Pasta Recipes

 Here are a few of the pasta recipes that were used in the shorts on all social media places. 

Better Homes and Gardens Pasta Cookbook 1983

Baked Pasta and salmon

8 ounces dry farfalle (noodles)

1 medium zucchini Chopped

2 TBSP butter

2 TBSP flour

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp paprika

¼ tsp dry mustard

1/8 tsp ground red pepper (or Black Pepper)

1 ½ cups milk

1 ½ cups shredded Swiss Cheese (6 ounces)

1 15½ ounce canned salmon, drained, skin and bones removed and broken into medium chucks.

Cook your pasta. Drain. Cook the Zucchini in butter for 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the flour, salt, paprika, dry mustard, and pepper. Add the milk all at once. Cook and stir till the zucchini mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Add the shredded cheese, stirring until melted. Combine the cooked pasta and the zucchini mixture and add the salmon. Toss gently to mix.

Turn the salmon mixture into a baking dish, sprinkle with additional paprika. Bake covered in a 350-degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or till the salmon mixture is heated through. Makes 6 main dish servings. 

Booklet from Better Homes and Gardens Quick and easy recipes 2004

Mexican style pasta bake.

12 oz bow tie pasta

½ cup chopped onion

½ cup chopped sweet red pepper

3 TBSP butter

1/3 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp dried cilantro crushed

½ tsp cumin

3 cups of milk

6 oz Colby cheese cubed

1 ½ cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1 cup salsa

2/3 cup halved pitted green and/or ripe olives

Chili powder

Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Butter a 3-quart baking dish. In a pot cook the pasta, drain and return to the pan. In a large saucepan cook onion and sweet pepper in butter for a few minutes till tender. Stir in flour, salt, cilantro and cumin. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low. Stir in Colby cheese and 1 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese; stir until melted. Pour over drained pasta stir to combine.

 

Layer half of the pasta mixture, all the salsa, and the remaining pasta mixture into the baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and olives. Sprinkle lightly with chili powder. Baked uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes or until bubbly around the edges and heated through. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Makes 6 servings.