Favorite pasta recipes

Here is one the whole family loves! I have an Instant Pot version too if you have an IP.


Chicken Fajita Pasta
Chicken, Mexican, One pot meals
Makes 4 servings. ∙ Source Kevinandamanda.com
INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 envelope (3 tablespoons) taco or fajita seasoning
2 cups diced onion (about 1 whole onion)
2 cups diced bell peppers (2-3 bell peppers)
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
½ cup heavy cream
1 (10-oz) can fire roasted tomatoes
8 oz (about 3 cups) penne pasta
½ teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS

1. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Season with half of taco seasoning. In a 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over high heat. When the oil is very hot, carefully add the chicken in a single layer and cook without stirring until one side is seared and browned, about 1-2 minutes. Flip the chicken to the other side and cook until browned. Remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.

2. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet with the heat still on high. When the oil is very hot again, add the onions, bell peppers, and remaining taco seasoning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the veggies are slightly blackened. Turn heat to low, add minced garlic, and stir until fragrant and well combined, about 30 seconds. Remove the veggies to the plate with the chicken.

3. In the same skillet, add the broth, cream, diced tomatoes, uncooked pasta, and salt. Stir to combine and bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 15 minutes until pasta is tender and liquid is mostly absorbed. Add the chicken and veggies back into the skillet and stir to combine until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve with buttery garlic bread and enjoy!

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my family's favourite is bowtie or fusilli pasta with mushrooms & bacon in an alfredo sauce. sometimes I use classico 4 cheese alfredo but if i have time i make my own (its easy!). in season i will add asparagus or sometimes broccoli

Here's 1 more that I created and my son wholeheartedly loved:

1 box bowtie pasta
pesto sauce (jarred)
sundried tomatoes, julienned (in oil)
green olives
grape tomatoes
ricotta cheese
red pepper

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Cook pasta (al dente). Drain it and put it back in the pot. Add a few tablespoons of the pesto sauce and mix well. You could either put all other ingredients in small dishes to add yourself, or add it all to the pasta. I add a large handful of the olives, a large handful of small grape tomatoes, about 1/2 cup of the sundried tomatoes (or more if you love them), and some red pepper. Mix it up and top the pasta dish with a scoop of ricotta on top. It's easy and delicious!!

WOW--I used to add artichoke hearts to it too, but never chicken.  I'd make this and then make a protein side....  Weird that we'd both come up with a crazy concoction like this!

Roasted sweet onion and butternut squash pancetta with asiago parm cheese.

I fix this with cheese ravioli but it is also good with angel hair pasta.

Roast butternut squash and onion for 30 min (coat in evoo, kosher salt, pepper)

Cook pasta. Crisp pancetta in evoo and then add in onion and squash. Add in cooked pasta and some of the cooking water. Mix well and season again to taste. Sprinkle on freshly grated parm asiago cheese.

It is a light dish that dh and I both love.

Mine isn't a recipe really.  It was something we loved from a local restaurant.  Just pasta topped with a simple sauce made from sauteeing garlic, chopped broccoli bits, and sundried tomatoes in olive oil topped with grated parmesan cheese.  I could have eaten it every day if it were not from the after-effects of the garlic.

This is our fav ... I use more chicken broth and more lemon because I like it lemony   


Lemon Cream Pasta with Chicken

I make something similar..only I add artichokes!!

I like Kevin and Amanda’s Spicy Sausage Pasta.



Another favorite is one from a comfort food cookbook. I can’t find a copy of it on-line, so I will try to remember the ingredients:

Rigatoni pasta
2 jars of char grilled vegetables (red and yellow peppers, eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes etc)
1 tub of mascarpone
1 jar of sun dried tomato pesto
Baby bocconcini
Prosciutto
Basil

Cook the pasta. Mix the vegetables, mascarpone and pesto together. Stir the sauce through the pasta. Put into a casserole dish. Put baby bocconcini and prosciutto over the top. Grill (broil) until cheese has melted. Sprinkle with basil and serve.



Another favorite is one that DSO makes, so there isn’t a recipe:

Cook onion, bacon and garlic. Add mushrooms. Add cream
and parmesan. Cook until parmesan has melted. I don't have any quantities, just use enough to suit your own taste.



Another favorite (I have a lot of favorites LOL!) is using the sauce from this recipe: Chicken with Basil Cream Sauce. You can make the sauce for chicken schnitzel and also for pasta. I usually add some cornflour (cornstarch) to thicken it up a bit. 


And lastly, this is a really simple one that I make for a quick and easy dinner for myself if the others are having boring bolognese:
Cream cheese, sour cream, tomato or basil pesto - that's it! Easy, fattening and delicious. 

My family loved this: Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore I modified it for the Instant Pot and cooked on high pressure for 10 minutes. I cooked half a box of whole wheat spaghetti on the side and stirred it in after the chicken was done, and let it all simmer in the Instant Pot for 5 minutes or so. It was really good and super easy!

This is my latest favorite. I usually double it and add extra bacon and spinach. When reheating the leftovers I add a bit of chicken broth or water to keep it soft.
www.budgetbytes.com/2014/10/bacon-spinach-pasta-parmesan/

I made this and my family loved it!  It's a recipe that my 14 year old can do to help out with meals.  Thanks for a great recipe!

I forgot about them!  I used to go on to their site for recipes, then it seemed like they became more of a travel blog, and for some reason, my computer doesn't like their site (always had issues when I was on their blog and plain chicken blog) so I stopped looking at their site.  I will have to try again!  I love their crispy shrimp pasta!  Are they travel writers? 

My easy go-to pasta dish is steamed veggies over bow tie pasta with pepper jack cheese sprinkled over the top. I use frozen cauliflower, broccoli, corn and red bell pepper.

It’s fast and filling.