Pasta adored adults and children: 4 easy recipes to prepare

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Pasta is one of the most beloved dishes and it is one of the easy dishes to prepare and there are many ways to prepare it. Italian cuisine is famous for its varied pasta recipes, Italians have 300 different forms of pasta. An Italian can eat a different form of pasta every day – throughout the year – and funnily enough, some of them do it. Each region in Italy has a type of pasta named after it. Globally, there are 350 different forms of pasta.

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  • Pasta is a versatile and globally popular dish with over 350 varieties, making it easy to enjoy in numerous forms.
  • Italian cuisine features a rich diversity of pasta types, with each region having its own signature version.
  • Nutritionally, pasta provides essential carbohydrates, fiber, proteins, minerals, and vitamins, and is best enjoyed in moderation with vegetables.
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  • The shrimp and tuna pasta salad is a nutritious cold dish that combines seafood with vegetables and mayonnaise for a refreshing flavor.
  • Meat and cream pasta is a baked dish combining minced meat, vegetables, and mozzarella cheese, topped with a creamy tomato-based sauce.
  • Chicken and Parmesan pasta uses a rich, homemade sauce with cream cheese and broth to complement tender chicken and pasta.
  • Parmesan pasta with pesto sauce offers a herbal and creamy taste combining basil-based pesto, garlic, and cream for a comforting meal.

Pasta or pasta as it is called in the Arab countries contains carbohydrates that are a source of energy. They also contain fiber that facilitates digestion. Pasta also contains proteins, minerals and vitamins. It is preferable to eat pasta with vegetables to get a rich meal and take into account moderation in eating it and not overeating it.

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If you are a pasta lover, a fan of Italian cuisine, or tired of traditional pasta recipes, we invite you to follow the lines of this article and try some of these recipes and enjoy different flavors and recipes.

1- Pasta salad with shrimp and tuna

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Ingredients:

500 grams of pasta

Tuna can "drained from oil"

250 grams of peeled shrimp

Cup pepper chopped "small pieces"

Salt and black pepper "quantity to taste"

4 tablespoons mayonnaise

Olive

Cooking:

We boil pasta in the usual way. In a bowl, sauté the shrimp in olive oil until browned and cooked. In a serving bowl, mix the pasta with colored peppers, shrimp and mayonnaise with spices well and then serve the salad cold.

Shrimp are rich in minerals such as iron, phosphorus, vitamins such as vitamin B12, protein and iodine, and are important sources of omega-6 and 3. The salad is suitable for serving alongside other dishes or as a nutritious snack.

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2- Meat and cream pasta

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Ingredients:

500 grams boiled ingredient

300 g minced meat

Cup sliced mushrooms "preferably fresh mushrooms"

cup sweet corn "canned and drained from solution"

1 medium chopped onion

2 tablespoons tomato paste

One large tomato, peeled and chopped

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup water

Two cloves of minced garlic

Cream box "about 100 grams"

Salt and pepper

Cup grated mozzarella cheese

Cube broth

"Dispensable" broth

Cooking:

In a pan, stir the minced meat on the fire until it changes color, then add the onion and the stock cube and continue to stir for several minutes, then add the mushrooms, garlic and corn and stir for 5 minutes. Then add the tomato paste, chopped tomatoes, spices and water and leave the mixture for 5 minutes to mix well and pour the tomatoes and change color to a dark color. Stack the pasta in the oven tray and pour the previous mixture over it. Then mix the milk and cream with a little salt and pour over the sauce and pasta mixture and spread it well to cover the tray completely. Then sprinkle the mozzarella cheese as a final layer on top and place the tray in the oven at 180 for 20 minutes. After the cheese melts and the face is red, remove it from the oven and serve hot.

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3- Chicken and Parmesan Pasta

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Ingredients:

400 grams of your favorite boiled pasta

500g chicken fillet, cut into medium cubes

A cup and a quarter of broth

4 spoons of flour

150 g cream cheese

5 spoons grated Parmesan cheese

Oil spoon

black pepper

3 cloves garlic and garlic powder

Cooking:

In a pan, add the oil and garlic cloves, divided in half to give a flavor, and before browning, add the chicken pieces and continue stirring for several minutes until cooked. In another saucepan we prepare the sauce. Fry the flour until yellow, add the broth, cream cheese and half the Parmesan cheese, then add salt, pepper and a little icing garlic. Stir well until combined. We add the chicken pieces to it to mix with the sauce, then stack the pasta in a serving dish and pour the sauce and chicken, then decorate with the rest of the Parmesan cheese and serve hot.

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For a faster preparation method, you can replace the sauce with cooking cream with Parmesan cheese, stock cube and spices and mix them over low heat over the chicken to give the cream a chicken flavor.

4- Parmesan pasta with pesto sauce

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Ingredients:

"The quantity can be doubled as desired"

300 grams of your favorite boiled pasta

crushed garlic clove

Olive

1/2 cup cream

salt

Black and white pepper

cup grated Parmesan cheese

Cup and a half pesto sauce

Preparation of pesto sauce:

1 cup basil leaves + 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese + 1/3 cup olive oil + 3 tablespoons pine nuts + 3 cloves garlic, minced + salt and pepper

Mix basil, parmesan, garlic and pine nuts together in an electric blender, then add salt and pepper, then add olive oil with the previous ingredients, mixing slowly. Freeze the sauce in a container with a tight lid in the refrigerator if not in use immediately. This amount is enough to prepare a cup of sauce or the equivalent of 16 tablespoons. Eating pesto sauce, according to nutritionists, relieves anxiety and depression, improves mental health and concentration, and reduces the risk of infections.

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Cooking:

Boil pasta as usual and preferably salted during cooking. Heat oil in a saucepan, add garlic and stir until wilted, then add pesto sauce and cream. Gradually add spices "salt, white and black pepper". Continue stirring until the ingredients combine and form a firm sauce. Drain the pasta from the water and then add to the sauce, stirring and mixing the ingredients together. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top and serve hot.

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