Who knows an italian recipes that is delicious and easy to make?!
Who knows an italian recipes that is delicious and easy to make?
Answers:
Pasta Salad great for summer as long as you have nice big ripe tomatoes.
1 box of rotini pasta (cork screw)
5-6 medium rip tomatoes
2-4 cloves garlic (add 2 in and taste then add more if needed
1 tablespoon olive oil
6-8 leaves of Sweet Basil
1 tsp. or more to taste -crushed red pepper
salt to taste
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesean
Put all ingredients in a food proccessor until it resembles a slightly chunky sauce.
You may want additional parmesean for the table
Serve it with some homemade garlic bread or one you buy frozen and enjoy!
You can make spagetti sauce and add tons of italian seasoning and it will make your mouth water, Plus it is really good for you. Add a mixed green salad and french bread and vegetable margarine and you are good to go. Don't forget the pasta!!! Garlic. Garlic. Garlic.
I like angel hair pasta tossed with a little butter, fresh basil leaves, parmesean cheese and grape tomatoes. MM!
Baked mostaccioli (or macaroni, whatever pasta you have....great for using up a little bit of this or a little bit of that)
Cook the pasta, drain, then mix with your sauce (throw in a can of diced tomatoes if you want) and some mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Put into a casserolle dish then top with a layer of both cheeses, cover with foil. Heat up in a 350 deg oven till everything is warm and the cheese is melted.
I always thought it was the bay leaf? ?
Anyway,, forget the onion and garlic
the only one Item that makes it Italian I see,,, is the Oregano.
So,,, do all the veggies,,, Bell peppers red & green
pementos, cellery, green oinions, chives all of it
Meaty Spaghetti Sauce
"Tired of the same old boring spaghetti sauce recipes? I invented this one to satisfy my craving for a meaty, flavorful sauce. Serve with your favorite pasta, topped with grated Parmesan cheese. Freeze the leftovers for a quick dinner another night!"
INGREDIENTS
1 pound lean ground beef
1 pound pork sausage
2 ounces sliced pepperoni sausage
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 onions, chopped
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 (8 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
3 cubes beef bouillon cube
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 cup beef broth
DIRECTIONS
In a large stockpot cook the ground beef, sausage, pepperoni, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, garlic, onion, carrots and celery. Cook until beef is no longer pink. Drain into a large colander to drain grease.
To the large saucepot, add the mushrooms, tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, bouillon cubes, bay leaves, thyme, oregano, basil, crushed red pepper, black pepper, sugar, and beef broth and stir well. Pour the meat mixture into the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 2 hour