Grilled Chicken and Garden Vegetable Penne Pasta
Tomatoes, squash, red sweet peppers and green onions give garden-fresh flavor to this chicken-and-pasta main dish. Also, the vegetables add nice color to the recipe, which comes from the Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio.
Tuna-Noodle Casserole
Green beans, chopped sweet peppers, chopped celery and fresh mushrooms add fresh flavor to our tuna casserole recipe.
Tagliatelle A La Hudson
This well-rounded family dinner combines the lemon-and-proscuitto pasta from Zona Spray's cooking school in Hudson, Ohio, and a tossed salad with dried cherries and Parmesan from Door County, Wisconsin's, White Gull Inn.
French Spaghetti
Layer creamy white and tomato-mushroom sauces with noodles to create this meatless dish. You can serve it with a salad as a main course or spoon out smaller portions as a side dish. "This was a real treat," writes one of our website reviewers. "The cream gives this dish a really rich boost."
Fusilli Primavera
This recipe tosses fun curly pasta with spring vegetables ("primavera"). We added almonds and a hint of cheese for a colorful stir-fry dish with crunch. A splash of vermouth adds some tang to the sauce.
Blue-Ribbon Italian Sauce
This old family recipe comes from Kansas City, Missouri, reader Mary Rowell. She learned it from her mother, who learned it from her Italian mother-in-law. Starch from a potato helps thicken the sauce.
Fresh Tomato and Arugula Pasta
Arugula is a spicy little green that gives this fresh tomato pasta a peppery bite. For a more mellow flavor, use spinach instead of arugula.
Noodles with Honey-Balsamic Beef
Tangy balsamic vinegar, sweet honey and the bite of red pepper flakes blend as they season this beef stir-fry. We liked the crunch of the Chinese cabbage called bok choy. Dried vermicelli pasta nests or angel-hair pasta can be used as the noodle base.
Chicken Veneto
This variation of a classic Italian recipe comes from Salvatore's Ristorante in Indianapolis. Chicken is cooked in a skillet and seasoned with a sauce of butter, garlic, artichoke hearts, pistachio nuts and white wine. The dish takes just 30 minutes from start to finish.
Pizza in a Bowl
One of the winners in a Midwest Living potluck recipe contest, this recipe from a North Canton, Ohio, reader combines pizza toppings with macaroni, sprinkled on top with Parmesan and pepperoni.
Tuna Pasta Bliss
Fun three-color pasta, cubed cheese, albacore tuna and roasted sweet red peppers blend for a pasta salad with summer freshness from fresh basil and Romaine leaves. Sprinkled cashews add a nice topping.
Linguini with Shrimp and Pine Nuts
Dry sherry flavors the broth, and crushed red pepper adds a tiny bite to this pasta dish from Bartolino's, a popular Italian restaurant in the Hill area of St. Louis, Missouri.
Army and Lou's Macaroni and Cheese
Here's a real crowd-pleaser: a creamy mac and cheese recipe using three kinds of cheese. It's from Army and Lou's restaurant in Chicago.
Wine-Tasting Lasagna
This is a great recipe for entertaining. If you're thinking about holding a wine-tasting party, the flavors of the red meat sauce and cheese-spinach layers in this colorful lasagna will complement the wines.
Pesto Penne with Roasted Chicken
Purchased pesto and roast chicken put this main-dish pasta on the table in just 20 minutes. Fresh broccoli cooks with the pasta and lends fresh flavor.
Linguine in Fresh Tomato Sauce With Garlic-Basil Toast
Kalamata olives add flavor to the homemade tomato sauce in this vegetarian pasta meal. And it's ready in 20 minutes!
Greek Pastitsio
Some call this dish (pronounced pah-STEET-see-oh) the Greek lasagna. Our version was inspired by the pastitsio served at a popular Detroit-area Greek restaurant. We use elbow macaroni and kasseri cheese (similar to provolone in flavor, but milder with a slight buttery taste). Just like lasagna, this dish is easier to serve if it stands about 10 minutes after baking.
Reunion Noodle Salad
Soy sauce, lemon olive oil and garlic create a flavorful dressing for this pasta and vegetable salad. The recipe comes from the Savage family in Columbus, Ohio, where it's served at big family gatherings.
Second-Helping Pasta
Sweet peppers, garlic and tomato add color and flavor to this quick-and-easy pasta dish. If you like, add cooked chicken strips or shrimp.
Tuna Alfredo Casserole
Substitute any pesto you like in this easy, six-ingredient tuna casserole recipe.
Pumpkin-Filled Ravioli
Choose from the variety of mushrooms at your supermarket when you make this dish from Spiaggia in Chicago. Or you can buy cheese ravioli to use with this recipe's rich mushroom sauce.
Tomato Vodka Cream Sauce over Fettuccini
This versatile recipe is delicious over any type of pasta. A classic tomato sauce gets extra flavor from 2 tablespoons of vodka and smoothness from whipped cream. You can leave out the vodka, if you like, and experiment with different flavors of canned stewed tomatoes.
Cheesy Multigrain Spaghetti Casserole
Extra-firm tofu provides protein in this meatless main dish. Whole-grain pasta adds flavor and nutrition.
Mushroom and Gorgonzola Fettuccine
This rich-and-creamy noodle recipe is from Herman's restaurant at Garland resort near Lewiston, Michigan. Sweet red pepper and fresh herbs give splashes of color to the mushroom sauce.
Eight-Layer Casserole
A Waukegan, Illinois, reader contributed this homespun ground beef-and-noodle hotdish recipe. She said it is one of her favorites to take to church suppers. Make-ahead directions are included at the end of the recipe.
Thai Chicken Salad
Lots of veggies, grilled chicken, Asian buckwheat noodles and a peanut dressing create this choice chilled main-dish salad. The recipe is from M's Pub in Omaha. You can assemble it 2 to 4 hours before serving.
Inside-Out Spaghetti Pie
Pasta forms the "crust" for ground meat filling in this family-favorite dish.
Morel Mushroom Cream Sauce With Pasta
This creamy morel sauce pasta is a signature dish at Samuel's restaurant in Suttons Bay, Michigan. When Sam Hybels bought the former Hattie's restaurant in Suttons Bay, he also acquired this recipe. Today, Hattie's is called Samuel's, but the sauce remains the same. "I'd never dare tamper with it," Sam says.
Lemongrass Chicken over Noodles
The popular Thai herb lemongrass seasons this stir-fry we created with a lemony finish. You can substitute a variety of noodles in this main dish.
Walnut Room Butternut Squash Ravioli
Toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds) add crunchiness to this main dish recipe from Macy's Walnut Room in Chicago. Dried cranberries, sweet red pepper and sage add color.
When are you going to change your recipe page? Can't you print the recipe to fit the whole page? Why do you have it all on one side of the page? Wasteful!
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