Simple Pasta Recipes

As the title states the following are a bunch of recipes that I sometimes use for pasta. This is being placed here for my own possible records and for others to use if so desired.

The point of these recipes is to achieve the best taste, in the quicket possible time, at the cheapest possible price. That's why the ingredients are somewhat non-traditional at times. Here's the other thing, it's obvious that they can be altered quickly and easily to suit other core ingredients. Don't be afraid to experiment.

Bacon and Mushroom Carbonara with Pasta
- white pasta sauce (can be any. We will modify to suit our tastes but most are roughly the same. Alfredo is often the easiest/closest to what we finally want though)
- mushrooms (buy them pre-sliced and you'll have the sauce done for this recipe done in no time)
- bacon (buy it pre-diced and you'll have the sauce done for this recipe done in no time)
- sugar (to taste)
- salt (to taste)

- soy sauce (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)

Fry off bacon then mushroom in a pan. Add pasta sauce. In the meantime, cook pasta with some salted water. Use sugar/salt/soy sauce to change sauce if too tart, sweet, etc... Garnish pasta and sauce with parmessan if desired.

Spaghetti Bolognese
- pasatta or tomato based pasta sauce
- beef mince

- onion (optional)
- garlic (optional)
- fresh chilli or chilli flakes (to taste)

- salt (to taste)
- sugar (to taste)
- soy sauce (to taste) 

- pepper (to taste)

- tomato sauce (to taste)

Sautee onion, garlic, and chilli. Brown mince (remove excess liquid if desired. It will change the nature of the sauce if there is excess liquid). Add pasta sauce. In the meantime, cook pasta with some salted water. Use sugar/salt/pepper/soy sauce to change sauce if too tart, sweet, etc... Garnish pasta and sauce with parmessan if desired.

Spaghetti Tomato Based Sauce with Meatballs or Sausages
- pasatta or tomato based pasta sauce
- meatballs or sausages (pre-made or homemade)

- onion (optional)
- garlic (optional)
- fresh chilli or chilli flakes (to taste)

- salt (to taste)
- sugar (to taste)
- soy sauce (to taste) 

- pepper (to taste)

- tomato sauce (to taste)
- Italian herbs (to taste)

Sautee onion, garlic, and chilli. Brown meatballs or sausages (remove excess liquid if desired. It will change the nature of the sauce if there is excess liquid). Add pasta sauce. In the meantime, cook pasta with some salted water. Use sugar/salt/pepper/soy sauce/Italian herb mix to change sauce if too tart, sweet, etc... Garnish pasta and sauce with parmessan if desired.

Spaghetti Bolognese (Asian Interpretation) with Pasta
- pasatta
- sliced beef

- onion (optional)
- garlic (optional)
- fresh chilli, sriracha chilli sauce, or chilli flakes (to taste)

- salt (to taste)
- sugar (to taste)
- soy sauce (to taste) 

- fish sauce (to taste) 

- pepper (to taste)

Sautee onion, garlic, and chilli. Brown mince (remove excess liquid if desired. It will change the nature of the sauce if there is excess liquid). Add pasta sauce. In the meantime, cook pasta with some salted water. Use sugar/salt/pepper/sriracha chilli sauce/soy sauce to change sauce if too tart, sweet, etc... Garnish pasta and sauce with parmessan if desired.

Seafood or Chill Prawn Tomato Sauce with Pasta
- pasatta or tomato based pasta sauce
- prawns or seafood
- onion (optional)
- garlic (optional)
- fresh chilli or chilli flakes (to taste)

- sriracha chilli sauce, sambal oelek, or chilli bean paste (to taste)

- salt (to taste)
- sugar (to taste)
- soy sauce (to taste) 

- pepper (to taste)

- tomato sauce (to taste)

- diced fresh tomato (optional)(buy pre-diced canned if pressed for time)
- olives (optional)(buy canned, pre-sliced, and drain holding liquid if pressed for time)

Sautee onion, garlic, and chilli. Sear seafood (remove excess liquid if desired. It will change the nature of the sauce if there is excess liquid). Add pasta sauce, and fresh tomato and olives (if desired). In the meantime, cook pasta with some salted water. Use sugar/salt/pepper/sriracha chilli sauce/soy sauce to change sauce if too tart, sweet, etc... Garnish pasta and sauce with parmessan if desired.

Pork Chops With White Sauce with Pasta
- pork chops
- cream

- tomato sauce

- garlic

- salt (to taste)
- sugar (to taste)
- soy sauce (to taste) 

- pepper (to taste)

- tomato sauce (to taste)

Sear pork chop with garlic to level desired (remove excess liquid if desired. It will change the nature of the sauce if there is excess liquid) and remove from pan. Add cream to deglaze pan and create sauce. In the meantime, cook pasta with some salted water. Use sugar/salt/pepper/tomato sauce/soy sauce to change sauce if too tart, sweet, etc... Garnish pasta and sauce with parmessan if desired.

Beef Steak With White Sauce with Pasta
- beef steak

- white pasta sauce (can be any. We will modify to suit our tastes but most are roughly the same. Alfredo is often the easiest/closest to what we finally want though)
- sugar
- salt
- garlic
- pepper
Coat steak in sugar, salt, garlic, and pepper. Fry steak in a pan. In the meantime, cook pasta with some salted water and cook white pasta sauce with it. Use sugar/salt/soy sauce to change sauce if too tart, sweet, etc... Slice beef steak and serve on top of pasta with white sauce. Garnish pasta and sauce with parmessan if desired.

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