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August 2, 2011
Pasta & Tomato Toss
Homestyle Pasta
Prep time:
8 minutescooking time:
15 minutes“'You could cook for hours and not prepare something as tasty as this quick dish,' Grandma used to say.”
Ingredients
Serves 6
- 12 ounces wide noodles
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can stewed Italian recipe tomatoes, drained
- Fresh basil leaves, optional for garnish
Directions
1
Cook pasta according to the package directions; drain. Rinse with cool water; drain again.
2
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the whipping cream. Remove from heat. Add pasta and mix well.
3
Combine the pasta mixture, green onions, chopped basil, salt and black pepper in a large bowl and mix well.
4
Add Parmesan to pasta mixture and mix well.
5
Spoon the pasta mixture into a salad bowl. Add the tomatoes and toss lightly to mix. Garnish with fresh basil leaves, if desired. Serve immediately.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
When Grandma wanted to serve this pasta toss as an entree, she used fettuccine noodles. When she wanted to serve it as a side dish or chilled as a salad, she used small shell pasta and chopped the tomatoes very small. She added a few chopped fresh parsley leaves for a pretty touch of green and an extra fresh flavor.
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