Showing posts with label Pasta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pasta. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Tomato Alfredo with Fettucine Pasta





Ingredients:

Fettucine Pasta - 1 package
Garlic - 2 cloves chopped
White Onion - 1 sliced
Butter - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Carrot- 1 cutted lengthwise
BellPepper(red,green,yellow) -1 each sliced lengthwise
Baby Corn - 10 to 12 sliced lengthwise
Dry Basil Leaves - 11/2 tsp
Tomato - 1 can small(Diced and fire roasted with organic green chilli)
Alfredo Sauce - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Pepper -1 /2 tsp

Method:

1. Heat water in a large pan,let it boil,while its boiling add 2 tbsp of salt and oil. Add pasta in a boiling water and cook for 8 to 10 minutes (or) according to package instruction.
2. After pasta is done,store 1/2 cup of pasta water and drain the remaining pasta water.Now keep the pasta aside.
3. Heat a pan,add butter in medium heat then add sliced onions,salt,pepper and chopped garlic,fry for few minutes.
4. Then add sliced carrot and baby corn ,stir it well and cook for 5 to 6 minutes.
5. Then add sliced bellpeppers and stir it well.and cook for 5 minutes.
6. Then add the alfredo sauce and mix it well and coook for 2 t 3 minutes.Then add the canned tomato and stir it well,add pasta water and mix it, it should be light pink colour.
7. Finally add the cooked pasta and mix it well and then add dried basil leaves.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Parmesan Bow-Tie Pasta




Ingredients:

  • Bow-tie pasta-3 cup cooked and drained according to the pasta packet
  • Spaghetti sauce-1 jar
  • Ricotta cheese- 1/2 cup
  • Mozzarella cheese- 1 cup shredded
  • Parmesan cheese- 1/4 cup grated
  • Oil-1 tbsp

Method:

1.Heat a pan,add oil ,when oil is heated add the cooked pasta,spaghetti sauce,ricotta cheese,1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tbsp of Parmesan cheese and mix it well so that all the cheese and sauce are all coated to pasta.
2.Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes,stirring for 2-3 minutes and leave.
3.Then remove from heat,and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tbsp of parmesan cheese and cover it with lid for 5 minutes (or) till mozzarella cheese is melted.
4.Serve hot.