Help me Plan Dinner: Pasta Ideas (not tomato sauce)

[Anonymous]

Adding to chorus of peanut sauce — I put mine on vermicelli with pan fried shrimp and fresh vegetables

Avocado pasta: cook pasta, drain then dump in cubed avocado and tomatoes with a drizzle of olive oil and stir; top with Parmesan cheese

Tuna pasta salad: cooled cooked pasta, a can of tuna, tomatoes, cucumber, fresh herbs to taste

Tortellini with kale, tomatoes, butter, and Parmesan

Zaru soba (often served with tempura but I don’t deep fry at home so we often have it with tea eggs and sautéed sesame bok choi)

Haven’t tried this one yet but I was looking up cold noodle recipes today so I’ll pass it on to you too: https://www.justonecookbook.com/cold-tanuki-udon/

[Anonymous]

Ham, peas, and a cream sauce.

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/pasta-with-ham-peas-and-cream

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ham, peas, and a cream sauce.

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/pasta-with-ham-peas-and-cream

This will be a winner with kids that are fussy about tomato sauce- these bean and spinach stir ins are a bit ambitious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ATK Spaghetti al Limone

Quick, light, tasty.

Everyone should know how to make this.

You are insufferable.

[Anonymous]

I like a sausage and broccolini orecchiette with a white wine type sauce (alcohol cooks out, it’s fine for kids, or could sub chicken broth).

[Anonymous]

I learned this recipe from a Canadian:

https://dairyfarmersofcanada.ca/en/canadian-goodness/recipes/creamy-penne-italian-sausage

Also I like stir frying ground pork with mushrooms and shallots and throwing it on top of spaghetti.

I also enjoy olive oil tuna with arugula and garlic.

[Anonymous]

Tallarines verdes are so good
https://www.acozykitchen.com/tallarines-verde-a-re-do

For sesame noodles, Kewpie makes a great bottled dressing. Sometimes Costco has it. I put furikake on top.

[Anonymous]

Swedish meatballs or stroganoff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sesame noodles.

Do you have a recipe you can please share? I want to get more into things like this.

I started with the NYTimes recipe and made a few adjustments:
Sesame Noodles—serve warm or room temperature
1 lb cooked noodles, cooled flat on a plate (I like thin spaghetti)
2 Tbl sesame oil
3.5 Tbl soy sauce
2 Tbl rice vinegar
3 Tbl Asian sesame paste (not tahini)
1 Tbl minced garlic
2 tsp minced ginger
1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
2 tsp Asian chile garlic sauce (or more)
3 green onions, sliced thinly

Mix sesame oil, sesame paste, sugar, rice vinegar and soy sauce well with a whisk. Get it as creamy as possible.

Heat 1T vegetable oil in a large frying pan or wok or Dutch oven. Press noodles (should be like a big disk) into hot oil in a large pan or wok and heat a minute or two then flip over and do the same. A little browning is okay. Stir and break up the noodles with tongs so all is heated through. Remove.

In same empty pan, add a little more oil and cook the ginger for a minute, add garlic and cook together a minute, then pour sauce in the pan and stir and let barely boil, then add noodles and toss well until fully coated. Add chopped spring onion and stir a little more. Serve.

[Anonymous]

I make mommy sauce--which is butter and a touch of past water. Salt, pepper, and basil if your kids are okay with green. There are infinite variations--toss in sauteed mushrooms, spinach, toasted pine nuts, eggplant, zucchini. If it is in your fridge, it can go in.

[Anonymous]

We make this one quite often. My son likes to help us dump the ingredients in the pot: https://www.easycheesyvegetarian.com/one-pot-creamy-veggie-pasta/

I use this instant pot mushroom stroganoff recipe as a base. I don't bother with the vodka/caraway seeds, and don't mix any leafy greens into my son's portion: https://www.101cookbooks.com/instant-pot-mushroom-stroganoff/

Brown butter sauce. Works well with ravioli. Depending on the ravioli filling/season, you can doctor it up. I might do sage/cranberries with pumpkin ravioli in the fall. In the summer, corn and cherry tomatoes has been good.

[Anonymous]

Vodka sauce

Cacio Pepe light on pepper for kids

Carbonara in various ways- there is a pretty good ramen carbonara recipe I make

lo mein

Tetrazzini - no mushrooms if kids are picky

Bolognese (the one I make just uses tomato paste and cream- almost like a vodka sauce).

[Anonymous]

Italian pasta salad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vodka sauce

Cacio Pepe light on pepper for kids

Carbonara in various ways- there is a pretty good ramen carbonara recipe I make

lo mein

Tetrazzini - no mushrooms if kids are picky

Bolognese (the one I make just uses tomato paste and cream- almost like a vodka sauce).

Um she said no tomatoes, vodka sauce and bolognese have tomatoes.

[Anonymous]

Sautee some chopped chicken and shallots, blister some cherry tomatoes in the oven, cook some penne al dente, then fold all together in a pan. Add chopped spinach.