Pasta recipes

Orzo salad with sun-dried tomatoes, red bell pepper, olives, and scallions in a mustard red wine vinaigrette. A light, Mediterranean-style cold pasta salad for potlucks and picnics.

This is really a tasty recipe, I have introduced it to many friends, because once they tasted it, they always ask me for this recipe!

Hearty ground beef minestrone soup with kidney beans, carrots, green beans, lima beans, and pasta shells in a beefy tomato broth seasoned with Italian herbs.

My take on this classic Italian belly warming soup.

Minestrone bake transforms pantry staples into a cheesy, one-dish casserole packed with elbow macaroni, pork and beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, and a double hit of cheddar and parmesan. Weeknight comfort food at its easiest.

Moroccan vegetable soup simmers lamb (or beef) stew meat with turnips, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and saffron, finished with zucchini, angel hair pasta, and fresh herbs.

Italian style ingredients prepared in a wok. This makes an easy healthy dinner.

Classic Italian minestrone soup with kidney beans, cabbage, zucchini, green beans, and elbow pasta in a tomato-rich beef broth. A garden-vegetable soup built for cold nights.

A hearty gnocchi in a flavor-packed thick brandied bacon and ground beef crushed tomato sauce augmented with vegetables and olives.

Hearty minestrone soup packed with potatoes, green beans, cabbage, spinach, zucchini, and kidney beans. Served with orzo pasta and grated Parmesan in every bowl.

Hearty vegetable soup with pot barley, macaroni, cabbage, potatoes, mixed vegetables, and your choice of chicken, beef, or ham. One pot, serves 8, uses up the fridge.

Hearty Italian sausage soup with hot sausage, tomato puree, red wine, bell peppers, and fresh herbs simmered in beef stock. Served over rotelli pasta with Parmesan.

A noodle crust filled with seasoned ground beef, cottage cheese, mozzarella, and pepperoni. Vermicelli pie is like lasagna and pizza had a baby, and the whole family will fight over seconds.

Minnesota minestrone is a Midwestern take on the Italian classic, built with ground beef, kidney beans, cabbage, and corn. One Dutch oven, feeds ten, pantry friendly.

Granny's minestrone is a hearty vegan vegetable soup packed with carrots, cabbage, zucchini, leeks and kidney beans in a tomato broth, finished with elbow macaroni. Slow-simmered for deep, comforting flavor.

Cincinnati-style chili with cinnamon, allspice, and cumin served over vermicelli pasta with cheddar and raw onion. A slow-simmered, warmly spiced take on a Midwest classic.