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Cooking the bf dinner tonight before we go out… looking for a pasta recipe and a cheap one…?

It has to be inexpensive, but hardy. I consider myself a slightly above average [far below amazing] cook so it doesn’t have to be extremely simple. Last time I made it with angel hair pasta, pancetta, peas, mushrooms, with a white wine cream sauce. … oh and if you have any ideas for sides too!! thank you!

I love baked ziti and actually I just love Greek and Italian Pasta

These two go great together a good ziti with salad.
BAKED ZITI

1 lb. ziti pasta, cooked al dente
1 lb. Italian sausage (sweet or hot)
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
1/2 c. onion, diced
1 lb. Mozzarella cheese, sliced or grated
2 qts. spaghetti sauce

Fry sausage, mushrooms, and onion in skillet until sausage is browned. Mix the sauce and cooked pasta. Layer:
1. 1/2 of the pasta and sauce.

2. Sausage, mushrooms, and onions.

3. 1/2 cheese.

4. Rest of pasta and sauce.

5. Rest of cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes.

TOMATO, BASIL, AND MOZZARELLA SALAD

1 lb. lg., red, very ripe tomatoes (2-3 tomatoes)
2 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese
8 leaves fresh basil
2 tsp. olive oil
Dash cracked pepper

Slice tomatoes crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices; 4 slices per tomato. Arrange 2-3 slices on each salad plate. Sprinkle Mozzarella on top of each tomato. Cut fresh basil leaves into strips and top each tomato with basil. Drizzle olive oil over the tops and add a dash of pepper. Enjoy!

GREEK PASTA

1/2 lb. spaghetti
1/3 c. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 med. tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1/2 c. black olives, halved
4 oz. crumbled feta cheese
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
Freshly ground black pepper
Salt to taste

Prepare spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat oil, saute garlic briefly. Add remaining ingredients; simmer on low 5 minutes.
Arrange spaghetti on warm platter; top with sauce. Serve immediately. Serves 2-4.

This recipe above goes great with marinated chicken and garlic bread with a greek salad. You can marinate the chicken in simple herbs you got like maybe garlic, basil, italian dressing.

Pea & pancetta spaghetti recipe from Heston and Waitrose