oil.

Preparation: The vegetables are sautéed in olive oil and garlic. Cook pasta, including vegetables. Add Parmesan or light cream to the propensity as you like

9. Meat Lasagna

Ingredients: lasagna sheets, minced beef, tomato sauce, béchamel sauce, mozzarella, and Parmesan.

Preparation method: Cook the beef in tomato sauce. Place a layer of lasagna sheets, followed by meat sauce, bechamel, and cheese—repeat this process. Bake at 180 °C, 40 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.

10. Italian dressing/pasta salad

The ingredients are Fusilli or penne, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, olives, mozzarella and Italian dressing.

Method: Cook the pasta, then cool it. Season with vegetables, olives, and mozzarella. Drizzle with Italian dressing, refrigerate, and serve.

11. Classic Baked MAC and Cheese

Ingredients: macaroni, butter, flour, milk, grated Cheddar cheese, and grated Mozzarella cheese.Breadcrumbs, salt, pepper.

How to make: Boil the macaroni until al dente. Melt butter in a saucepan, and then whisk in flour and some milk to make a creamy white sauce. Add cheddar cheese, stir. Combine the pasta with the sauce and place it in a baking dish. Add mozzarella and breadcrumbs, then bake at 180°C for 25 minutes, until golden and bubbly.

12. Baked Macaroni with Ground Beef.

Ingredients. Macaroni, 500g ground beef, one chopped onion, two cloves of garlic, 2 cups of tomato sauce, 1 cup of mozzarella, 1 cup of cheddar, 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil.

How to prepare pasta: In a pan, cook beef in olive oil, sauté onion and garlic, and brown the meat. Add in tomato sauce and stir. Combine the pasta, then pour it into a baking dish, top with mozzarella and cheddar, and bake for 30 minutes at 180°C.

13. Baked Macaroni with high-fat creamy chicken

Macaroni, shredded chicken, cream, garlic, onion, butter, Parmesan, mozzarella, oregano.

Prepare macaroni: In a pan, heat butter, saute onion and crush garlic, add cream and shredded chicken. Add Parmesan. Mix with pasta, put in a baking dish, add mozzarella and oregano, and bake it in the oven at 180 °C for 25 minutes.

14. Macaroni Baked Vegetable

Ingredients:

Macaroni, bell peppers, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, onion, garlic, tomato sauce and mozzarella.

How to cook: Cook pasta. Sauté the chopped onion, garlic and vegetables until they are tender. Put tomato sauce and spices. Mix with pasta and put into a baking dish, top with mozzarella, then bake 20-25 mins until the cheese is golden in colour.

15. Baked Mac & Cheese.

Macaroni, butter, flour, milk, cream, cheddar, mozzarella, nutmeg, bread crumbs.

How to do: Cook macaroni. Melt butter,then add flour, milk and cream to make a white sauce. Add nutmeg & cheddar. Mix pasta with sauce in a baking dish, sprinkle mozzarella and breadcrumbs on top and bake 25–30 minutes until golden.

Ravioli with White Sauce and Classic Red Sauce

Ravioli is one of the most preferred recipes in Italian cuisine. Soft pockets are pasta filled with either creamy white filling which is cheese or meat fillings and then served but either choice of the creamy white sauce or the red and sour-tasting tomato sauce. This will appeal to any occasion. The plain procedure of cooking ravioli at home with two varieties of sauce is given below.

Ingredients

For Ravioli Dough

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 extra-large eggs
•  1 tsp olive oil
•  1/2 tsp salt
•  2-3 tbsp water

To Ravioli Filling (Cheese filling):

• 1/2 ricotta, ittalionani mozzarella
• Half-protein, half-fat shredded cheese (Parmesan)
• 1/2 cup (mozzarella) cheese (shredded)
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg (optional)
• Salt to taste

To Creamy White Sauce

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of milk (warm)
• 1/2cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan
• Salt & pepper to taste

To Classic Red Sauce

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Finely chop 2 cloves of garlic
• 1medium onion(chopped well)
• 2 cups pureed tomato
• 1 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
• 1/8 tsp dried oregano 
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Make the Dough:

• Put flour on a clean surface, hollow out a circle in the middle and into the hole put eggs, olive oil, and salt.
• Mix lightly and then knead until smooth (about 8–10 mins).
• Cover it, and let it rest for 30 minutes.

2. Make up the Filling

In a bowl, stir ricotta, parmesan, mozzarella, pepper, nutmeg and salt.

Keep aside.

3. Ravioli Mould

• Roll out the dough into sheets
• Put little spoonfuls of filling in regular intervals on one sheet.
• Cover with a sheet of dough and press around the filling to seal, and cut into squares with a knife or a cutter.
• Bring to the boil with salted water for 3 to 4 minutes until they float. Drain gently.

White Creamy Sauce

• In a pan, melt butter and then add flour, and cook it for a minute.
• Add warm milk slowly and whisk to prevent lumps.
• Add cream, parmesan, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring until thick and creamy.
• Toss the boiled ravioli into the sauce and serve.

Red Tomato Sauce

• In a hot frying pan, fry the garlic and onion until golden.
• Add tomato puree, oregano, chilli flakes, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Cook over moderately low heat, simmer 1012 minutes, until sauce thickens.
• Serve hot ravioli in a red sauce.

Serving Tips

• Garnish the two versions with additional Parmesan and fresh basil.
• Serve with pasta or galushki with a twist of garlic bread or a light green salad.
• White sauce goes well with cheese ravioli, whereas red sauce is superb with meat-filled ravioli.

Nutritional Notes per serving, approx.

It can vary depending on the filling and what sauce you use (values may vary)

1. Calories: 420-480 Kcal
2. Protein: 18 g
3. Carbs: 48 g
4. Fat: 18 g
5. Fibre: 4 g
6. Calcium: High (ricotta and parmesan)
7. Best with: A balancing lunch or dinner treat.

Tip: Healthier dough can be made with whole wheat flour, and you can still add spinach or mushrooms to the filling to boost its nutritional value.

Sauces to Try:

Abriatta Sauce - a hot tomato sauce with chilli.

Creamy mushroom sauce-easy to make, with butter, garlic, and thick cream

Garlic Butter Sauce - Flavourful and easy to make, this sauce pairs well with shrimp pasta.