Spaghetti Carbonara

Ingredients:

½ lb. bacon cut in ½ in. dice

½ cup diced onion

¼ cup butter or margarine

3 eggs, beaten

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 Tbsps. finely minced parsley

Dash pepper

1 lb. spaghetti or spaghettini (fine spaghetti)

Preparation:

Sauté bacon and onion in butter until bacon is slightly crisp and onion caramelized. Combine beaten eggs, grated parmesan cheese, parsley, and pepper. Prepare pasta in large amount of boiling salted water. Drain. Return to saucepan. Add hot bacon mixture to hot spaghetti. Eggs will cook slightly on contact. Blend thoroughly. 6-8 servings.

           

The next three recipes are a favourite dish with children; of all ages. 

Pennine with Ricotta

Ingredients:

1 cube chicken bouillon

3 Tbsps. boiling water

1 pkg.            (8 ozs.)Ricotta or cottage cheese

8 ozs.             Pennine (pens)

1 Tbsp. butter or margarine

¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

Preparation:

Dissolve bouillon cube in boiling water. Blend in ricotta cheese.

Prepare Pennine in large amount of boiling salted water. Drain. Return to saucepan. Add ricotta cheese mixture, butter, and parmesan cheese. Blend well. 4-5 servings

Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:

8 ozs.             Ziti Tagliati (elbow macaroni) or Rotini (turrets)

¼ cup butter or margarine

½ cup grated parmesan cheese

½ cup processed cheese spread

Preparation:

Prepare Ziti Tagliati in a large amount of boiling salted water. Drain well. Return to saucepan. Add butter, grated parmesan cheese, and cheese spread. Blend thoroughly. Simmer 1 minute over low heat until cheese melts. This recipe as written has been measured for children- for adults, increase ingredients proportionately

Broad Noodles a l’ Alfredo

Ingredients:

1 pkg.            (8 ozs.) broad noodles

½ cup butter or margarine

1 cup cream

1 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided

¼ tsp. salt

Dash pepper

2 Tbsps. minced parsley

Preparation:

Prepare noodles in normal way.

In a small saucepan, combine butter and cream. Heat until butter melts. Add ¾ cup parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Simmer 1-2 minutes

Combine sauce and parsley with noodles. Sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese. 4-6 servings

Gourmet Rotini

Ingredients:

½ cup finely diced onion

½ cup finely diced celery

½ cup finely diced carrots

4 Tbsps. pure vegetable oil (preferably olive)

1 ½ lbs. ground beef

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

14 oz. spaghetti Sauce

16 oz. Rotini (turrets)

½ cup grated parmesan cheese or grated Mozzarella

Preparation:

In a large saucepan sauté onion, celery, and carrots in vegetable oil. Add ground beef, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until meat browns. Add spaghetti sauce. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Prepare Rotini as usual for pasta. Drain well Return to saucepan. Combine cooked Rotini and prepared meat sauce. Arrange in a serving dish. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese or grated Mozzarella. 6-8 servings.

Baked Rigatoni

Ingredients:

16 ozs. Rigatoni (large ribbed  elbows)

3 Tbsps. butter, divided

8 ozs. mozzarella cheese, diced

28 ozs. spaghetti sauce (you may use canned or bottled)

1 cup diced ham or cooked meat, or small meat balls or mushrooms

¾ cup grated parmesan or romano cheese

Preparation:

NOTE: Cooked cubed meat substitutions for the ham can include chicken, beef, pork, veal or why not try Italian sausage.

Prepare Rigatoni as usual Drain well Arrange in a 2 ½ quart casserole. Add 2 Tbsp. of the butter, mozzarella cheese, spaghetti sauce and ham or cooked meat or small meatballs or mushrooms. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese. Dot with remaining 1 Tbsp. butter. Broil 5-10 minutes, until cheese browns lightly. 4-6 servings.

Spaghetti Home-style

Ingredients:

1/3 lb. ground beef

1/3 lb. ground pork

1/3 lb. ground veal

1 (28 ozs.) can tomatoes

1 stalk celery

1 small onion

1 medium carrot

¼ tsp. garlic powder

¼ tsp. oregano

¼ tsp. rosemary OR 1 tsp. minced parsley

2 Tbsps. vegetable oil

1 1/4tsps. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

16 ozs. spaghetti

½ cup parmesan cheese.

In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients except spaghetti and parmesan cheese. Simmer, uncovered, 1 hour. Prepare spaghetti as usual and drain well. Arrange cooked spaghetti on serving dish. Pour prepared sauce over spaghetti. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.