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Does Pasta Make You Happy?

A rather old Italian study has magically resurfaced online, boldly asserting that pasta is the key to happiness. While it certainly adds a sprinkle of joy, let’s not overlook the myriad other factors at play, shall we? The research conducted in Milan, Italy, by the Behavior & Brain Lab IULM within the “Pasta Experience – […]

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Vegan Pasta With Garlic and Wild Garlic Sauce

It’s not the first time (or the last) when we accomplish two goals in one shot. That is because although this pasta dish is purely vegan it can also be served as a side to any meat-eater out there. Anyway, vegan or not, you have to try this sauce.

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Ingredients Needed for Vegan Pasta With Garlic and Wild Garlic Sauce

2-3 tomatoes, sliced
olive oil
salt
pepper
12 ounces pasta
3-4 ounces wild garlic
1 ounce of parsley
1 chili, thickly sliced
7-8 garlic cloves

How to Make Vegan Pasta With Garlic and Wild Garlic Sauce

Place the sliced tomatoes into a baking dish, sprinkle them with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
Bake for 20 minutes at 170º/340F.
Fill a pot halfway with water, salt it, and add 2-3 teaspoons of olive oil.
Add the pasta and boil for 8-10 minutes.
Add the wild garlic, parsley, chili, and garlic cloves to a blender, together with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and mix until even.
Serve the pasta warm, topped with baked tomatoes and green sauce.

Hot Cauliflower Pasta

We’re not sure if, while cooking this delicious dish, we upgraded the pasta or the cauliflower. Anyway, it dawned on us that together they work wonders, especially when flavoring the oven-baking cauliflower with lemon juice, garlic, chili pepper, and olive oil.

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Ingredients Needed for Hot Cauliflower Pasta

1 cauliflower, broken into florets
5-6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2-3 teaspoons chili flakes
salt
pepper
4-5 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
1 cup water
10 ounces boiled pasta

How to Make Hot Cauliflower Pasta

Add the cauliflower florets to a bowl, flavor with minced garlic (3-4 cloves), olive oil (1 tablespoon), chili flakes (1 teaspoon), salt, pepper, and lemon juice (2-3 teaspoons), then mix, using your hands.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper and spread the flavored florets on it. At this stage, you can season with even more chili flakes, pepper, olive oil, or what have you, if you so desire.
Bake for 25 minutes at 380ºF/190ºC.
Mash the baked florets, using a fork and transfer them to a pan over low heat.
Season with parsley and also add the remaining chili flakes, lemon juice, and minced garlic. Pour the water, cook and, occasionally stir until reduced.
Add the pasta, stir them in, then serve seasoned with freshly chopped parsley, lemon juice, and/or olive oil.

Broccoli Pasta

It’s hard to say if pasta upgrades the broccoli here, or the other way around. Bear in mind that if you use rennet-free parmesan you’ll have a vegetarian dish on your plate. Skip the parmesan altogether, use egg-free pasta and you’ll end up with vegan pasta. Your choice.

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Ingredients Needed for Broccoli Pasta

3 bunches of broccoli, florets
warm water
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup vegetable stock
1 teaspoon dill, chopped
salt
pepper
1 teaspoon chili flakes
6 ounces cooked pasta
6 tablespoons parmesan, grated

How to Make Broccoli Pasta

Add the broccoli florets to a pan over low heat and pour 1 cup of warm water over them.
Cook for 12-14 minutes.
Add the garlic and olive oil. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
Pour the vegetable stock, season with dill, salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Add the cooked pasta and stir for 2-3 minutes.
Serve the pasta with grated parmesan on top.

Penne Pasta With Vegetables

Whenever in the mood for pasta without much of a hassle you can try this no-brainer. First, boil the pasta according to the package directions, then cook them in the pan with the veggies. This will wonderfully flavor them and the whole fuss will take about 20 minutes.

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Ingredients Needed for Penne Pasta With Vegetables

salt
7 ounces penne pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 eggplant, diced
3 ounces mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 zucchini, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 carrot, sliced
½ red bell pepper, cut into sticks
½ yellow bell pepper, cut into sticks
1 tomato, diced
1 teaspoon oregano
pepper

How to Make Penne Pasta With Vegetables

Fill a medium pot halfway with water, salt it, and heat it.
Add the pasta and cook it according to package directions.
Heat the olive oil in a pan over low-medium heat.
Add the onion. Cook and stir until tender.
Add the eggplant, mushrooms, zucchini, and garlic cloves. Cook and stir until tender.
Add the carrot, mixed bell peppers, diced tomato, and oregano. Season with salt and pepper and stir in for 1 more minute.
Add the boiled penne pasta, stir it in, then remove from heat.

Butternut Squash and Tomato Pasta

For this one, see to it and have ready at your side some mashed butternut squash and cooked pasta. You’ll prepare a creamy and buttery vegetarian main dish with just the right amount of acidity added to it by means of tomatoes.

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Ingredients Needed for Butternut Squash and Tomato Pasta

1 teaspoon butter
2 tomatoes, diced
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 tablespoons mashed butternut squash
3 ounces cooked pasta
1 tablespoon creme fraiche

How to Make Butternut Squash and Tomato Pasta

Melt the butter in a pan over low heat.
Add the tomatoes and stir them in.
Stir in the dried basil and add the mashed squash. Stir in.
Stir in the cooked pasta and the creme fraiche.
Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes more, or until it thickened and creamy.

Carrot Pork Meatballs With Pesto Pasta

We feel an urge for meat and pasta from time to time, don’t you? If you’re like us, you’ll take 1 hour or so of your time and prepare a tray of meatballs, say, pork and carrot. You’ll serve them over pasta flavored with pesto sauce. Toss almond flakes to make things even more interesting.

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Ingredients Needed for Carrot Pork Meatballs With Pesto Pasta

1 pound pork mince
1 carrot, shredded
1 egg
1 teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon garlic powder
salt
pepper
1 pound spaghetti, cooked
1 teaspoon almond flakes
1 tablespoon pesto sauce

How to Make Carrot Pork Meatballs With Pesto Pasta

Add the pork mince, carrot, and egg to a bowl. Season with oregano, nutmeg, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until even.
Shape the mixture into meatballs. We’ve ended up with 16 of them.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper and place the meatballs on it. Bake for 40 minutes at 380⁰F/190⁰C.
Add the cooked spaghetti, almond flakes and pesto sauce to a bowl. Mix them.
Serve the meatballs over the pesto pasta.

Rainbow Pasta

In case you’re fed up with the bland yellowish-white color of your pasta, you can simply color them. You can choose to make your colors more intense. However, we went for saturated colors. Also, unlike us, you may choose to serve the different-colored pasta mixed.

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Ingredients Needed for Rainbow Pasta

food coloring
6 cups spaghetti, boiled
1 tablespoon melted butter
pepper
salt
parmesan, grated

How to Make Rainbow Pasta

Add each food coloring to a medium-sized bowl and mix with a little bit of water. We’ve used red, orange, yellow, blue, violet, and green.
Add 1 cup of cooked spaghetti to each bowl and mix until the pasta is colored.
Transfer on a flat plate and drizzle with melted butter.
Top with grated parmesan and serve.

Green Bean and Potato Pasta Salad

What about a creamy and filling pasta salad with white potatoes and green beans? We’ll enhance its creaminess with heavy cream and flavor the whole thing with pesto sauce. This is a meal per se, a vegetarian one that is. It can also be served as a side dish and part of a complete meal.

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Ingredients Needed for Green Bean and Potato Pasta Salad

4 white potatoes, quartered
salt
3 ounces of pasta
5 ounces of green beans
⅓ cup pesto sauce
⅓ cup heavy cream
pepper

How to Make Green Bean and Potato Pasta Salad

Fill a pot halfway with water and salt it. Add the potatoes and boil them for 10 minutes. Set aside.
Fill a pot halfway with water and bring it to a boil. Add the pasta and some salt, stir in, then boil for 8 minutes. Set aside.
Fill a pot halfway with water and bring it to a boil. Add the green beans and boil them for 3 minutes. Set them aside.
Add the pasta, potatoes, green beans, pesto sauce, and heavy cream to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix until even using two spatulas.

Chicken Pasta With Gorgonzola Sauce

Sometimes a rich buttery dish with a strong Italian influence is all you need. This time, let’s unite tender chicken breast and pasta on your plate, sprinkled with a creamy gorgonzola and parmesan sauce. As for the choice of pasta, don’t take it too seriously. Any will do.

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Ingredients Needed for Chicken Pasta With Gorgonzola Sauce

2 tablespoons of butter
10 ounces of chicken breast, chopped
salt
pepper
3.5 ounces of gorgonzola
3 tablespoons of heavy cream
2 tablespoons of parmesan, grated
12 ounces of cooked pappardelle
olive oil

How to Make Chicken Pasta With Gorgonzola Sauce

Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan over low heat, then add the chicken breast.
Turn the heat to medium-high and season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until browned. Set aside.
Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in a pan over low heat.
Add the gorgonzola and heavy cream. Cook and stir until melted.
Add the parmesan. Cook and stir until melted.
Serve the meat over pasta, sprinkled with olive oil and gorgonzola sauce.

Trofie Pasta With Broccoli and Pine Nut Sauce

Cook the trofie pasta al dente so that the contrast between their texture and that of the juicy cherry tomatoes can be enjoyed at its highest. But give the final blow to your palate by whipping up a buttery slightly hot sauce made with broccoli, baby spinach, and pine nuts.

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Ingredients Needed for Trofie Pasta With Broccoli and Pine Nut Sauce

10 ounces of broccoli
3 cups of boiled water
1 ounce butter
2 garlic cloves, crushed
4 ounces of baby spinach
¾ cup milk
salt
pepper
1 teaspoon red peppercorns, crushed
1 tablespoon roasted pine nuts
1 pound trofie pasta
5 fresh basil leaves
12 ounces of cherry tomatoes, halved

How to Make Trofie Pasta With Broccoli and Pine Nut Sauce

Add the broccoli to a pot and pour the boiled water over them. Let soak for 5 minutes.
Melt the butter in a skillet over low heat and add the garlic. Cook and stir for 30 seconds or so.
Add the baby spinach and broccoli. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes. Add the milk and stir in. Season with salt, pepper, and red peppercorns, stir them in, and remove from heat.
Transfer to a blender and add the pine nuts. Blend until smooth and set aside.
Fill a medium cooking pot halfway with water, salt it, and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and basil leaves and boil for 7 minutes.
Serve mixed with broccoli sauce and cherry tomatoes.

Fusili Pasta Salad With Avocado Dressing

Quickly put together a pasta salad, which is not just a simple salad, but a symphony of textures and flavors. And you only need 10 minutes to do it. It’s al dente fusilli seconded by mildly crispy bell peppers and mixed with juicy cherry tomatoes. Enrich it with sharp coconut milk and avocado dressing.

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Ingredients Needed for Fusili Pasta Salad With Avocado Dressing

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
⅓ cup coconut milk
½ avocado
1 teaspoon mustard
salt
pepper
1 cup cooked fusilli
½ medium yellow bell pepper, cut into sticks
½ cup cooked baby carrots
1 small cucumber, diced
3 ounces of yellow cherry tomatoes, wedged
3 ounces of red cherry tomatoes, wedged
0.5 medium orange bell pepper, cut into sticks
1 small red onion, sliced

How to Make Fusili Pasta Salad With Avocado Dressing

Add the vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, coconut milk, avocado, and mustard to a blender.
Season with salt and pepper, then blend until smooth. Set aside.
Add the cooked fusilli, yellow and orange bell pepper sticks, baby carrots, cucumber, yellow and red cherry tomatoes, and red onion to a bowl.
Add the avocado dressing and mix until even using two spatulas.

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