Pasta and pasta have long been familiar on our table. Without them, the diet of any person now does not appear. Always delicious pasta dishes conquered the planet with the simplicity of its preparation and the versatility of serving. They can be served in a sweet form, with meat or fish. There are many more additives used in pasta that we have not even heard of. Indeed, each country has its own approach to the preparation of culinary masterpieces, which are based on pasta. We bring to your attention a selection of simple pasta dishes.
Navy pasta
First you need to prepare the stuffing. It consists in frying it in a pan with the addition of any vegetable oil. First, fry under the lid for about 5 minutes. Then, when the meat is steamed, the lid can be opened and our meat should be brought to a beautiful color without it. After opening the lid, roasting the minced meat is about 5 minutes. In the process of cooking, add salt and pepper to taste to it. Also chop finely onion and mix with our minced meat.
For a greater aroma, it is not forbidden to refine a fried meat product with a bay leaf. Now that the mince is ready, it's time to start the second part of cooking. Paste pasta of any configuration into a pot of boiling and salted water. Periodically, they should be stirred to prevent the macaroni from sticking together. Rinse finished products by folding them into a colander. Then add them to the dishes with minced meat, mix and enjoy a simple and tasty pasta dish.
And what about the second?
Main courses of pasta are very affordable and always impress with their taste. Of course, there are more expensive and time-consuming dishes: pasta casseroles with shrimps and mushrooms or pasta with tomato and squid sauce. But in this article we will describe more budget options, for example, a simple and very tasty recipe (described below), which does not contain meat components, which means it is suitable for vegetarians. It turns out not only a delicious pasta dish, but also beautiful. Cook it and enjoy the look and the inside.
Macaroni with vegetables and cheese
Of the products we need:
- Pasta about 400 grams.
- 1 broccoli (approximately 600 grams).
- 2 red sweet peppers.
- 100 ml cream.
- Hard cheese, wiped through any grater.
- Vegetable oil, salt, pepper, to taste.
In order for the dish to turn out to be truly beautiful and tasty, all products should be prepared not in turn, as is usually the case, but at the same time.
- Cooking our pasta in boiling water with salt. Watch the hardness of the products. You need to cook to the state of "al dente".
- Broccoli should be washed and divided into small inflorescences. After dipping into boiling water, the cabbage should cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
- We subject the sweet pepper to the processing laid down by it: rinse, remove the seeds and cut into large segments.
- Cook the pepper in vegetable oil under a lid until soft.
- Next, combine cooked broccoli and cooked pepper.
- Now in the same dishes to pepper and cabbage add half a cup of broth, in which pasta and cream were cooked. We add salt and pepper at this stage. And now, when the creamy sauce boiled, you can combine it with pasta. Then sprinkle with cheese, mix and a healthy pasta dish is ready.
Chicken has always been a favorite food, and in a duet with pasta they have no competitors. Therefore, all chicken and pasta dishes "leave" the dining table in the blink of an eye.
Chicken spaghetti in tomato sauce
Products we need:
- Chicken fillet, 250 grams.
- Spaghetti pasta.
- 1 onion, choose the size at your discretion.
- Garlic, two or three cloves.
- Tomato paste, 3 tablespoons.
- Hard cheese, 100 grams. If you want to add cheese, do not hesitate anymore.
- About 50 grams of butter and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
- Different greens to taste, however, like salt and pepper.
How to prepare the dish:
- The fillet is cut into thin strips, the onion into beautiful half rings, and the garlic is minced in a special appliance or in improvised ways.
- Butter and vegetable oil are combined in a hot pan. Onion and garlic are added to the heated oil.
- After acquiring a golden color, chicken strips are added to the onion with garlic. The mixture is fried for about three minutes.
- Now it's time for tomato paste and half a glass of water. These ingredients are added to the roasting chicken. You can salt and pepper the dish now. Spices, if you like them, add too.
- After 7 minutes of simmering over low heat, add ready-made spaghetti to the chicken. Mix everything, sprinkle with cheese and you can eat a pasta dish.
Fast pasta masterpieces
Fast-food pasta dishes, real lifesaver, when there is absolutely no time for cooking. These dishes also help to save money, so everyone needs their recipes. We provide some delicious and quick recipes that everyone will surely enjoy.
Chicken Egg Pasta
Boil 200 grams of pasta. If the refrigerator has ready-made pasta, then you can use them. Raw eggs in the amount of 3 pieces mix with salt, pepper, seasonings and add a tablespoon of mayonnaise. In a heat-resistant bowl generously greased with any oil, put the finished pasta and pour the egg "talker" on top. Now it's time to put the mold in a preheated oven. Pasta is baked in the oven for about 15 minutes. After this time, we get our hearty and quick pasta dish.
Fried vermicelli
Budget and low-effort dish:
- In a pan, heat a piece of butter - 30 grams.
- Pour into the oil 100 grams of "spider line".
- Fry vermicelli to a golden hue.
- Add 1/2 cup hot water and salt. Cooking our "web" without stirring. You just need to evaporate this liquid.
- And now we pour the same amount of water, mix and evaporate the liquid. The dish is ready.
Pasta with sausages and onions
Sausages (in any quantity), fry in vegetable oil in a thick-walled pan. Add onions and fry them until golden brown. Now it's time for pasta. We put finished products in a pan to sausages and onions. Stir, steam for a couple of minutes and behold, a delicious pasta dish is again on our table.
Swiss salad with pasta
- 350 grams of ready-made pasta (immediately boil).
- 2 medium sized tomatoes.
- Sausage - 300 grams.
- Cheese - 200 grams.
- Mayonnaise sauce and herbs.
- Fresh cucumber.
Cooking Salad:
- Sausage is diced. By the way, you can use any meat products that are in your refrigerator instead. And the proportions in the salad are also not very strict, which cannot but rejoice.
- Now it’s the turn of cheese, we also cut it into cubes, only a little larger.
- Tomatoes - in cubes.
- It is better to cut the cucumber into small cubes and immediately mix with finely chopped herbs.
Ready and washed pasta combine in a bowl with sausage, cheese and tomatoes. Then add cucumber and herbs to them. Salt and season with mayonnaise sauce. Stir the salad and you can start tasting the dishes.
This salad is a real "transformer". You can add or remove any products into it, except for pasta. Green pea lovers can generously flavor a salad with this product. The same goes for sweet pepper and corn.