RECIPES
Recipe: Easy pasta recipes with chicken and olive oil
Today, pasta recipes are adored by children as well as adults. Whether it is simple egg macaroni or stuffed manicotti everyone truly enjoys pasta. However, few of the best pasta recipes are covered below. But before making these great recipes make sure to cook pasta with some easy tricks to make it reasonably firm.
Tips to cook pasta perfectly
Initially, bring the water to full boil. Add pasta and immediately stir it. No need to add oil. Just use plenty of water. Cook as the instructions are given. Usually pasta needs 10 to 12 minutes of cooking. Do not mix two types of pasta since each one will need different cooking period. Pasta should be cooked until it is tender but slightly firm. If the pasta is to be tossed with sauce then it is better to reserve 1 or 2 cups of the cooked water since the added starch will make the sauce to become thicker. Drain pasta in colander and rinse with cool water to prevent it from sticking.
Grilled shrimp with chicken pasta
This is a sumptuous meal. It is very easy to be made. It takes 20 minutes preparation time and 45 minutes cooking time. What is needed is primarily the just cooked pasta, chicken pieces that are very well sautéed in the lovely spices and the grilled shrimps on the top of it. However, to make it more enjoyable you can as well apply a thin layer of pungent cream sauce on it with Romano cheese sprinkled on it.
Chicken Philly pasta
This lovely, easy and delicious is truly inspired from the popular chicken Philly sandwich. It integrates chicken and pasta casserole. There are chicken breasts, green peppers, onions and Swiss cheese perfectly mixed with rotini pasta and baked. This spectacular dish takes 20 minutes to be prepared and 40 minutes to be cooked.
Egg noodles
This easy home made egg noodles is undoubtedly favorite dish of children. It invariably includes flour, salt, eggs, milk and butter that is kneaded very well into perfect dough and then cut into shapes. A useful hint; it is better to dry the pasta before cutting it. This home made fresh pasta not only tastes much better but also cooks better than the ready made pastas available in the market.
Ultimate meatballs with spaghetti
This dish is primarily inspired by Godfather Fergus O’Sullivan. It is fabulous recipe of meatballs with rich tomato as well as red wine sauce. To begin with initially the sauce is to prepared using 2 tbsp. olive oil, 1 medium onion chopped, 2 cloves garlic chopped, 400gm plum tomatoes, 125 ml red wine and 125ml chicken stock, ½ tsp. brown sugar, 1 tbsp tomato puree and 1 tbsp. basil. For sauce heat the oil in a pan cook onion until softened. Add garlic and fry. Stir tomato wine, chicken stock, brown sugar and tomato puree. Leave it to simmer till meatballs are added.
Next meatballs are to be prepared. For making meatballs the ingredients are 1 thick slice stale white bread with crusts removed, 4 tbsp milk, 300 g each of minced beef and pork, 100g pecorino cheese, 1 tbsp parsley leaf chopped, 1 tsp oregano, 1 small onion and 1 clove garlic chopped, 1 egg, ¼ tsp nutmeg, flour for dusting, oil for frying and cooked spaghetti.
For meatballs bread is to be soaked in milk until completely soft, squeezed and to be broken into the smallest pieces possible. In another bowl, beef, pork, cheese, herbs, onion, garlic, egg and nutmeg are to be properly mixed. It is to be seasoned with salt and black pepper. Dust your hands with flour and make tiny ping pong balls out of this mixture. Then heat olive oil in frying pan, fry meat balls until brown and crispy. Drain them on kitchen paper. Add meatballs to the sauce and cook for 15 minutes. Stir over basil and serve it over the earlier cooked spaghetti.
Tagliarini with courgettes, prawns, mint and chili
This delicious flavorful pasta dish is prepared from innumerable tasty ingredients. From the 8 tablespoon of olive oil, to 450 g. cooked and peeled prawns, 1 medium onion finely chopped, 4 stick celery, 2 cloves garlic finely chopped, 1 de-seeded red chili finely chopped, a bunch fresh mint leaves chopped 100 gm Cherry tomatoes halved, juice of 1 lemon, 4 courgettes grated, 150 ml white wine, 500 gm tagliarini, 200 ml vegetable stock, 25gm unsalted butter, 40 gm freshly grated parmesan to salt and pepper as per your taste. This easy to make 4 serves dish can be prepared in 25 minutes and cooked in 25 minutes. However, this dish is to be prepared in a heavy based frying pan. First olive oil is to be heated, then add prawns and fry until they turn light brown. Then add onion, celery, garlic, chili and mint. Add tomatoes and cook for two minutes stir in the lemon juice and then the courgettes, and cook for 5 minutes. Pour white wine, bring to boil and cook for another 2 minutes. In a separate vessel bring salted water to boil, add fresh tagliarini, and cook for 2 minutes and strain. Add this mixture to the prawns’ followed by the butter, vegetable stock and parmesan cheese. Mix well with a wooden spoon on medium heat until it turns glossy. Sprinkle salt and black pepper and serve hot.
Nowadays, we can easily find unlimited pasta recipes on internet from the pasta with spicy sausage and cream to the fish linguine and fresh pasta with tomato and ricotta and antipasto pasta salad recipes and many others. Pasta has become favorite dish of all because it is not only economical and satisfying but also it is enriched with omega 3 fatty acids thus making it very healthy and nutritious dish.
Pasta is a vital source of carbohydrates. One cup of spaghetti will provide 200 calories and 40 grams of carbohydrates. It even possesses good value of protein. However, carbohydrates help fueling our body by providing energy that will take a longer time to be released.
Moreover, dried pastas can even be utilized by children in kids’ corner to make beautiful crafts. Even noodles can be highly used by children to showcase their favorite photographs.
So, happy pasta time!
Recipe: Chilli SauceWhite pomfret 3
Shallots 10
Chillies 15
Garlic cloves10
Coriander chopped 1 tbsp
Tamarind juice 3 tbsp
Sugar 2 tsp
Fish sauce 1 tbsp
Method:
- Begin by washing the fish and then
- fry it till its golden brown
- Now remove it from the oil
- And place the fried fish on the serving dish
- Peel and chop the shallots
- with garlic, chillies and coriander and add them
- Now fry these ingredients in oil
- When fragrant, add tamarind juice, fish sauce and sugar to make the mixture sour and sweet
- Spoon the sauce over the fish and serve immediately
150 gm ice cube, crushed well
150 ml ice water
150 gm natural yoghurt
2 very ripened banana, peeled and roughly chopped
1-2 tsp honey (optional)
1 pod crushed cardamom
(cauliflower, boiled peas, carrots and capsicum)
For the sauce:
Oil 2 tbsps
Garlic (chopped) 1 tbsp
Green chilies (chopped) 1 tbsp
Soya sauce 4 tbsps
Cornflour 1 tbsp
Water 1/4 pint
Chinese salt a pinch
Preparation of the sauce:
Heat the oil, add garlic and chopped chilies. Fry for a few seconds.
Add the soya sauce and cornflour with a little water.
Now add the remaining water and pour the mixture into the pan with garlic and chillies. Bring it to boil.
Let it simmer for a minute then add Chinese salt and little salt to it.
Method:
In a large frying pan heat the cooking oil and add the vegetables and saute over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
When the vegetables are done, set aside.
Marinate the chicken in lemon juice and ginger for 2 hours.
On slow fire cook the chicken pieces till it becomes tender.
Add the cooked chicken pieces in the already prepared sauce and cook for few seconds.
In a serving dish arrange the boiled rice. Spread the chicken mixture over the rice and garnish it with sauteed vegetables.
