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Pasta Arabiata with Sausage

Published by Rachel May 3rd, 2010 in Italian, Poultry, Quick and Easy, 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation and Pasta. 0 Comments

This sauce recipe is awesome!  It tastes like something you would get in a restaurant.  The original recipe calls for cooking the sauce for 4 minutes, but I like the flavors when the sauce is simmered for a longer period of time…it’s richer and bolder.  But if time is short, you can certainly cook the […]

Rachel’s Famous Pasta Salad

Published by Rachel September 1st, 2009 in Italian, Vegetarian, 4 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Salad, Sides, Pasta and Picnic/Potluck. Closed

This is a very easy and very tasty pasta salad…even -s and TT ate it up.  I think next time I’ll do without the cheddar and jack cheese and instead try feta for an extra punch.
Adapted from a recipe by Rachel Griffith.
Ingredients:

2 bottles light Italian dressing
1 lb. pasta of your choice
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1 […]

Pasta Salad

Published by Rachel June 20th, 2009 in Italian, Vegetarian, Quick and Easy, 4 Stars, Family Recipe, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Salad, Sides, Pasta and Picnic/Potluck. Closed

My mother-in-law started makes a delicious pasta salad during the summertime, and this is my version.  It’s super tasty, and it works well as a main dish or a side dish.
Ingredients:

1/8 to 1/4 c. olive oil
8 to 10 garlic cloves, minced
2 c. cherry tomatoes, halved
salt
1 lb. pasta
1 lb. fresh mozzarella, cubed
1/4 c. fresh basil, chiffonade
1 […]

Polenta Sausage Bake

Published by Rachel March 5th, 2009 in Italian, Poultry, 4 Stars, Kid Approved and Casserole. Closed

I had a tube of polenta I wanted to use up, and I also wanted to try something new, since it seems like for the last couple of months I’ve been making mostly family favorites.  I came across a recipe that sounded really good to me, so I gave it a whirl, and it was […]

Meat Lasagna

Published by Rachel December 28th, 2008 in Italian, Poultry, 4 Stars, Paula Deen, Kid Approved and Pasta. 1 Comment

We are a meatless lasagna kind of household, but I saw a meat lasagna recipe on Paula Deen’s show, and it sounded and looked really good.  It was quite tasty and made an enormous amount, so we divided the leftovers and froze them for future yummy dinners.  From start to finish it does take nearly […]

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Published by Rachel December 15th, 2008 in Italian, Poultry, 4 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved and Leftover chicken or Turkey. 1 Comment

This pizza is so easy and so tasty.
Ingredients:

Pizza dough (or whole wheat pizza dough)
small onion, sliced
red or yellow bell peppers, sliced
garlic, minced
olive oil
BBQ sauce
Cooked chicken, shredded
Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Place pizza stone in oven and set oven temperature to highest setting (should probably do this 1 hour before you want to eat).
Meanwhile heat some olive oil […]

Sausage and Peppers

Published by Rachel November 2nd, 2008 in Italian, 4 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Entertaining and Pasta. 1 Comment

This is one of -s’s favorite dishes, and last night he made dinner for us.  You can serve this dish over pasta or on a toasted roll, or night one can be over pasta and night two on a toasted roll.
Ingredients:

olive oil
1 lb. sweet Italian sausage, sliced
2 bell peppers, green and/or red, sliced thin
1 onion, […]

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Published by Rachel October 22nd, 2008 in Italian, Vegetarian, 4 Stars and Kid Approved. 0 Comments

We love pizza, and in effort to make it a bit healthier, I thought we’d give whole wheat pizza a try.  I love CPKs whole wheat crust, and while CPK reigns supreme, this whole wheat pizza dough from Cuisine Nie is tasty.  The kiddos and I both love it, although -s much prefers his white […]

Creamiest Macaroni and Cheese

Published by Rachel October 2nd, 2008 in Italian, Vegetarian, 4 Stars, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation and Pasta. 0 Comments

This is the best homemade mac-n-cheese we’ve ever had!  It is that good!!!  I found the recipe at pimp my dinner, and everyone loved it.  Since my kiddos love hot dogs with mac-n-cheese I cut up some hot dogs and threw them in at the end, but you can certainly leave them out.
Ingredients:

4 TBSP butter
4 […]

Crock Pot Lasagna Florentine

Published by Rachel August 13th, 2008 in Italian, Vegetarian, One Pot, 3 Stars, Family Recipe, Crock Pot, Kid Approved and Easy Preparation. 1 Comment

I’ve never tried making a pasta dish in the crock pot. Today I got creative and made a lasagna. I used the no boil lasagna sheets and made a spinach and ricotta filling (trying to get veggies in wherever I can). Everyone really liked it. I thought the pasta was a […]

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