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I thought it might be a nice idea for everyone to contribute their fave simple fork-supper kinda pasta dishes as we are now officially in Comfort Food Season. Here's mine to start......

 

Rigatoni With Roasted Tomatoes

 

I pkt cherry tomatoes

Olive oil

1 Head garlic

Salt and Pepper

Finely sliced Chilli (optional)

Fresh grated Parmesan

 

Put tomatoes and garlic in ovenproof dish, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast on low heat for about 45 mins.

Squeeze garlic out of cloves and mash into tomatoes until they break up.

Add chilli if using to taste.

Add fresh Parmesan and mix in.

Serve on cooked Rigatoni or similar robust pasta.

 

Over to you...................................

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Here is a really quick one

 

Fry some sliced courgettes, mix in a pack of cream cheese with garlic and herbs and a little milk and heat through. Mix with cooked pasta.

 

Done

 

 

Anyone want Baked bean Lasagne recipe? (tip for parents - this one changed Layla's mind about mushrooms - she loves them now)

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OK you asked for it! Its sounds odd but it is tasty.

 

Fry chopped onion in a little oil, throw in some sliced (or chopped if you prefer) mushrooms (we use at least 8oz) and cook a bit, stir in a tin of baked beans and a dash of tomato puree. That's your filling done.

 

Make a cheese sauce and layer filling/sauce/sheets of lasagne in the usual way. Finish with lots of lovely grated cheese to make a crispy top.

 

Cook for about 40 minutes. Voila!

 

I did not invent this - I got it out of a veggie cook book back in my university years. It has been a intermittent favourite of me and mine for over 20 years. It was ressurrected about a year ago as an experiment in tempting the then 5 year old to eat mushrooms. It worked.

 

Meat-eating men seem to like it too.

 

So, Egluntine are you going to try it?????

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I might try that one as well!

 

My favourite pasta meal is Garlic Mushroom Lasagne

 

Fry lots of sliced mushrooms in batches in light olive oil and drain on kitchen paper.

Gently fry garlic until golden, add the mushrooms back to the pan.

 

Make a cheese sauce and layer the pasta, mushrooms and cheese sauce in the usual way and bake.

 

Serve with green salad and baby tomatoes - rocket leaves go well with this.

 

Not my favourite comfort food though - that's Cheese and Potato Pie with baked beans at the bottom (or chopped tomato if I'm being good!)

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Please can I have the cheese and potato pie recipe Lesley sounds like a great store cupboard standby. :)

 

So easy - just make a cheesey mash, add very, very finely chopped onion and spread it over baked beans (or chopped canned tomatoes) in an ovenproof dish.

 

Sprinkle with grated cheese and put under the grill until bubbly and golden.

 

- definitely no vegetables, especially green ones, to be eaten with this meal :wink:

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One of my favourites is an old weigh"Ooops, word censored!"chers one. Stir fry some turkey or chicken breast, cut into strips (before frying!) and add to cooked tagliatelle with a pot of low fat philadelphia with garlic and herbs. Stir around until the philly has melted and coated the chicken and pasta. Serve! :drool: Very tasty!

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