Easy ground turkey Italian meatballs simmered in marinara sauce and tossed with penne pasta for a delicious and healthy dinner.
Pasta Recipes
Cajun Macaroni Salad, a spicy Southern twist on a classic side dish for summer, this creamy Creole pasta salad will have everyone back for seconds! The perfect side dish for backyard BBQ's and potluck gatherings.
Authentic Pastitsio Greek lasagna recipe made with layers of pasta, cinnamon-laced ground beef ragù, Kasseri cheese and creamy béchamel. This is classic Greek comfort food and a much loved crowd pleaser!
Classic shrimp scampi with garlic, butter, lemon and wine sauce, tossed with linguine ~ on the table in 30 minutes.
Turkey Tetrazzini, a creamy casserole perfect for using that leftover Thanksgiving turkey! Pasta baked in homemade cream sauce, with mushrooms, peas, Parmesan and diced turkey or chicken.
Pappardelle pasta in a creamy lemon sauce with asparagus, artichokes and prosciutto. With spring comes fresh asparagus, and all the ways I can think of to use it before it disappears. On the grill, sautéed, steamed, in risotto ~ we love the stuff. And this year, I made a creamy, dreamy pappardelle pasta with lemon, asparagus, …
Instant Pot Spaghetti with meat sauce, all in one pot. Use ground beef or turkey, your favorite marinara sauce and dinner is on the table in 30 minutes.
Cool Peanut Sesame Noodles, highly additive and flavorful rendition of Chinese cold noodles tossed in fresh toasted sesame and peanut butter sauce, with added crunchy vegetables. Cold sesame noodles are a favorite of mine that I forget to make very often. In fact, I hadn't made them in years until a few weeks ago. With the …
Spaghetti with Bacon Sauce, simple and rustic version of the Italian classic all'Amatriciana, adapted from my dad's Romeo Salta cookbook.
Full disclosure here ~ if I take my favorite jarred marinara sauce and doctor it up with browned ground beef, some onions and spices, Meathead thinks it's the best pasta sauce he's ever had. And it's good, but it's not Bolognese ragù. I'm not talking a quick 15 minute sauce here ~ this is a …