subject: How To Impress With Easy Pasta Recipes [print this page] When you are running short on groceries toward the end of the month, you can prepare a delicious meal without running to the nearest store. Many easy pasta recipes can most likely be prepared with things you already have in your grocery cabinet. All you need is a box of pasta and a few other basic ingredients.If you use your imagination you can undoubtedly create a lovely pasta from the ingredients you will find in your refrigerator and grocery cabinet. Take stock of what dried spices you have left in the cabinet. Make a list of the fresh vegetables and mushroom you have - they can add a lot of flavor to your dish. If you have a jar or two of artichoke hearts or green olives so much the better.Short pasta or even macaroni are both excellent choices to go with such a mix of goodies you can find in your fridge or grocery cabinet. Experiment to your heart's content - this is the whole idea. Everything you selected to use in the pasta must then be cooked in a big pot until it's tender and subsequently drained.To dress up the pasta you have various options. You could for example improve the taste of any pasta by adding a spoonful or two of melted butter. A sprinkling of grated cheese will also go a long way to enhance the taste of every pasta dish.Don't throw away the few remaining bits of dry salami or a nearly empty jar of salad dressing or balsamic vinegar. A few drops of olive oil, a little touch of balsamic vinegar or a small quantity of salad dressing can go a long way to improve the taste of nearly any pasta dish. The same is true for a single tomato you find in the refrigerator, or a few mushrooms, olives or green onions.If the weather is cold outside, you will probably want to serve a hot dish. The trusted old macaroni and cheese will always be a winner in this regard. You don't need much to make a lovely dish. Some butter, garlic, flower, black pepper, salt and bread crumbs will do the trick. And macaroni of course.Use all the ingredients listed in the previous paragraph (except the bread crumbs and the pasta) to prepare a lovely cheese sauce. Then mix the pasta and the cheese sauce. Subsequently bake the dish in an oven set to medium heat for about 20 minutes. When it comes to easy pasta recipes few are easier or cheaper to prepare than this one.
