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Top rated Easy pasta recipes
Creamy salmon and veggie pasta
By michabedford, chezgaycountrykitchen
Easy, tasty and quick
- 200g pasta
- 125g salmon diced
- 1/4 courgette diced
- 8 baby corns cut into chunks
- 8 baby asparagus cut into chunks
- 125ml double cream
- 2 tbsp dill
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- seasoning
- cheddar (optional)
Easy Pasta Bake
By HappyChappy11
An easy family favourite meal for the kids, available in tasty varieties such as with bacon or with tuna
- 200g dry pasta
- 1x535g jar pasta bake sauce
- 105g cheese (only 100g is necessary)
Seared Salmon and Prawn Pasta
By Vick11, Foodie
This is a pasta dish cooked in a creamy sauce with Salmon and prawns
- 200g fillet of salmon (cut into thick slices)
- 16 grey tiger prawns
- 120g dried pasta shells or 400g fresh pasta shells
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 50g mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 clove of garlic (chopped)
- 2 tablespoon diced red pepper
- 2 tablespoon diced green pepper
- 100 ml dry white wine
- 100 ml milk
- 75g grated matured Cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- 1 handful of chopped fresh herbs
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- A few shavings of Parmesan cheese and chopped chives for garnish
Bacon and Fennel Pasta
By Andyom
A tasty dish that only involves some gentle frying and cooking pasta
- 1 Pack of Bacon
- 1 bulb fennel (halved and sliced)
- 8 Cloves of Garlic (crushed) or less if you prefer.
- 1 onion finely (chopped)
- 1 stick of Celery (finely chopped)
- Pack of cherry tomatoes
- 1 bottle of Babycham (or sparkling wine, although Babycham is best.)
- 2 tsps Fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- Olive Oil
Mushroom pasta
By tyfynny
Very quick and easy. Approx
- Any kind of pasta
- 250g Sliced mushrooms
- Tablespoon of olive oil, for frying
- 100mls of single cream
- Green prepared salad
- Sliced crusty bread
tuna and cheese pasta
By georgecharlie1
This is a very simple and quick pasta dish that my kids love
- tin of tuna
- tin of tomato soup
- 1 onion diced
- handful of frozen peas
- grated cheese
- cooked pasta
Easy 'carbonara', flexible pasta sauce.
By Sophie H
Cook the pasta. Meanwhile, fry the onion and mushrooms in butter, then melt in the Philadelphia with enough milk to...
- Pasta / spaghetti
- Onion
- Mushrooms
- Large pack of Philadelphia (original)
- Milk
- Herbs and seasoning
- Ham/bacon/smoked salmon/salmon fillet/prawns
- Brie or stilton (optional).
Lemony Feta Pasta
By oliviakirby28
Lovely, quick, tasty and filling!
- Block of feta, cubed
- Lemon zest and juice
- a mug of frozen peas
- chopped olives
- 200g dried pasta (me and hubby get v hungry!)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Curry Fusilli
By whiskandknife, Whisk & Knife
An easy-to-do satisfying pasta meal that’s not too heavy on the sauces
- For curry powder (A):
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp double concentrated tomato puree
- 0.5 tsp lemongrass powder
- 0.5 tsp white pepper powder
- 0.5 tsp siriracha chilli sauce
- 0.25 tsp ground ginger
- 1 pinch mixed spice powder
- 1 pinch extra hot chilli powder
- Everything else:
- 2 portions of fusilli (or other short pasta)
- 1 carrot
- 2 inches cucumber
- 3 mushrooms
- 1 white onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 big handful of spinach leaves
- 1 handful of cashew nuts
- 1 small knob butter
- Sea salt, to season
Filled tortellini with roasted courgettes, cherry tomatoes and rocket
By stezermeezers
An easy, vegetarian pasta dish full of beautiful colours and delicious flavours
- 1 packet of fresh filled pasta (I chose 3 cheese)
- 1 large courgette
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- Rocket
- Salt, pepper
- Olive oil
- Parmesan, fresh and grated
- For the sauce
- 2 large ripe tomatoes
- Garlic powder
- Olive oil
- Salt, pepper
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Simple home moving pasta
- 250g of dried wholemeal pasta
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- 10-12 sundried tomatoes
- handful of fresh basil
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- lots of grated cheese to serve
- salt
- pepper
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