Pasta is usually used to prepare a side dish for meat dishes, and few people know what amazing dishes can be prepared from them. You will learn what to cook from pasta in order to not only surprise, but also nourish your household from our recipes with photos and detailed instructions preparations.
Warm salad with olives and chicken breast
Many recipes for pasta dishes are not at all difficult to prepare and even a novice housewife can handle them. One of them is this one warm salad, for which spiral-shaped pasta is perfect. 100 g of this salad contains only 120 kcal.
Required Products:
- 800 g “Spiralek”;
- 400 g chicken breast;
- 3 large tomatoes;
- 100 g pitted olives;
- 4 garlic cloves;
- 100 ml oil (preferably olive);
- a handful of basil, dill;
- salt.
Description of cooking step by step:
- Cut the chicken breast into medium-sized pieces. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add some salt and fry the meat in it until lightly golden.
- At the same time, bring 3 liters of water to a boil on the stove. Pour 2 tablespoons of oil into it, add some salt and add the pasta. Cook them until done. Drain the water from them, add finely chopped garlic and warm pieces of chicken to them.
- Cut the olives into rings, tomatoes into slices, and finely chop the greens. Mix all the ingredients and season with the fat that remains after frying the meat. Delicious and hearty salad ready.
Noodle lagman in a slow cooker
Thanks to electrical appliances, preparing delicious pasta dishes is even easier. This recipe for oriental food adapts perfectly to modern conditions cooking and works great in a slow cooker. To prepare it, it is better to use long noodles.
- 500 g noodles;
- 500 g peeled potatoes;
- 500 g pork pulp without fat;
- 2 large onions and carrots;
- 2 sweet peppers;
- 2 garlic cloves;
- 100 ml Oleina;
- salt, pepper, bay leaf, herbs.
Description of cooking:
- Cut all ingredients (except noodles) into cubes. Add Oleina to the slow cooker and heat it in the “fry” mode at 150 degrees. Fry onions and carrots until transparent. Sprinkle with salt and add pieces of pork. We cook it for about 10 minutes.
- Add spices to the resulting mass, mix well and add potatoes and pepper. Pour in 1 glass of boiled water, close and simmer in the appropriate mode for 1.5 hours.
- Boil the noodles in salted boiling water, rinse and add to the stewed products. Let it simmer for another 15 minutes. Sprinkle the finished lagman with fresh herbs.
“Dumplings” with cottage cheese without effort
Dumplings with cottage cheese are a healthy and appetizing dish, but it’s hard to make them labor-intensive process. We offer you an alternative recipe for a quick fix, which you will certainly like. 100 g contains approximately 140 kcal. Shell-shaped pasta is best suited for this dish.
Required Products:
- 800 g “Shells”;
- 300 g homemade fat cottage cheese;
- 100 g creamy spread;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of olive oil;
- 150 ml sour cream;
- salt, sugar to taste.
Description of the cooking process:
- Boil 3 liters of water in a deep saucepan, add salt and a spoonful of olive oil. Boil the shells until tender. Drain the water and wash them.
- Pour melted cream spread into them and mix well.
- Knead the cottage cheese with a fork and pour it into the saucepan next to the shell. Stir and place on plates. Top with sour cream and sprinkle with sugar.
Baked macaroni with cheese
This dish will help you out when you need to quickly feed dinner to all family members. It is prepared in the oven and does not require any special expenses, since it can even be made from previously cooked pasta. 100 g - only 80 kcal. Products in the form of feathers are best suited.
Required Products:
- 400 g “Feathers”;
- 450 g of hard, well-melting cheese;
- 30 g creamy spread;
- 100 g bread crumbs;
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
Cooking instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Boil the “feathers” in salted water until al dente, place them in a colander to drain all the water.
- Cut the cheese into thin slices. Lubricate the refractory mold with the spread and lay out a quarter of the total number of “feathers”, put a layer of cheese slices on top. Add a little salt and pepper. This way we make three more layers of macaroni and cheese.
- In a bowl, mix bread crumbs with creamy spread (you can add a little finely chopped parsley). Pour this mixture onto the top cheese layer.
- Bake our food in a preheated oven for about 25 minutes. A beautiful golden crust indicates that delicious dinner ready. It should be served immediately.
Spaghetti with tomato sauce and herbs
Simple pasta can be turned into a culinary masterpiece. Try cooking this very tasty dish on family lunch. We are sure that everyone will be satisfied.
Required ingredients:
- spaghetti – 1 kg;
- minced pork – 0.5 kg;
- large tomatoes – 4 pcs.;
- garlic – 3 cloves;
- onion – 2 heads;
- basil - a small bunch;
- olive oil – 100 ml;
- salt, ground pepper.
Description of the cooking process:
- Place 3 liters of water to boil in a deep saucepan. Add salt (about 1 tablespoon) and add olive oil. Boil the spaghetti, drain the water, lightly sprinkle with oil.
- Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, remove the skin and cut into cubes. Finely chop the onion, garlic and herbs.
- Heat the fat in a deep frying pan, add the onion and fry it until transparent. Add minced meat to it, add salt, pepper and fry until the minced meat is ready. Add chopped tomatoes to the pan, cover with a lid and simmer at low temperature for 10 minutes.
- Place the spaghetti on a plate, put the prepared sauce in the middle and sprinkle with basil leaves. If desired, you can sprinkle a little grated Parmesan or any other cheese on top.
Casserole with apples
From pasta You can cook not only main courses. They make apple casserole very tasty. Energy value– about 200 kcal per 100 g. To prepare it, take small vermicelli.
Required ingredients:
- 800 g vermicelli;
- 3 large eggs;
- 200 g granulated sugar;
- 100 g cream or sour cream;
- 70 g creamy spread;
- 3-4 apples;
- 1 bag of vanilla;
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice;
- a pinch of salt;
- ground crackers;
- powdered sugar and cinnamon.
Preparation step by step:
- Boil the vermicelli in lightly salted boiling water, place in a colander and rinse with warm water.
- Peel the apples, cut them into cubes and lightly sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Beat eggs with sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in the cream and melted spread.
- Grease the form in which we will bake the casserole and sprinkle with ground breadcrumbs. Place a layer of vermicelli, then apples and pour over the egg-cream mixture. Thus, we lay out all the components in layers.
- We send it to bake in the oven, heated to 160 degrees for half an hour. Top the hot casserole with powdered sugar and cinnamon. This casserole goes very well with sour cream or milk.
As you can see, pasta dishes are varied. They will fit perfectly into your daily menu. And their preparation is quite simple and does not cost a lot of money.
Video: Pasta with Pesto sauce
Let's cook delicious pasta.
1. NAVY PASTA
Ingredients:
- minced meat 500 g
- pasta 400 g
- onions 1 pc.
- vegetable oil to taste
- salt, pepper to taste
Preparation:
Boil the pasta in salted water until tender. Finely chop the onion. Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil, add minced meat.
If the beef is tough, you can add a little boiling water. When the meat begins to brown, add the chopped onion. Salt and pepper.
Simmer until the onion is soft. Add pasta, mix well. A minute before cooking, add chopped parsley. Navy pasta is ready!
2. PASTA WITH SALAMI IN TOMATO SAUCE
Ingredients:
- sausage
- 100-150 g
- tomatoes
- 1 jar
- garlic
- 1 clove
- pasta 5 handfuls
Preparation:
Boil water in a kettle and pour into a saucepan. Place on the stove. When it boils (this will happen very quickly), add the pasta and cook according to the instructions on the package. Cut the salami into strips.
Finely chop the garlic. Pour olive oil into a hot frying pan, add salami and garlic, cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes. Add tomatoes.
Cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens. Add Cayenne pepper, salt. Drain the pasta in a colander and place in a frying pan. Mix. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
3. PASTA WITH BROCCOLI
Ingredients:
- paste 175 g
- broccoli 250 g
- olive oil 3 tbsp.
- olives 100 g
- parmesan 50 g
- garlic 1 clove
- salt to taste
Preparation:
1. Fry a clove of garlic in oil, remove it, add olives and blanched top broccoli florets. Fry for a few minutes over medium heat.
2. Boil the pasta, add to the pan with broccoli and olives, and heat through. Place on a plate and add sliced grated cheese.
4. PASTA WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE
Ingredients:
- champignons 200 g
- garlic 1 clove
- olive oil 2 tbsp.
- butter 50 g
- grated parmesan 50 g
- dry white wine 100 g
- salt, pepper to taste
- parsley to taste
- fettuccine pasta 250 g
Preparation:
Cut the mushrooms into pieces. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, add garlic and let it brown. Add mushrooms and fry them. Reduce heat, pour in wine, let it evaporate.
Add finely chopped parsley and cook for another 5 minutes. Boil the pasta in large quantities salted water, drain. Add the prepared mushroom sauce, butter and grated cheese to the pasta.
5. PASTA WITH CHICKEN FILLET
Ingredients:
- pasta 500 g
- chicken fillet 500 g
- tomatoes 3 pcs.
- sweet pepper 3 pcs.
- parsley, a few sprigs of basil
- garlic 2-3 cloves
- olive oil to taste
- salt, pepper to taste
- sour cream or cream 200 ml
Preparation:
1. Cut the chicken breast into small pieces, add salt and pepper and leave for 15 minutes.
2. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes for a minute and remove the skins. Cut tomatoes and sweet peppers into small cubes. Finely chop the parsley and basil.
3. In a large frying pan, fry the crushed garlic in olive oil until golden brown, then discard the garlic.
4. Add chicken breast and fry over high heat for 5-7 minutes. Then add chopped tomatoes and bell peppers and simmer for a few more minutes. Add sour cream, heat and remove from heat.
5. Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente, drain the water, add the pasta to the cooked chicken breast and stir gently. Serve garnished with greens.
6. BAKED PIZZA-SPAGETTI
Ingredients:
- Spaghetti – 340 g
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
- Pork sausage – 480 g
- Pepperoni – 60 g
- Tomato paste – 740 g
- Grated Parmesan – 60 g
- Mix of grated cheeses – 230 g
Preparation:
Boil the spaghetti, drain and place in a greased dish. Fry the sausage in a frying pan (until brown).
Transfer to a plate and fry the pepperoni in a frying pan until crispy (about 4 minutes). Place the fried sausage on the spaghetti and pour in the tomato paste. Place half the pepperoni - cheese - the rest pepperoni.
Bake at 175 degrees for about 30 minutes. The cheese should melt and begin to brown. If it turns brown too early, cover the dish with foil.
7.SPAGETTI WITH CHICKEN AND SAUCE
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast - 1–2 pcs.
- Pasta - 400 g
- Cream 10% fat - 200 ml
- Onion - 1 large head
- Butter - 20 g
- Provençal herbs
Preparation:
1. Boil the chicken breast in salted water until almost done, about 20 minutes. If the meat remains a little pink inside, it’s okay, it will cook through further stewing. But you shouldn’t overcook the breast, otherwise it will become completely dry and not so tasty.
2. Cool and separate the white meat from the bone. The process will be easier if you use chicken fillet right away. Cut the chicken into medium sized cubes.
3. Melt the butter in a frying pan.
4. Cut the onions into half rings or squares. Fry it in butter for a few minutes until translucent.
5. Then add chopped chicken to the frying pan with the onions and fry for a couple more minutes.
6. Pour in the cream, mix everything and cover with a lid. Simmer for 3-4 minutes.
7. Boil the pasta according to the instructions on the package in salted water. Place in a colander and let the water drain. To prevent the pasta from sticking, you can lightly rinse it under cold running water.
8. Transfer the pasta into the pan with the chicken and cream. Stir, sprinkle with Provençal herbs and ground black pepper. You can also add finely chopped dill or parsley.
One of the most popular side dishes is pasta. Long thin spaghetti, curved horns, curly bows and spirals - they are served with beef, pork and chicken, cheese and seafood, vegetables and sausages, casseroles and pasta soup. And, of course, they prepare a variety of sauces and gravies for pasta. At the same time, pasta turns from a side dish into an independent dish, satisfying and tasty.
You can prepare a variety of gravy for pasta: meat from chicken, beef or pork, vegetable, creamy from milk or sour cream, cheese, assorted. Thanks to the sauce favorite dish will acquire a new original taste.
On this page you will find the following recipes:
Simple recipes for pasta sauce without meat
A light vegetable sauce will help make your dish dietary and healthy. And our simple recipe with photos will tell you in detail how to cook delicious pasta.
Products used:
- onions – 100 g (2 medium heads);
- carrots – 100 g (1 medium);
- garlic – 2-3 cloves;
- flour – 2 tablespoons;
- water – 500 ml (2 cups);
- oil for frying;
- seasonings, salt, spices - to taste.
Ingredient preparation time: 10-15 minutes.
Frying time: 5-10 minutes.
Total time: 20-25 minutes.
Volume: 500 ml.
How to make gravy
- We clean the vegetables. Cut the onion into 1x1 cm cubes, the carrots can also be chopped or grated on a grater with large holes.
- Fry the vegetables until a pleasant brownish color appears.
- While stirring, add flour. Fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Peel the garlic and finely chop it or squeeze it through a garlic press. Add to the pan.
- Add seasonings and salt.
- Add water and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil.
- Finely chop fresh dill and add to the sauce. It will add flavor and color to our pasta sauce. The resulting sauce can be used with pasta and potatoes.
Advice. Using broth instead of water, we get a brighter and richer taste.
The famous Bechamel sauce for pasta
A delicious sauce for pasta is the famous Bechamel sauce. It can be used both for paste and for cooking easy dressing soup. There are many types of sauce: with mushrooms, cheese, onions, herbs. We offer recipes for a simple, but delicious Bechamel sauce.
Required ingredients:
- milk – 1 l (4 cups);
- flour – 100 g (4 tablespoons);
- butter – 50 g (1/4 pack);
- salt – 1 teaspoon;
- grated nutmeg, turmeric, herbs de Provence or other seasonings.
Preparation time: 5-7 minutes.
Cooking time: 25-30 minutes.
Total time: 30-40 minutes.
Volume: 10 servings.
Cooking recipe:
- Melt the butter in a saucepan or deep frying pan over low heat.
- Gradually, stirring constantly, add flour and continue frying for 3-4 minutes. The mixture will turn light brown in color and have a pleasant smell.
- Increase the heat to medium and begin to gradually add milk, stirring the ingredients.
Advice. It is convenient to use a whisk.
- Then, when all the lumps of flour have dispersed, reduce the heat to low and cook for another 8-10 minutes.
- Finally add nutmeg or seasonings.
- Serve the prepared sauce over spaghetti or as a gravy for potatoes.
Italian Pesto Sauce
What other sauce is there for pasta without meat? You may have heard of pasta dishes with Italian pesto sauce. Classic recipes– with basil, pine nuts and Parmesan cheese, which makes the sauce piquant. If you do not have these products, you can replace them with parsley, walnuts or pistachios.
Products used:
- fresh basil leaves - 3 cups;
- walnuts – 1.5 cups;
- olive oil – 1 glass;
- garlic – 3-4 cloves;
- Parmesan – 2 tablespoons of grated cheese;
- pepper and salt - to taste.
Cooking time: 5-10 minutes.
Total time: 20-30 minutes.
Volume: 10 servings.
In the homeland of pesto, Genoa, it is prepared in a marble mortar and pestle. If you cook in a food processor, keep it cool.
- Wash and dry the basil leaves with torn stems.
- Peel the garlic cloves.
- Grind basil, nuts, garlic in a blender. Add grated cheese.
- Add olive oil in a thin stream, stirring the sauce.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- All that remains is to cook the pasta and serve it with aromatic sauce.
Advice. Pesto sauce can be stored in the refrigerator, covered, for about a month.
Tomato sauce for pasta
Spaghetti leftover from last night's dinner can easily be turned into... original dish. These could be pasta cutlets or meatless pasta casserole. This is a perfect accompaniment to this dish. tomato sauce.
Required Products:
- olive or sunflower oil– 70 ml (1/4 cup);
- onion – 1 medium head;
- tomatoes - 3 medium fruits;
- tomato paste – 50 g (2 tablespoons);
- pepper, sugar, salt - to taste.
Preparation time: 5-10 minutes.
Total time: 20-30 minutes.
Volume: 8 servings.
- Bow and ripe tomatoes remove the skin.
Advice. Tomatoes can be scalded first so that the skin can be easily removed.
- Chop the onion into cubes and fry until transparent over medium heat.
- Add the tomatoes, previously cut into small cubes, reduce the heat and simmer for another 5-7 minutes.
Advice. If desired, add finely chopped garlic to add spiciness.
- Posting tomato paste and simmer for another 10-15 minutes until thickened.
- Our delicious pasta with tomato sauce can be served.
Cheese sauce
What can you make from regular cheese? Of course, the most delicate cheese sauce. After cooking a casserole or pasta in the oven, add this aromatic gravy to it and the dish will take on a new taste.
Ingredients used:
- milk – 200 ml (1 glass);
- broth – 200 ml (1 glass);
- grated hard cheese – 200 g (1 cup);
- flour – 40 g (2 tablespoons);
- butter – 50 g (2 tablespoons);
- pepper, salt - to taste.
Preparation time: 5 minutes.
Cooking time: 15 minutes.
Total time: 15-20 minutes.
Volume: 8 servings.
Prepare the delicate cheese sauce:
- Melt the butter in a deep container over low heat.
- Gradually add flour and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove the dishes from the heat.
- Heat the broth and milk in separate containers.
Advice. The sauce can be prepared with both vegetable and meat broth.
- Slowly add milk to the flour, then the broth. At the same time, stir the mixture continuously.
Advice. To mix, use a wooden spoon or spatula.
- Continuing to stir, bring the sauce to a boil over low heat. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until thickened.
- Pour grated cheese into the liquid, stir and immediately remove from heat.
Advice. If the sauce has thickened too much, add a little milk or broth.
- Serve to the table, adding chopped herbs or grated nutmeg.
Hearty and flavorful cream soup
What else can you make from pasta? Hearty and flavorful cream soup. We will make our soup from canned tomatoes in own juice and small pasta.
Products:
- tomatoes in their own juice – 800 g (one can);
- onions – 150 g (2-3 onions);
- carrots – 100 g (one medium root vegetable);
- pasta – 100 g;
- garlic – 1-2 cloves;
- greens, salt - to taste;
- vegetable oil for frying vegetables.
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes.
Total time: 25-30 minutes.
Volume: 5-6 servings.
Preparation of puree soup:
- Wash and clean the vegetables.
- Chop the onion into small cubes, finely chop the carrots or grate them on a grater with large holes, finely chop the garlic and herbs.
- In a thick-bottomed saucepan, fry carrots, garlic and onions for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the skin from the tomatoes and add along with tomato juice into the pan and simmer for another 3-4 minutes.
- Add herbs, seasonings, salt and simmer for another 2-3 minutes. If it is very thick, then add a little water.
- Strain the soup through a sieve or blend with a blender.
- Mix the soup and pre-boiled pasta.
- Decorate with a leaf of fresh herbs and serve.
Cheese sauce as a sauce for pasta - prepare according to the recipe from the video.
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Useful tips on how to cook pasta,
spaghetti and other pasta
- There is nothing easier than cooking regular pasta, but even this simple dish has its own little cooking secrets.
- Firstly, when preparing pasta dishes, you need to correctly calculate the required weight of pasta depending on the number of servings. One serving is from 60 to 100 grams. dry pasta.
- To cook pasta, you first need to boil the water.
- For 500 gr. Pour about 3 liters of pasta. water.
- When the water boils, add salt to taste. Let's try, the water should be salty enough, but not too salty. Remember that during cooking, some of the water evaporates, and the pasta may turn out over-salted due to the increased salt concentration.
- Place the pasta in boiling salted water. Be sure to stir carefully so that the spaghetti, vermicelli or pasta do not stick together.
- To prevent the pasta from sticking together, add two tablespoons of vegetable oil to the water.
- When the water boils, reduce the heat and cook until tender.
- Cooking time depends not only on the type of pasta, but also on the type of flour from which it was made. The best pasta made from durum wheat.
- We carefully read the inscription on the packaging. Cooking time can vary from 1-2 to 15-20 minutes.
- Cook the pasta for the specified time, taste the pasta for doneness. They should be “al diente” - ready, but remain elastic when bitten.
- Don't leave pasta in hot water, they become limp and tasteless.
- Place the finished pasta in a colander.
- Wash pasta intended for salads after cooking. cold water.
- Wash pasta and spaghetti intended for hot dishes with hot water.
- Add butter, onion dressing, tomato, mushroom sauce or pesto sauce.
- Hot dishes and pasta are served immediately.
- If you first melt the butter over the fire and then pour it into the hot pasta, the dish will turn out much tastier than if you just add a piece of butter.
- Pasta, noodles or spaghetti will be much tastier if you boil them in meat broth.
- Recently, it has become popular to add chicken cubes to pasta or spaghetti. This is convenient, but we should not forget that any cubes contain fats, food coloring and taste improvers, which are not very healthy.
Many people know how to cook pasta. But not everyone knows what needs to be done so that they do not stick together, but turn out very tasty and satisfying. It should be noted that today there are many in various ways how to make a quick pasta dinner. We will present only a few of them.
Classic boiled pasta
Pasta is a very satisfying and tasty side dish that no child or adult will refuse. Moreover, such flour products are a universal product. After all, they can be served as a second course along with goulash, fried meat, sausages, sausages, cutlets, meatballs, gravy, sauce, as a first course in the form of milk or meat soup, and also in the form of a delicious casserole with eggs.
But before we talk about how to cook pasta with meat, you should find out how to boil it in general. So, we need the ingredients:
- drinking water - 2 liters;
- durum wheat pasta - 3 cups;
- coarse table salt - add at discretion (1.5 dessert spoons);
- sunflower oil - 2 large spoons;
- boiling water - 2 liters.
Cooking process
It is advisable to make delicious pasta for the second course only from durum wheat. After all, other products may fall apart during heat treatment, leaving you with an unpleasant mess. To prepare lunch, you need to take a large saucepan, pour 2 liters of drinking water into it, add salt and put on high heat. After the liquid begins to boil, the required amount of pasta should be lowered into it.
After waiting for it to boil again, you need to stir the products with a large spoon. By the way, to prevent the pasta from sticking together, experts recommend adding a couple of large spoons of sunflower oil (butter is fine). However, it is recommended to do this only a few minutes before turning off the stove.
Boil the pasta until completely soft. As a rule, the cooking time of certain products can always be seen on the outside of the package. If after boiling you also need to fry the pasta, then you should remove it from the heat a little earlier.
After the products are completely cooked, they must be discarded in a colander and rinsed under cold water, stirring thoroughly. Finally, scald the pasta with boiling water and shake vigorously. That's it, you can serve flour products to the table as a delicious side dish.
Cooking pasta with minced meat
Almost everyone knows about this, in naval terms. After all, this is the most popular dish, which is not only very tasty, but also filling. So, we need:
- young fatty beef - 200 grams;
- white onion - 2 heads;
- sunflower oil - 4 large spoons;
- sea salt, ground pepper - add to taste;
- small carrots - 1 piece;
- any pasta (it’s better to use “feathers”) - 3 cups;
- spicy tomato sauce - 2 large spoons.
Preparing Ingredients
Before preparing naval pasta, you should process the meat product. To do this, you need to take young fatty beef, wash it thoroughly, cut it into pieces and grind it in a meat grinder along with the white heads. onions. The resulting minced meat must be thoroughly mixed and then salt and pepper to taste. It is also necessary to peel the carrots in advance and grate them on a coarse grater.
Heat treatment
How to cook navy pasta? Boil flour products for such a lunch in exactly the same way as described above. While the pasta is cooking, you can start frying the minced meat. To do this, you need to take a deep saucepan, pour a little sunflower oil into it, and then put in the meat product and grated carrots. After mixing all the ingredients together, they should be cooked until the moisture has completely evaporated. Next, you need to add a few tablespoons of tomato sauce to the fried minced meat. After obtaining a homogeneous and crumbly mass, add boiled pasta to the finished meat and mix everything thoroughly. At the end, the dish needs to be warmed up a little, placed on plates and served along with fresh vegetables and greens. Bon appetit!
Milk pasta: recipes
Surely many people remember how in kindergarten or at school we were given milk soup with the addition of pasta or spaghetti. It should be noted that preparing such a first course does not take much time and effort. In this regard, you can do it at least every day. For this we need:
- fresh fat milk - 1 liter;
- durum wheat pasta - 2 cups;
- fine salt - add to taste;
- granulated sugar - 2/3 of a large spoon;
- butter - dessert spoon;
- drinking water - 2 liters.
Boiling flour products
Before preparing milk pasta, you should boil it as described just above. However, it is not necessary to add sunflower oil and salt to boiling water. The products should be cooked until half cooked, and then discarded in a colander and rinsed thoroughly under cold water.
Making milk soup
Once the pasta is ready, you can immediately start preparing the soup. To do this, take a large saucepan and pour the required amount of milk into it. After waiting for it to boil, you need to put all the pasta into the liquid, add salt and sugar to it, and then mix thoroughly and cook until the products are completely soft (about 2-3 minutes). In conclusion milk soup Remove from heat and add a small amount of butter. Next, the pan must be tightly closed and kept in this state for about 2 minutes.
How to serve correctly
The finished milk soup should be poured into deep plates and served hot along with sandwiches made from white bread, butter and slices of cheese. Bon appetit!
Delicious pasta casserole
Baked pasta is traditional children's dish, which is most often served in school canteens or preschool institutions. Few people know how to cook it. However, it should be noted that there is nothing complicated about this. To cook delicious pasta in the oven, you will need:
- durum wheat pasta - 300 grams;
- drinking water - 2 liters (for boiling pasta);
- large chicken eggs - 2 pieces;
- 20 percent cream (ordinary village milk can be used) - 100 milliliters;
- hard cheese - 120 grams;
- sea salt, pepper - add to taste;
- butter - 30 grams (for greasing the mold).
Food preparation
Before making delicious and hearty casserole made from pasta, it is recommended to prepare all the necessary ingredients. To do this, you need to partially boil the flour products in slightly salted water. Next, they should be thrown into a colander and rinsed thoroughly. After this, you need to start preparing the filling. You need to beat chicken eggs with a mixer and add 20 percent cream to them. You should also grate hard cheese separately on a fine or coarse grater.
Shaping the dish
Baked pasta, the recipes of which do not include expensive and outlandish products, turn out very tasty and satisfying. In order to form such a dish, you should take a shallow form (you can regular frying pan), generously lubricate its surface butter, and then lay out the semi-finished pasta in an even layer. Next, they need to be filled with a mixture of whipped chicken eggs and cream, sprinkle with salt and black pepper to taste, and then completely cover with grated cheese.
Heat treatment
After the dish is formed, it must be sent to the oven, preheated to 220 degrees. Macaroni and cheese should not be baked for very long: until an appetizing golden brown crust forms on its surface.
Proper serving for lunch
The finished macaroni and cheese casserole needs to be removed from the oven and cooled slightly directly in the pan. If you try to remove the dish while it is hot, it will most likely fall apart. The slightly cooled casserole should be cut into portions and then placed on flat plates using a special spatula. It is advisable to serve this dish along with hot sweet tea. Bon appetit!
Making a delicious second course of pasta in a slow cooker
Every day it becomes easier and easier for housewives to prepare various dinners. After all, today there is a huge amount of all kinds of technology, which always helps out if you need to quickly create any tasty dish. Not everyone knows how to cook pasta in a slow cooker. That is why we decided to devote this section of the article to this topic.
So, to boil pasta in a modern kitchen device we will need:
- drinking water - approximately 1 liter;
- fine sea salt - add to taste;
- butter or vegetable oil - a large spoon;
- durum wheat pasta - 250 grams.
Boiling process
To boil pasta in a multicooker, you can use the “Rice” or “Buckwheat” program. You need to pour into the bowl of the kitchen appliance drinking water, and then bring it to a boil in frying mode. After the liquid begins to boil, add durum wheat pasta, sea salt, and also add a large spoonful of butter or sunflower oil (so that they do not stick together). Next, you need to close the multicooker lid tightly and set the “Rice” program. In this case, it is advisable to set the timer yourself for 10-14 minutes (depending on the type of product). After the pasta is boiled, place it in a colander, rinse well and shake vigorously.
How to cook goulash for pasta
It should be especially noted that in a slow cooker you can cook not only pasta, but also make a tasty and satisfying goulash for it. For this we need:
- chicken breasts (fresh or frozen) - 400 grams;
- white onion - 3 heads;
- spicy tomato sauce (you can use tomato paste or adjika) - 3 large spoons;
- large carrots - 1 piece;
- fresh greens - a large bunch;
- small garlic - 1 clove;
- refined sunflower oil - 4 large spoons;
- wheat flour - ½ dessert spoon;
- drinking water - a full glass;
- salt, pepper and other spices - add to taste.
Food preparation
To make a delicious goulash for pasta, you need:
- Wash chicken breasts, separate them from the bones and skin, and then cut into small pieces.
- Peel the onions and chop them into half rings.
- Peel the carrots and cut them into strips.
- Chop fresh herbs and grate garlic on a fine grater.
Heat treatment
After all the products have been processed, you need to pour sunflower oil into the bowl of the device, lay out the chicken breasts and fry them in baking mode for 15 minutes. Next, add onions and carrots to the white poultry meat and leave in the same mode for another 10 minutes (stirring constantly). After the breasts with vegetables are slightly fried, add hot tomato sauce, salt, pepper and other spices to them, and also pour in a glass of water, in which you need to dissolve half a spoon of wheat flour in advance. After mixing all the components together, they must be left under the closed lid for 30 minutes in the stewing mode. At the end, you need to add chopped fresh herbs and a small grated head of garlic to the goulash. In this composition, it is advisable to keep the dish heated for about 3 minutes.
Serving lunch correctly
After the pasta is boiled and the goulash is completely cooked, they should be placed on a flat plate and served immediately. In addition to this lunch, it is advisable to present a fresh vegetable salad with the addition of olive oil or sour cream or homemade marinades (cucumbers, tomatoes, carrot caviar, etc.).
Let's sum it up
As you can see, there is nothing difficult about boiling pasta yourself, making milk soup or delicious casserole. However, those people who carefully monitor their figure should be warned: pasta, especially in combination with butter or fatty meat, is a rather high-calorie dish. In this regard, they are not recommended to be consumed every day. Otherwise, you risk gaining excess weight very quickly.
