I used chicken broth
instead of pasta water, skipped the salt.
Not exact matches
** If chopping asparagus
instead of peeling, add them to the
pasta water 2 minutes before
pasta is done for medium to large stalks, or 1 minute for skinny stalks.
Instead of just serving tomatoes fresh, we squeeze / punch / smash them up a bit so they get softer and release some
of that lovely juice that gets mixed with olive oil, a splash
of the hot
pasta water, fresh basil, garlic and pickled capers.
4 ounces linguine
pasta 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, sliced into thin strips 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning 2 tablespoons butter 1 green bell pepper, chopped [I used orange bell pepper
instead] 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped 4 fresh mushrooms, sliced [I omitted because I forgot to get them, oops] 1 green onion, minced 1 1/2 cups heavy cream [I used half and half] 1/4 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese DIRECTIONS Bring a large pot
of lightly salted
water to a boil.
sausage and 16 oz
pasta (
instead of 12), and I use wine
instead of water when sautéing the fennel bulb.
May I suggest setting aside some
Of the starchy pasta water to add to the sauce instead of hot water to stretch it ou
Of the starchy
pasta water to add to the sauce
instead of hot water to stretch it ou
of hot
water to stretch it out?
I saw a great idea on another site —
instead of wilting the spinach in the pan, just toss the fresh spinach in your strainer before you pour the boiling
water and
pasta into it.
However, for my everyday dinner - rice, I use 3 cups
of water instead of 2 cups, and at end
of cooking, I drain the excess
water just like you would drain extra
pasta water.
I use this
instead of plain
water when making things like rice,
pasta, or beans because it's such a perfect way to add lots
of flavor to your food without having to add salt.
Instead of cooking
pasta in a huge pot
of water, here we use just 3 1/2 cups for this one - pot
pasta recipe.