Wheat Pasta with Bean Puree and Arugula
Wheat Pasta with Bean Puree and Arugula
This is a hearty pasta with extra protein from the wheat pasta and cranberry bean sauce. Great for a cool fall evening meal. Make the beans on the weekend and your ready for a quick weeknight meal.
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Spaghetti and Meatballs
Thursday Throwback
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Here’s a classic — Spaghetti and Meatballs. You can make the sauce and meatballs in advance, storing the meatballs in the tomato sauce. Just reheat the meatballs and sauce on the stove while you cook the spaghetti. While the dish looks complicated, it’s really not. Enlist a helper and you’ll be done in no time.
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Arugula Walnut Pesto Penne
Arugula Walnut Pesto Penne
This is a great weeknight dinner entrée. The pesto sauce is done before the pasta is done boiling.
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Linguini with Clams
Linguini with Clams
This pasta is quite simple. I’m not sure why I don’t make it at home more often. It’s a dish I usually order at restaurants. Don’t fear the clams. Most fishmongers will clean them for you. It is best you cook them the day you purchase them, so get them on the way home from work. All you need to do is check that they are closed before you add them to the skillet. Any that are open, tap them and they should close. If they don’t close, throw them out. When the clams are done cooking, they open. Any that don’t open after cooking, throw them out.
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Cacio and Pepe Pasta
Cheese and Pepper Pasta (Cacio e Pepe)
This pasta is simple with few ingredients. Definitely use real Parmigiano-Reggiano and Pecorino Romano, as well as freshly ground black pepper. With so few ingredients, you don’t want to skimp. This dish is great for a fast dinner, especially if you’re at the end of your groceries. Pasta, cheese, and butter are staples in our house. Topping the dish with a sunny side up egg is not traditional, but is great over leftover pasta the next day.
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