interesting things to put on plain pasta

#Interesting things to put on plain pasta full#

Yes, any long, thin pasta will work for this Parmesan pasta recipe.īecause this is such an easy noodle recipe, it’s important that you use the best quality ingredients you can. Season with salt and pepper before serving. Toss with the noodles, then add the grated Parm and some of the pasta water to loosen things up. Simply cook the noodles until al dente (exact timing will be listed on the package), then reserve 1/2 cup pasta water before draining.Īdd butter to the still-warm pot to melt. To make these easy Parmesan cheese noodles, all you need is: This buttered noodles recipe does double duty as a full-blown dinner or a side for chicken, surf or turf. It’s easy that way. Simple noodles, butter, salt and pepper and creamy parmesan topped with a sprinkling of parsley. My easy Parmesan pasta is exactly one of those recipes. But sometimes the simplest are the most satisfying. There are plenty of complicated pasta recipes out there, some with sausage, some with shrimp and some that play happily with fresh tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. She’s smart that way. Well Courtney, as my mom the pre-school teacher says, I’ve put on my listening ears and I’m ready.

My friend Courtney wrote a post about this, and she coaches me about it all of the time. Simplify and stop making things SEEM so hard. Maybe I played the martyr one time way too many.Ģ013 was the year for me being a lame friend, family member, and hostess. Which is why I’m adding the word Simplify to my list of words for 2014.

#Interesting things to put on plain pasta full#

Since it seemed that my standard answer when people asked, “How are you doing?” was some form of, “Things are good, I’m just really busy / I was up late last night finishing things up / Sorry I’m not going to make it, I have to get this done.” It’s no wonder my dance card seemed too full to them. Was I really THAT busy? TOO busy for my family and friends? One thing I heard over and over from friends and family in 2013 was this: “I was going to call you, but you’re SO BUSY,” or “I was going to ask you to go/stay/play but you’re SO BUSY.” That’s why I’m adding this one to the hat: Simplify. While I’ve already declared my word for 2014, with 365 days to cover there’s certainly room for one more. Sing that 3 times fast to the Axl’s Sweet Child O’ Mine and you’ll feel my vibe. It was filled with amazing opportunities and new relationships that came my way thanks to this sweet lil’ blog o’ mine. We’re not yet two weeks into 2014, so I think that technically I can squeeze in one more ode to 2013, right?Ģ013 was a great year, a fabulous year in fact. This buttered noodles recipe does double duty as a full-blown dinner or a side for chicken, surf, or turf.