Pasta Recipes - Half Hour Meals - Recipes For Your Lifestyle!

Grandma Nucci's Meatballs

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	10 Minutes

The most delicious meatballs you will ever eat. With these babies, good cheese is everything. So toss your green plastic parmesan cylinder and buy some fresh grated romano, parmesean, or fontina! Sarah http://the-delicious-life.blogspot.com/

Angel Hair Carbonara with Green Beans

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	5 Minutes

This recipe literally takes minutes to make. Angel Hair pasta cooks in a mere 4 minutes! Toss it with the rest of the ingredients and you have a meal in no time.

Penne Pasta with Pesto

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

Pesto is a beloved pasta sauce that is extremely versatile. It can be used on sandwiches, wraps, meats, and even salads. This pesto recipe is simple, yet tasty. In less than 30 minutes, you can have a quick, delicious meal on the table for your family.…

Sicilian Style ~Spaghetti with Chickpeas & Tomatoes

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

This is one of my favorite dishes to make for Sunday night dinner with friends and family. I hope you enjoy this simple to make yet, delicious recipe!

Tofu Pad Thai

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Prep Time:	25 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

I've been on a wild romp to find ingredients for the perfect Pad Thai (the Thai restaurant I used to go to all the time was shut down by the Health inspector...awkward). I've tried tons and tons of recipes for Pad Thai, and this one I improvised is th…

Spaghetti with Baby Spinach, Sun Dried Tomatoes & Figs

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	15 Minutes

This dish has a slightly sweet and yet unique flavor that is sure to help make for great dinner conversation. Enjoy!

Easy Cheesy Noodles

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	15 Minutes

Easy Cheesy Noodles is a memory from my childhood! My mom used elbow macaroni when she made this easy and yummy side dish. I now use “No Yolks” Noodles, but Egg Noodles can be substituted. We do not have leftovers when this family favorite side dis…

Baked Macaroni and Cheese

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	40 Minutes

My mom always made this Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe when I was growing up - we never had the boxed kind. Toss up a salad or steam some broccoli and you have a full meal that is delicious and very comforting.

Italian Meatless Meatballs

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	30 Minutes

This dish was originally given to me by my Italian mother in law as a meatless meatball by using breadcrumbs rather than meat. I took it a step further and added in some bulgar which gave it a meatier texture and was a great healthy substitute for the me…

Saffron Scented Mac and Cheese

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Prep Time:	60 Minutes
Cook Time:	30 Minutes

My family LOVES mac and cheese. So much that I have 5 different recipes for it that I make on a fairly regular basis. This is one that the kids love, but has a bit of a spin on it for the grown ups in the family. Saffron. The kids like that the saffron co…

BLT Pasta Salad

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Prep Time:	30 Minutes
Cook Time:	10 Minutes

This pasta salad is easy to make and is great for BBQs and potlucks!

Garlic & Parmesan Pasta

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	15 Minutes

A simple side dish that gets rave reviews.This dish has a wonderful aroma.

Fried Apple ORZO with Bacon

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	10 Minutes

Lately, I have fallen in love with ORZO. I have been experimenting with it and today I came up with this delicious style that you will simply adore. Fried apple on top of orzo, drizzled with olive oil and topped with bacon.

Chicken Spaghettini with Fried Capers

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

Yummy!!This is one of my kids favorites.

Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

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Prep Time:	20 Minutes
Cook Time:	40 Minutes

This is a recipe I made up when I lived in England. The local supermarket had a gorgeous selection of mushrooms! Although you can use button mushrooms, I love using a mix of oyster, crimini, shitake and button!

Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Casserole

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	35 Minutes

I made this dish for Ron's sister Julie and her hubby Chad after they had little Drew. It looked so yummy Ron and I had to make it for ourselves. The picture does not do this casserole justice because it is so yummy! Enjoy!

Chili-rubbed Cod with Seasoned Acini di Pepe

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	15 Minutes

This recipe was first featured my 8/6/09 post: http://theunemployedchef.blogspot.com/2009/08/another-meaningless-post-of-my.html It's quick, easy, and delicious--and unlike most of my recipes, it's actually healthy!

Mediterranean-Style Orzo

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	10 Minutes

Because you should always have a meal you can whip up in 10 minutes or less, just in case guests show up unexpectedly. (Even though no one ever visits me!)

Pasta with Hazelnuts

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	10 Minutes

This is a very aromatic dish. I have used famous Italian hazelnuts, IGP Giffoni Hazelnuts. You can substitute finely chopped roasted hazelnuts with the same amount of chopped hazelnuts. If you've never eaten this dish, I adivse you not to sprinkle with ci…