Pasta Dishes

[Saz]

Well most people like pasta dishes, so why not have a thread for it. You can post a recipie for actaul pasta, a really good gluten-free pre bought type, or an actual dish, anything to do with pasta

The best pre made pasta I have found is San Remo Penne. It is honestly better than some "real" pastas I have tired. Some Members of my family actually eat this even though they can eat all the normal pasta they like.

I made a yummy sauce the other night because I couldn't be bothered reading the ingredients on the pre made ones.

Basically I chopped up some bacon, onion and garlic and cooked that. I then added diced tomatoes and some basil, tyhme and oragano. Very easy but really nice.

[zansu]

I have a request: any one know how to adjust a lasagne recipe for uncooked noodles? I've seen it done, but there are some adjustments I don't know. My (italian) husband uses all sorts of colorful language when he has to work with rice lasagne noodles.

[Guhlia]

Oh boy would that be helpful if someone could answer that lasagna question. Those rice based lasagna noodles are NOT fun to work with.

[LisaJ]

Funny that this is posted - I just made some "no boil" lasagna a couple nights ago. I got some brown rice noodles and wanted to follow the same recipe I always had before I was gluten-free - I always used the "No-Boil Classic Lasagna" recipe right on the side of the Creamette noodles box. I just cooked it at 375 degrees instead of 350, and left it in the oven for about 20-30 minutes longer than it said on the recipe, and it turned out perfectly! Here's the recipe:

1 (15-16 oz) container Ricotta cheese

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

2 eggs

2 (26 oz) jars pasta sauce combined with 1/2 cup water (I used about 3/4 cup water)

1 package lasagna noodles uncooked

1 pound italian sausage or ground beef, cooked and drained

4 cups mozzarella cheese

parsley

Preheat oven to 375

In a bowl, mix ricotta, parmesan cheese and eggs, mix well. on bottom of 15x9 inch baking dish, spread 1 cup pasta sauce. Top with half each of the uncooked noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, sausage/beef, remaining pasta sauce and mozzarella. Repeat layering. Top with parsley. Cover tightly. Bake 1 hour (it took about 80-90 minutes for me with the brown rice noodles). Let stand covered 15 minutes before serving.

Hope it works for you as well as it did for me!!

[ArtGirl]

Good idea for a thread.

... I chopped up some bacon, onion and garlic and cooked that. I then added diced tomatoes and some basil, tyhme and oragano. Very easy but really nice.

This is one of my favorite combinations, but instead of fresh tomatoes I will partially reconstitute sundried tomatoes (just soft enough to cut but still sort of chewy) and add them to the mix. These tomatoes really ad a great taste. I like this combination with cooked rice, too.

[happygirl]

My favorite is the Better Homes and Gardens recipe for Mac and Cheese, except we substitute Tinkyada pasta and use a little bit of gluten-free flour. I prefer Velveeta over the regular cheese, too. We all had it at my house for dinner the other night...delicious!

[wolfie]

If I am not mistaken, the DeBole's Lasagna has instructions for No Boil right on the box. I don't have a box of it now, but I am almost positive that I have not boiled these the last time I made lasagna.

We make mac & cheese with Tinkyada, butter, milk & Kraft Cheese Powder that comes in the can. DS & DD love it!

[Guest AutumnE]

If I am not mistaken, the DeBole's Lasagna has instructions for No Boil right on the box. I don't have a box of it now, but I am almost positive that I have not boiled these the last time I made lasagna.

We make mac & cheese with Tinkyada, butter, milk & Kraft Cheese Powder that comes in the can. DS & DD love it!

I use this recipe, dh who dislikes gluten free food and complains about the slighest difference in taste loves this recipe on the box. I do add a little more sauce and mozzarella cheese though. Make sure the noodles are fully covered in sauce. I cant tell a difference between a regular lasagna and this one.