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Pesto Bow Ties with Chicken

I first threw this salad together a few years ago when I was scrambling to get a luncheon planned after I had my third baby. I needed a quick salad for a side dish and a pesto pasta salad came

6 Servings - melskitchencafe.com

Tortellini with Fresh Vegetables

Toss together quick-cooking pasta, bell pepper, tomato and zucchini for an Italian-seasoned meatless meal.

4 Servings - 25 min - bettycrocker.com

Aunt Fran's Goulash

This Aunt Fran's Goulash recipe contains spiral pasta, ground beef, kidney beans, tomato sauce, pepper and more.

6 Servings - 25 min - tasteofhome.com

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

To make this dish the traditional Roman way, mix the cheese, eggs, pepper, and pork in a bowl to create a thick sauce before tossing it with the pasta.

4 Servings - saveur.com

Slow Roasted Tomato Mac and Cheese

If you've ever doubted that the Chinese invented pasta, consider rotini and its strange-and-twisty pasta cousins: fusilli, cellentani, cavatelli, gemelli, spiralini, trofiette, campanelle, cavatappi. Yes, they all have Italian names. But why go to all the trouble of twisting pasta if not to make it easier for chopsticks to grab?...

8 Servings - theperfectpantry.com

Apple Crumb Squares

These squares are dressed up with a sweet and tangy apple cider sauce and a dollop of low-fat ice cream; they also make a satisfying simple dessert or snack on their own. (Adapted from The Complete Vegetarian Handbook by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley; Chronicle Books, 2003.) Click here to visit the new home of KitchenDaily!

8 Servings - kitchendaily.com

Pan Seared Pork Chops in White Wine Sauce

I am not a big fan of pork. However, my husband and children love pork chops. I came up with this recipe after I got tired of frying them in oil. I like to serve this on a bed of buttered pasta, with a nice mixed salad on the side.Enjoy!

6 Servings - 1 hr - food.com

Shrimp and Orzo with Cherry Tomatoes and Romano Cheese

This 5-star shrimp and orzo recipe has simple ingredients, but it is full of flavor. Parmesan cheese works in this dish, too, if you don't have pecorino Romano on hand. Serve leftovers as a great cold pasta salad for lunch.

4 Servings - myrecipes.com

Creamy BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing

Refreshing. Crisp. Flavorful. Healthy-ish. BBQ Chicken Salad. Probably one of my favorite salad combos ever. Ranks right up there with this one. Oh and this one and this one. Gotta love a great dinner salad. One Year Ago: Cream Biscuits

4 Servings - melskitchencafe.com

Parmesan & Garlic Linguine

Parmesan & Garlic Linguine yield: 2 entrees or 4 sides Ingredients: 1/2 pound linguine pasta 2 tablespoons salted butter 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 clove garlic, finely minced {I used a microplane} lots of salt & pepper, to taste 1/2

2 Servings - laurenslatest.com

Penne with Roasted Asparagus and Balsamic Butter

Simple. Flavorful. On the healthyish end of the pasta spectrum. Seriously, one of the best pasta dishes of the year, in my little podunk opinion.

4 Servings - melskitchencafe.com

Butcher's Rag? with Fusilli Recipe

At Eataly's pasta and pizza counter, Mario Batali's team serves three different pasta shapes with a choice of about five different sauces ("made by some crazy dudes," says Batali). For the first time ever, he's going to let his customers match the sauce with the pasta shape. This sauce, an ever-so-slightly creamy ragù made with ground beef, pancetta and ham, is flavored with tomato paste instead of canned tomatoes.

8 Servings - 2 hr - foodandwine.com