pasta

We eat a lot of pasta in our house...some of our fav recipes are as follows:

Mostaccioli

serves: 8

brown 1lb of Italian sausage
(I prefer the sweet, but you can use mild or hot too)
1 can (16oz) stewed tomatoes
2 can (small) tomato paste
2 1/2 cups water
2 table spoons of sugar
1 table spoon of oregano
dash of salt
(recipe calls for a bay leaf, I don't use one)

Once sausage is browned combine with sauce...serve over most noodles, sprinkle with fresh Parmesan.



Alfredo

1 brick of cream cheese
1 stick of butter
1 1/2 cups of parmesan cheese
2 cups of milk
1 tsp pepper
I add 1/2 package of go go asiago dip mix from tastefully simple


Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat; add cream cheese. Whisk until smooth; add Asiago Dip Mix and black pepper. Gradually add milk and cheese; cook until thickened. Serve over pasta. Makes about 4 cups

Manicotti (or stuffed shells)


2 cups spaghetti sauce, divided
1-3/4 cups Ricotta Cheese
1-1/2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 egg, beaten
12 manicotti shells, cooked, rinsed in cold water


HEAT oven to 350°F.

SPREAD 3/4 cup sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Mix cheeses, egg and pesto until well blended; spoon into resealable plastic bag. Use scissors to cut small corner from bottom of bag.

FILL manicotti shells by squeezing cheese mixture into both sides of each shell; place in baking dish. Top with remaining sauce; cover.

BAKE 40 min. or until heated through.