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Family Pasta Night

Looking for an easy, quick and inexpensive way to get dinner on the table fast? Why not designate one night Pasta a week night? Pasta is a consummate comfort food – rich, warm and satisfying. It is easy to fall into the routine food only fixing macaroni with cheese or spaghetti with tomato sauce but the pasta is so versatile it could make a different dough recipe every week for a year without repeating. And all variations may be on the table in 30 minutes or less. Just serve with a green salad and a piece of crusty bread and you have made dinner.

The pasta is wonderful because it makes it easy to gather a meal when you feel that there is nothing in the house to eat. If you have long noodles, a piece of Parmesan, a little olive oil and freshly ground pepper black, you can create a great meal. Add in some steamed vegetables or meat has browned and a host of other plate. The pasta is also a great way to use leftovers. Noodles can be a good dish of baked chicken next Tuesday or can get the boneless chicken and noodles to throw in a completely different flavor. Let your imagination and content guide you in your refrigerator.

Here are two pasta recipes that are easy, delicious and a breeze to adjust to what you have in the closet.

Linguine with Cheese and

½ cup Parmesan Reggiano or Pecorino Romano cheese

½ pound dried linguine

2 tablespoons butter unsalted

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon coarse black pepper fund

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook until the tender linguini. Drain and reserve ½ cup cooking liquid. Return the linguine to the pot. Add the butter, olive oil and ½ teaspoon pepper, stir to mix. Add ¼ cup reserved pasta water. Place pot over medium high heat. Cook for a minute to emulsify the butter and oil, add remaining water if necessary. Remove from heat and pour in half the cheese. Serve in bowls with the remaining cheese and pepper.

Tortellini in Broth

1 12 oz package dried or frozen tortellini

32 oz broth

1 tablespoon fresh or 1 teaspoon dried parsley

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook until tortellini are tender. Meanwhile, heat the broth and parsley in a medium saucepan. When the tortellini is done, drain and add to the broth. Serve.

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