American pasta recipes

Chicken Breast with Macaroni and Veggies

This dish is quick, easy and so good. You will think you went to a gourmet Italian restaurant without the…

Blue Cheese Macaroni Salad

pumpkin' mac and cheese

healthier mac n' cheese n' pumpkin with garbanzo beans....

Broccoli Pasta Slaw

A nice sweet slaw with broccoli slaw instead of the traditional slaw. A hit with the kids!

Spicy Mac and Cheese

A grownup twist on a childhood favorite!

CHILI SPAGHETTI

WHEN OUR KIDS WERE SMALL IN THE 1980'S WE HAD A WORK DAY AT THE LAKE CABIN. ON THE WAY HOME THE RECIPE CAME TO ME, IT'S FAST AND IT'S EASY.

Chocolate Pasta

This recipe is a great dessert. It is different an maybe some people may not want to try it, but It taste great. I made it for a party and it was…

Penne in cream sauce with smoked salmon & chives

The delicate flavor of the sauce mingles well with the salty, earthy flavor of the smoked salmon. My daughter…

Italian Mac & Cheese

My BFF, Sunny, was coming for dinner with her husband and I was making pork tenderloin with blueberry balsamic sauce, but what to serve as a side…

Pasta Shells in white sauce with sausage, mushrooms and peas!

I'm a big fan of Italian food and Pasta tops my list! I had this packet of shell pasta and wanted to make…

Couscous Salad with Black Beans, Mushrooms and Corn

This recipe sounds a little odd, but it tastes great. We served it under a simple broiled salmon with…

Summer mac salad

This is a mac salad recipe that I make often throughout the summer. It has the foundation of the Muellers elbows box recipe and has evolved through…

Mushroom, Lemon Orzo

So delicious and easy! Always a crowd pleaser! Oh, and the recipe makes a ton!

Breakfast Pasta

Pasta for breakfast? Why not? This is a great dish that can really be served for lunch or dinner as well. But, with the eggs we decided to call it…

Pesto pasta salad

You may have eaten a pasta dish that contained pesto sauce. But, have you ever tried it as a cold salad? Here is a simple recipe for pesto pasta…