European pasta recipes costing less than $1.5 per serving

Pasta with Cream Sauce

This beautiful pasta is well coated with a delicious garlic-cream sauce. It's so versatile that it can be served as a side dish or as a main meal .

Pasta alla puttanesca

A tangy and somewhat salty popular Italian pasta dish.

Broccoli Rabe Garlic Pasta

The garlic flavored oil makes the broccoli rabe less bitter, and with toasted garlic, it's a great dish.

Italian Sausage and Pasta

Pasta with Italian sausage, broccoli and olive oil.

Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta Bake

This One-Pot Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta is perfect for the upcoming fall season. It has a beautiful orange color that just blends with the mood of the…

Angel Hair Pasta with Garlic Herbs and Parmesan

Angel Hair Pasta with Garlic Herbs and Parmesan, When I was a college student living on my own years ago one of…

From the files of S.L.I.M meals; Peas and Macaroni

S.L.I.M Stands for Slightly Lowered Income Meals (TM). It is for those of us who have been hit hard with these…

Cara's Marinara

Thers are 3 simple rules that any Italian grandmother will tell you on how to make a good "gravy". Rule #1: Less is more! The key to a good sauce…

CREAMY SHRIMP FETTUCCINE

My husband loves this recipe. I haven't made it in a while. You can prepare it with shrimp or chicken. I prefer chicken, but shrimp is what I had on…

Delicious Homemade Carbonara Recipe

Learn to create a fantastic carbonara pasta at home.

Baked Ziti

Healthy baked ziti and one of my husband's favorites.

Broccoli Rabe with Bacon & Anchovies

This is a delicious meal to place on any table. Enjoy with much Love, Catherine

Italian Filled Pasta Shells

This is such a great dish for Italian night!

Spaetzle

This is a simple and delicious recipe for Spaetzle. My friend Helmut normally does not add oil to his Spaetzle, but we did last night because it…

Vegetarian Lasagna