Pasta With Sand Food

PASTA WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water with a splash of oil to keep it from sticking together. Boil for 12 minutes, or according to the directions on the package. Drain well and allow to cool. Place the pasta in a bowl and add the tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.
• For the dressing, combine the sun-dried tomatoes, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, capers, salt, and pepper in a food processor until almost smooth.
• Pour the dressing over the pasta, sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil, and toss well.

PASTA WITH GARLIC OIL AND TOASTED BREAD CRUMBS

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position, place large oven-safe serving bowl on rack, and heat oven to 200 degrees. Prepare pasta according to directions on package, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water before draining.
• Heat butter in heavy-bottomed 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until foaming. Add bread crumbs and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown, toasted, and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer crumbs to small bowl and mix in cheese and 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic; set aside. Wipe out now-empty skillet with large wad of paper towels.
• Mix remaining minced garlic with 1 teaspoon water. Heat olive oil, garlic, and pepper flakes in cleaned skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add vermouth, reserved pasta cooking water, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; cook to blend flavors, about 1 minute longer. Toss pasta and sauce in warm serving bowl; sprinkle bread crumbs over and serve immediately.

SPAGHETTINI WITH PEPPERS AND SAND

Steps:

• Place a large pot of water on to boil for the pasta.
• Remove core and seeds from pepper and slice thinly--julienne style.
• Heat a large frying pan and add 2 tablespoons of the oil.
• Add the pepper and saute over high heat for two minutes.
• The peppers should remain a little crisp.
• Remove from the pan and set aside uncovered.
• Heat the frying pan again and add the remaining oil and the garlic.
• Saute just a few seconds.
• Add the bread crumbs and red pepper flakes.
• Gently toast the mixture, stirring often, until very lighly browned.
• Boil the pasta until al dente and drain well.
• Return to the pot and toss with the red bell pepper and the bread crumbs.
• Salt and pepper to taste if desired.
• NOTE ON DOUBLING: I have had some difficulty doubling this recipe easily.
• It works, but you need to tweak the preparation a bit.
• First, I'd recommend toasting the breadcrumb mixture in two batches (1/4 cup at a time).
• It can also be difficult to toss the pasta evenly, so I'd start with a 1/3 of the pasta, add a third of the breadcrumb mixture and then add the second third and so forth.
• You may need to add a little extra olive oil as well.

NIF'S BAKED PASTA WITH SHRIMP AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed.
• Heat olive oil over medium high heat in large frying pan. Add onion, garlic, chicken and Italian seasoning. Saute for 5 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink.
• Add mushrooms and saute for 1 minute.
• Add shrimp, tomatoes, ricotta, chili peppers and salt and pepper. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until it heats through and shrimp is just pink. Stir in pasta.
• Pour mixture into 2 quart casserole dish. Top with cheddar and parmesan.
• Bake uncovered at 350F for 30 minutes, until heated through.

PESTO PASTA WITH SHRIMP AND TOMATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare the pasta according to the directions on the package for al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water and drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Pat the shrimp dry and season both sides with salt and pepper. When the butter has melted, add the shrimp and cook for one minute. Flip the shrimp over and add the wine and garlic. Cook just until the shrimp are opaque and have formed a C-shape, which should take about two minutes. Do not overcook the shrimp.
• Remove the shrimp with a spatula and add the cherry tomatoes to the pan. Cook for two to three minutes or until the skin on the tomatoes starts to blister.
• Add the shrimp back to the skillet and then add the pasta and reserved pasta water. Mix well and add the pesto and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Leave the pan on the heat just until everything is heated through and then remove it.
• Top with grated parmesan cheese, lemon zest, and chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

SAND PASTA--JUST FOR KIDS

Steps:

• Cook the spaghetti and while cooking prepare the rest.
• Put the olive oil in a fry pan.
• Add the bread crumbs and rest of ingredients.
• Mix well; should look like wet sand--if not add a little more of whatever you think you need to make it look like that.
• Toss the warm sand with the pasta.
• Sprinkle with cheese.

PASTA WITH SAND

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions on pkg.
• Sautee garlic in oil.
• Add red pepper flakes,salt, and bread crumbs/mix well.
• Add to cooked and drained pasta.
• Sprinkle with plenty of parmesean cheese.

PENNE PASTA WITH SAUSAGE AND CHEESY GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Bring large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook pasta according to package directions.
• In a large deep skillet over medium-high heat, add olive oil. Add onion, garlic, Italian seasoning mix and red pepper flakes, if using. Sir frequently and cook until the onions are soft and fragrant, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add sausage and cook for 1 minute. Add can of crushed tomatoes, stirring all the ingredients together to combine. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste and let simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and mix well.
• Drain the pasta and add directly to the skillet with the sauce Toss the pasta to coat with the sauce. Transfer to a serving bowl or platter and garnish with basil leaves. Serve with the cheesy garlic bread.
• For the cheesy garlic bread:
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Sprinkle cheese and Italian seasoning over garlic bread half. Place on tinfoil lined baking sheet and cook in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bread is warmed through. Slice and serve.
• Use the leftover garlic bread from this recipe to make Garlic Bread Pizza.