Category Archives: Pasta

Jan25

Easy Hamburger Stroganoff

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Easy Hamburger Stroganoff

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (4-oz.) can sliced mushrooms, drained
  • 1 (10 3/4-oz.) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
  • 1 (8-oz.) carton sour cream
  • 8 oz. noodles, cooked

Cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet until meat is browned, stirring to crumble meat; drain.  Stir in flour and next 3 ingredients; cook and stir 1 minute.  Stir in soup.  Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add sour cream, and heat thoroughly.  Serve over noodles.

Note:  If you think the stroganoff is too thick, thin it with 1/8 to 1/4 cup beef broth.

Serves 4.

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Jan23

Capellini with Shrimp and Creamy Tomato Sauce

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Capellini with Shrimp and Creamy Tomato Sauce

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound peeled large shrimp
  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (14-oz.) can diced tomatoes
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 pound capellini (angel hair pasta)

Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium high heat until it shimmers; then cook shrimp and garlic with oregano, salt and pepper, turning once, until golden, about 2 minutes total.  Add tomatoes with juice, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of skillet.  Add cream and briskly simmer until sauce has thickened slightly, about 1 minute.  Stir in lemon juice.

Meanwhile, cook capellini in pot of boiling salted water until al dente.  Serve immediately with shrimp and sauce.

Serves 4.

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Nov9

Bowtie Lasagna

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Bowtie Lasagna

My daughter found this recipe on www.thepioneerwoman.com.  Her family loved it, and so with hesitation I made it, (my husband doesn’t like lasagna).  It isn’t anything like lasagna, so I thought he might try it.  We both thought it was very good.  A 16-minute meal!

  • 1 lb. ground chuck
  • 5 cups (12-oz. box) bowtie pasta
  • 3 cups pasta sauce
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Cook pasta according to package directions.  Brown ground chuck in a large skillet and drain grease.  Mix in your pasta sauce.  Keep warm on low heat.

After noodles are cooked, drain and drizzle with olive oil.  Add beef/sauce mixture, seasonings, cheese and sour cream.  Fold together and allow it all to combine and melt together, over low heat until cheese is melted for about 5 minutes.

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Nov1

Family Favorite Mac and Cheese

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Family Favorite Mac and Cheese

This is another recipe that is made at our family gatherings.  My grandson, Drew, is a vegetarian, so it works out really well to have mac and cheese along with everything else.

This recipe makes quite a large amount, but can easily be cut in half to make a smaller amount.

  • 1 stick butter
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 (16 oz) box pasta (I like elbows)
  • 4 cups (16 oz) cheddar cheese

Cook pasta in boiling, salted water.  Drain well and spoon into a large buttered casserole dish.  Make roux of butter and flour and then add milk.  Whisk until thickened.  Add cheese and mix well.  Add to pasta and stir well to combine.  Bake 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Note:  If you like a nice crunchy topping on the mac and cheese, combine 1 cup breadcrumbs with 4 tablespoons melted butter and add to top of casserole the last 10 minutes of baking.

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