Rotini Pasta With Squash And Shrimp

Ingredients:

Whole wheat rotini pasta - 1 1/2 cup

White Onion - 1 sliced

Garlic - 2 cloves chopped

Pepper - 1 tsp

Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp

Water - 4 to 5 cups

Shrimp - 10 cleaned and washed

Dry rosemary(herbs) - 1 tsp

Fresh Italian parsely - 2 tbsp

Parmesan reggiano cheese - 1/4cup grated

Butternut squash pasta sauce - 1/2 bottle

Milk - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat a large pot of water,let it boil. While its boiling add 1 1/2 tbsp of salt and pasta,cook for 8 to 10 minutes (or) according to the package instructions.

2. After that,store little pasta water and keep it side,and now drain remaining pasta water.

3. Take a pan add little oil in medium heat.Meanwhile season the shrimp with salt and pepper.

4. When oil is heated,add the shrimp and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side,and then remove and keep it separate.

5. In the same pan add little more oil,then add sliced onion and chopped garlic.Saute it for few minutes till onion becomes light brown.

6. Then add butternut squash sauce and stir it well,then add milk and mix it.Then add little salt and dry rosemary mix it well.

7. If the sauce is thick add little pasta water to make it thinner.

8. Then add the cooked pasta,mix it well so that everything is well coated.Then add shrimp and mix it.

9. Finally add the parmesan reggiano cheese and fresh italian parsely mix it well.

10. While serving, keep pasta and shrimp in the platter then sprinkle little italian parsely and cheese.

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.

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.

Easy Bread Pizza

Ingredients:

• Bread-5
  
• Pizza sauce-1 cup
  
• Garlic-1/2 tsp chopped
  
• Onion-1/4 cup thinly sliced
  
• Capsicum-1/4 cup thinly sliced(Any colour)
  
• Italian seasoning-1/4 tsp
  
• Mozzarella cheese- 1/2 cup grated
  
• Salt and Pepper to sprinkle
  
• Parmesan cheese for garnish
  

Method:

1.Preheat the oven to 450 degree F.

2.Now take a baking tray and grease it with the butter, then take the bread and arrange it int he tray.

3.Then spread the pizza sauce evenly in each bread,then sprinkle chopped garlic,onion,capsicum.

4.Then sprinkle some salt and pepper.

5.After that add some mozzarella cheese all over the bread.

6.Finally sprinkle sprinkle italian seasoning.

7.When oven is preheated,a beep sound will come,then keep the baking tray in the oven and bake for 5 to 6 minutes,till the cheese is melted.

8.Remove the tray from the oven and cut it into traingle shape.

9.Garnish with parmesan cheese and serve.