Pesto Pasta

Cuisine: French

Time Required: 20 Minutes

Pesto Pasta

Ingredients:
3 Cups Cooked Pasta
½ Cup Pesto Sauce
Grated Cheese
Salt and Pepper for seasoning

Pesto Pasta

Method:
Cook Pasta in boiling water until tender, Drain, and rinse in cold water. Reserve a cup of water.

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Flat Noodles tossed in Vegetables

Time Required: 30 Minutes

Flat Noodles tossed in Vegetables

Ingredients:
250 gms Flat Noodles
2tbsp Oil
1 Small Capsicum, cut into juliennes
1 Cup Shredded Cabbage
1 Carrot, Sliced thinly
2tbsp Chili Sauce
2tbsp Soya Sauce
1tbsp Vinegar
2 Onions, slices
6 Garlic Pods, Chopped
1” Ginger, cut into juliennes
Salt to taste

Method:
Cook Noodles, until done, strain, run cold water and keep aside. Heat Oil, add Garlic, Ginger, Onions and sauté for a minute. Add Capsicum, Cabbage and Carrot and sauté for 2 minutes. Add Chili and Soya Sauce and mix well. Add Vinegar, Salt and the cooked noodles and toss gently. Serve hot.

Wholesome Spaghetti

This continental dish is very tasty and nutritious and kids will love it along with Popeye the sailor man.

Time Required: 30 Minutes

Wholesome Spaghetti

Ingredients:
250 gms Spaghetti
1 Cup Tomato Puree
1tsp Chili Flakes
1 bunch Spinach, Wash, Clean and Chop
1 Onion, Chopped
1 Cup Cauliflower, florets
3tbsp Cheese, Grated
1tbsp Tobasco Sauce
Few Basil Leaves or ½ tsp dry Basil
6 Pods Garlic, Chopped finely
2tbsp Butter or Olive Oil
Salt to taste

Wholesome Spaghetti

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Vegetable Chow mein

Vegetable Chow mein is a Chinese dish. In this, the noodles are prepared separately and tossed with assorted ingredients.

Time Required: 40 Minutes

Vegetable Chow mein

Ingredients:
1 Packet Noodles
1” Ginger, Juliennes
6 Garlic Pods, Chopped finely
3 Spring Onion, Scallions chopped finely
1 Onion, Sliced
1 Capsicum, Sliced
2 Baby Corns, Chopped into thin roundels (Optional)
2 Cups of Shredded Cabbage
1 Carrot Sliced thinly
12 String Beans Chopped
2 tbsp Soya Sauce / Hoisin Sauce
2 tbsp Vinegar
2 tbsp Chili Sauce
¼ tsp Pepper Powder
2 tbsp Oil
Salt to taste

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Masala Vegetable Noodles

Instant noodles with vegetables.

Time Required: 25 Minutes
Serves: 4

Masala Noodles

Ingredients:
3 Packets instant Noodles
2 Packets Noodles Masala/seasoning sachets
2tbsp Oil
1 Cup Tomato Puree
2tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1 Cup Cabbage, Shredded
1 Onion, Sliced
3 Pods Garlic, Chopped finely
1″ piece Ginger, Juliennes
6 Beans, Chopped finely
1 Carrot, Chopped finely
2 Green Chilies, Slit
½ Cup Peas
1 Capsicum, Chopped finely
Salt to taste

Method:
Steam Beans, Peas and Carrot for 3 minutes.  Cook noodles and run cold water through it and keep it aside.  In a wok/pan heat OIl, add Garlic, Ginger, Green Chilies and Onions and saute for a minute.  Next add Capsicum and Cabbage and stir fry for another minute.  Add Tomato Puree and Masala/seasoning and stir for 2 minutes.  Add the steamed Vegetables, Salt, Tomato Ketchup and stir.  Add the cooked noodles and toss them in the sauce.  Serve steaming hot.

Conchigli Pasta Tomato

Time Required: 30 Minutes
Serves: 2
Pasta in Tomato Sauce
Ingredients:
200gms Conchigli (Shell shaped) Pasta
1 Onion, Sliced
1/2 Cup Capsicum
3tsp Olive Oil
2tbsp Grated Cheese
1tsp Salt

For the Sauce:
1 1/2 Cups Tomato Puree
A pinch of Chili Flakes
1/2 tsp Basil
1/2 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Sugar
Salt to taste

Method:
Boil 2 litres of water, 1tsp of Oil and Salt in a vessel and cook the Pasta to the “al dente” stage. This might take from 6 to 8 minutes. Sieve the Pasta and keep aside.

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