Pasta

Homemade meatball subs

Ingredients 16 frozen meatballs or homemade below 2 cups pasta sauce or marinara sauce 4 hoagie rolls 4 tablespoons garlic butter 1 cup shredded provolone or mozzarella cheese Meatballs (or use frozen meatballs if preferred) 1 pound lean ground beef 1 egg...

Lobster and Shrimp Mac and Cheese

Ingredients 12 ounces fusilli or rotini pasta 4 frozen lobster tails*, thawed (about 1 ½ lbs frozen) Olive oil Salt and pepper 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock ½ lb large raw shrimp, about 12, peeled, deveined,...

Cheesy Layered Ground Beef and Pasta Casserole

Ingredients:4 cups medium noodles (use any kind of pasta you desire, 4 cups measured after cooking)2 1⁄2 pounds of ground beef1 medium onion, chopped1 -2 jalapeno peppers (optional) fresh sliced...

Macaroni Salad With Bacon, Peas, and Creamy Dijon Dressing

Ingredients1/2 cup reduced-fat cream cheese1/4 cup chopped shallot1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise2 tablespoons nonfat sour cream2 tablespoons Dijon mustard2 tablespoons lemon juice1 tablespoon white wine vinegar3/4 teaspoon black pepper1/2 teaspoon kosher...

Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole

Ingredients 1/2 lb skinless, boneless chicken breast, chopped into bite sized pieces or strips 6 slices bacon, cooked (I used Applegate Farms Reduced Sodium Sunday Bacon) 8 oz whole wheat...

Chicken Club Pasta Salad

I made the entire salad up in the early afternoon, tossed it with a bit of the dressing (to keep it from drying out) and refrigerated it until dinner time....

Spaghetti Bacon alla Carbonara

Ingredients 1 Lb. Spaghetti noodles 1 Lb. bacon (or traditionally pancetta.. but that is usually tougher to find) 5-6 cloves garlic 2 eggs 2 Tbsp. milk (or heavy cream) (or...

Garlic Pesto Chicken with Tomato Cream Penne

This chicken was DIVINE!!! It was so so good I really could have kept on chowing down!! Ingredients 1/2 bottle of Lawrys Herb and Garlic Marinade 2 large spoonfuls of...

Ragu Bolognese

Ingredients 4 tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced very fine 1/2 cup stalk celery, diced very fine 1/2 cup carrot, grated 4 cloves garlic 1/4 lb pancetta 1...

3 Meat Pizza Casserole

Ingredients 1 lb bow tie pasta 1/2-1 lb mild pork sausage 1 large onion, medium size chopped 2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce (I used Bertolli’s Mushroom and Garlic) 1/2-1...

Cowboy Spaghetti

Ingredients 8 slices bacon 1 1/2 pounds ground sirloin 1 medium sweet onion diced 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 15 ounces can light black beans drained 1 14 ounces can...

Cheesy Shrimp Tortellini Alfredo Skillet

Ingredients 1 pound package cheese tortellini pasta, cooked and drained 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined 3 tbsp. salted butter 1 roma tomato, diced 2 leaves basil, minced 2...

Chicken Club Pasta Salad

Ingredients 8 ounces corkscrew-shaped pasta ¾ cup Italian-style salad dressing ¼ cup mayonnaise 2 cups chopped, cooked rotisserie chicken 12 slices crispy cooked bacon, crumbled 1 cup cubed Muenster cheese...

Creamy Shrimp Fettuccine Pasta

A must try creamy shrimp Alfredo pasta! It is surprisingly easy to make and is ready in under 30 minutes, I absolutely loved the hidden creamy shrimp in the pasta!!I...

Cabbage Soup

This Cabbage Soup recipe isn’t just boring vegetables, but carrots, celery, green beans, tomatoes, kidney beans and cabbage swimming in the most dynamic Italian spiced tomato broth.  It’s healthy, hearty,...