Pasta Recipes: Turning Pasta Into Gourmet Meals

2024 Author: Brandon Turner | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 01:37

Pasta is a budget and tasty product originally from Italy. In Russia, pasta has gained popularity for the speed of preparation and the variety of recipes - not only simple dishes can be prepared from pasta, but also exquisite culinary masterpieces that can even be served at a festive table.

Pasta Carbonara

Carbonara is made with spaghetti - long thin noodles with a round cross-section. Classic Carbonara is made with a product that is widespread in Italy - pancetta, but in Russia it was replaced by the more familiar bacon.

• Spaghetti - 250 g;
• Bacon, brisket or pachetta - 200 g;
• Cream - 100 g;
• Parmesan - 50 g;
• Egg yolk - 2 pcs;
• Garlic - 1 clove;
• Salt and pepper to taste.

1. Grate the garlic on a fine grater and fry it in a little olive oil. Cut the meat into small pieces and add to the garlic, fry until golden brown.
2. Grate the cheese on a fine grater. Combine the yolks and cream in a separate container, whisk lightly with a fork.
3. Boil the spaghetti in salted water until tender.
4. In a deep saucepan, combine prepared spaghetti, meat, yolks with cream and grated Parmesan. Heat everything together for a few minutes.
5. Place prepared pasta on plates and season with ground pepper. Serve immediately.

Shrimp pasta

For this recipe, it is best to use Tagliatelle, a long flat noodle. In Russian brands, this product is often presented under the name "Nests".

• Tagliatelle pasta - 2 "nests";
• Boiled and frozen shrimps - 300 g;
• Fat cream - 150 ml.;
• Frozen spinach in washers - 1 washer;
• Garlic - 2 cloves;
• Hard cheese - to taste;
• A mixture of dried Italian herbs (rosemary, oregano, etc.) - 1 tsp;
• Salt, black pepper - to taste.

1. Defrost the cooked frozen shrimp, remove the shell and intestinal vein. Chop the garlic.
2. Fry the peeled shrimp with garlic, add a little salt and pepper. Set aside in a separate container.
3. Pour the cream into the same skillet, add the spinach washer and heat over low heat until smooth, without boiling. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Simultaneously with the filling, boil the tagliatelle pasta in salted water for 1-2 minutes less than indicated on the package.
5. Add shrimp with garlic and pasta to the warmed cream, sprinkle with Italian herbs and heat over low heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Divide the pasta into 2 portions and place on bowls. Sprinkle with grated cheese and serve immediately.

Pasta with chicken, honey and soy sauce

For this dish, short types of pasta are best, preferably flat. The most ideal option is pasta farfalle (pasta in the form of flat bows).

• Farfalle paste - 200 g;
• Chicken fillet - 1 pc.;
• Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons;
• Honey - 2 tablespoons;
• Butter for frying.

1. Put the pasta to simmer in salted water. Cook according to package directions.
2. Cut the fillets into small cubes, fry in butter until golden brown.
3. Pour soy sauce and honey over the chicken, fry over medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
4. Add the prepared pasta to the meat, stir and heat everything together for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly so that the honey sauce soaks the pasta. Divide into bowls and serve.

Pasta with mushrooms

In recipes for dishes with mushrooms, long varieties of pasta are most often used - spaghetti or tagliatelle. Any mushrooms can be used, but mushrooms are most often taken.

• Tagliatelle pasta - 2 "nests";
• Champignons - 150 g;
• Onions - 1 small onion;
• Fat cream - 150 g;
• Garlic - 1 clove;
• Ground nutmeg - a pinch;
• Dried Provencal herbs - a pinch;
• Hard cheese - to taste;
• Salt, black pepper - to taste.

1. Peel the onion and cut it into very small cubes. Saute until golden brown in a little vegetable oil.
2. While the onion is cooking, peel the mushrooms and cut them into thin slices along with the stems.
3. Add the chopped mushrooms to the onion and fry the mushrooms until golden brown.
4. Cook the tagliatelle according to the package directions.
5. Chop the garlic by grating it on a fine grater or passing it through a press.
6. Pour cream to onions and mushrooms, add garlic, dried herbs, a pinch of nutmeg, pepper and salt. Heat everything over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Put the prepared pasta on the plates, pour the creamy mushroom filling into the center. Sprinkle grated cheese over a hot dish and serve immediately.