A different look at pasta

Pasta came to us from Italy. And oddly enough, they got accustomed well and became an integral part of Russian cuisine. Any hostess knows that in order to quickly feed the family, you can just cook macaros. Yes, and you can eat them with almost everything - they will suit both cutlets and fish. And there are a great many types of this product: you want long ones, you want bows, springs. Such food is easy to captivate the child, because it is interesting. Yes, and over time there were so many recipes that it takes your breath away.

Pasta casserole

It doesn't take a lot of energy to just boil pasta. Only now sometimes you want something more tasty, but so that your favorite macaroons are present there. Then you can try making a casserole. Everything is done simply, and what is important, not for long. Therefore, if guests are suddenly gathering to you, you can feed calmly their pasta casserole. The dish is hearty and tasty.

When you start cooking, you need to have at hand:

• minced pork and beef 400 g;
• garlic, a couple of cloves are enough;
• onions 2 pcs.;
• tomatoes 1 kg;
• packing thick pasta in tubes (short pasta);
• hard cheese 50 g;
• olive oil;
• mazzarella 100 g;
• spices to taste.

A casserole is being prepared in an oven preheated to two hundred degrees.

1. Fry the minced meat with onions in advance. Add spices there as you see fit.
2. Then peel the tomatoes, chop finely (or twist through a meat grinder). Add them to a frying pan with minced meat and simmer for twenty minutes.
3. While vegetables and minced meat are stewing in a pan, boil the pasta until half cooked. Rinse them out.
4. Get a high sided baking dish. Place the minced meat with tomatoes at the bottom, but not completely, leave a little.
5. Then carefully put the pasta, it would be more correct to say, put it so that it is upright.
6. Top with the remaining minced meat. Sprinkle with cheeses.
7. Now you can put the dish in the oven for thirty minutes. After the time is up, turn off the stove and leave the casserole for another ten minutes.

It is better to serve it with fresh herbs.

Naval pasta

There is nothing easier to cook, nothing is faster, more satisfying and tastier. This dish is often called masculine. Even its name speaks. The thing is that it was prepared by sailors a long time ago. The meat on the ships was kept in a state of corned beef. Then it was twisted, mixed with tomatoes and added to pasta. The food is nutritious and the ingredients are conveniently stored, which is a must when sailing or traveling.

Over time, the naval pasta recipe has undergone many changes. This is no longer just pasta and meat.

And so in order to cook pasta in a navy way you will need:

• minced meat (or red meat) 300 g;
• packing of solid pasta of your choice;
• one medium-sized carrot;
• a pair of onions;
• a bunch of greens.

1. First, boil the pasta. Drain water from them, rinse.
2. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, finely chop the onion.
3. Sauté the onions and carrots in a large amount of oil.
4. Fry the minced meat separately until tender.
5. Chop the greens.
6. Next, in a bowl to size, mix all the ingredients.

The navy pasta is ready.

Pasta in a slow cooker

It would seem that here are pasta, and what else can be done with them besides casseroles and navy style. But no, we will answer you. Much more can be done with this versatile product. So keep the recipe for the multicooker - pasta in pepper.

To prepare a dish, prepare:

• large bell pepper (take the amount depending on the volume of the multicooker), about 2 or 3;
• hard cheese, 100 g is enough;
• quail eggs 4 pcs, enough chicken eggs and 2;
• a tomato;
• pasta 150 g;
• salt, oil to taste.

The power of the multicooker is 860 watts. For the main program, cooking for 12 minutes, for additional baking 45 minutes.

1. If there are no ready-made pasta, then boil fresh (as in the instructions).
2. While the pasta is boiling, tackle the pepper. Wash, cut in two. Peel off the pepper, but do not cut off the leg, you can trim it a little.
3. Next, fill the peppers with pasta, add a little cheese.
4. Grease a multicooker mold with oil and place the pepper on top of it.
5. The mode is set: baking 45 min.
6. While the pepper is cooking, peel the tomato. Twist it through a meat grinder or blender, add cheese and eggs to it, mix.
7. Ten minutes before the end of the program, add the mixture to the pasta and cook until tender.

Pasta with chicken

For cooking, it is best to choose spaghetti and chicken breast. Take:

• sour cream 200 g;
• porcini mushrooms (milk mushrooms) 300 g
• cheese 100 g;
• packing of solid spaghetti;
• chicken breast;
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• two small onions (or one large);
• basil tablespoon.

Cooking chicken with pasta is quite simple.

1. Start by separating the chicken meat from the bones and skin (unless, of course, you bought the fillets in advance). Cut it into small pieces, salt and pepper (optional) and send to the pan to fry.
2. Then add coarsely chopped mushrooms to the meat and fry more. It is best to do this over high heat, stirring frequently, so that the meat is browned rather than boiled.
3. Add garlic, cut into several wedges, for flavor. After the frying procedure is complete, remove it from the pan.
4. Prepare a saucepan (ceramic is best), pour half a glass of water into it, add sour cream, finely chop the onion, add the contents of the pan. Stir and simmer for twenty minutes.
5. After you put the gravy to stew, you can put the pasta on the stove. Boil until tender, drain, rinse. You can add butter to them if you like. This will make the dish even tastier.

It is served to the table as follows. Spaghetti is laid out on a plate, poured over with sauce (gravy). Then sprinkle with a little cheese and basil. Bon Appetit.

Pasta sauce

There are a great many sauces for pasta, as well as the pasta itself. Let's take a closer look at the most popular recipes for sauces.

Tomato

The most delicious tomato sauce is considered to be the one where several varieties of tomatoes are mixed. When cooking by masters, it comes to the point that more than twenty types of tomatoes can be in one sauce. However, at home we cannot always find so many types of tomatoes at hand. Yes, this is not necessary. You can make it tasty and in an easier way.

To make tomato sauce a reality, the following foods are required:

• tomatoes (tomatoes) 500 g;
• one onion;
• pasta;
• cheese 100 g;
• basil (fresh is best).

1. Prepare a deep saucepan, fill the bottom with oil.
2. Fry the onions, top with chopped tomatoes.
3. Add basil and simmer for ten minutes.
4. Let the sauce cool slightly and grind with a blender or mixer.

Boil the pasta, drain. You can either mix with the sauce right away, or pour them on top before serving. Sprinkle with pre-grated cheese. Bon Appetit.

Pesto sauce

Sauce requires:

• cedar nuts 20 g;
• fresh basil;
• hard cheese 50 g;
• a clove of garlic;
• olive oil;
• half a glass of water;

The sauce is very simple to prepare: all ingredients are ground in a blender until smooth. It is stored in the refrigerator, no more than two days. Served with pasta, pre-mixing with them.

Pasta with mushrooms

There is a very tasty and simple sauce with mushrooms. It does not require any special additives. In order to cook pasta with mushrooms, prepare the following foods:

• mushrooms 300 g;
• 2 onions;
• one medium-sized carrot;
• a bunch of greens;
• cheese 100 g;
• sour cream 200 g;
• packaging of pasta.

1. Prepare a deep skillet. Pour oil on the bottom, fry onions, carrots, add mushrooms and fry too.
2. Let the mushrooms cool, and during this time, boil the pasta.
3. Next, use a blender to mix the mushrooms with sour cream and cheese. It turns out a kind of sauce. Season them with hot pasta, stir.

Your dish is ready.

Pasta with egg

Egg pasta is a lazy student's dish. There is nothing easier and faster... Just boil the pasta, drain and rinse. Spread onions, add bacon, pasta, fry a little. Break a few eggs, stir. Bring the egg to readiness, stirring slightly.

Minced pasta nests

For this dish you will need:

• minced pork and beef - half a kilo;
• three large onions;
• chicken egg 1 pc .;
• hard cheese 100 g;
• salt, pepper, herbs to taste;
• medium-sized carrots - 2 pcs.;
• tomato paste 2 lt .;
• sour cream 100 g;
• sugar 1 lt.

1. Cook the minced meat first. Mash it well or pass it again through a meat grinder. Then add cheese and egg to it. Salt, add pepper or herbs to taste. Mix well.
2. Then start making the sauce. Saute the onions with carrots over low heat. Add sugar, sour cream, pasta to them and dilute with a liter of boiled water. Bring water to a boil.
3. Now boil the pasta nests, but only lightly. Three minutes will be enough. Transfer them carefully to a baking sheet. In each nest, widen the recess in the center and lay out the minced meat. Pour sauce over the nests and sprinkle with cheese.
4. They are baked in an oven preheated to 150 degrees. Enough 30 minutes.

Pan pasta recipe

Many people love lasagna, but not everyone knows that it can be made in a frying pan (or you can use a shallow cauldron). No less tasty and juicy than in the oven, but much faster.

To do this, you need:

• eggplant 200 g
• minced meat 400 g;
• tomatoes 300 g;
• pasta, preferably spaghetti, packaging;
• a couple of garlic cloves;
• bulb;
• basil or other herbs;
• hard cheese 200 g.

Boil the pasta lightly, just a couple of minutes. Drain water from them, rinse. Next, in a frying pan (cauldron), pour oil on the bottom (preferably olives) and lay out in layers:

• minced meat;
• garlic;
• onion;
• eggplant cut into long slices (it is better to remove the skin and seeds);
• pasta;
• tomato, pre-chopped or minced;
• greens;
• grated cheese.

Salt and pepper to taste. The dish is prepared over medium heat for twenty, thirty minutes.

Pasta with vegetables

One of the most delicious recipes is asparagus pasta. You will need:

• green beans 200 g;
• asparagus 300 g;
• bulb;
• packaging of pasta;
• pesto sauce.

First, boil the pasta with the asparagus and beans. Drain, rinse. Transfer to a saucepan and add the pesto sauce (recipe described above), stir. Done.