What is the best pasta recipe you've come across?

I'm wondering because I have a dinner party coming up and I'm planning on making some kind of pasta.. but have NO idea what to make! :)What is the best pasta recipe you've come across?
Stuffed Shells


(I am not a pasta fan, but even I like this, my husband loves it)








INGREDIENTS


1 (16 ounce) package jumbo pasta shells


1 cup small curd cottage cheese


1c. ricotta cheese, shredded


1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese


2 eggs, lightly beaten


1 pinch garlic powder


1 teaspoon dried parsley


1 jar spaghetti sauce


1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese








DIRECTIONS


Cook shells according to package directions. Place in cold water to stop cooking. Drain.


Mix together cheeses, eggs, and garlic powder. Rub the dried herbs in the palms of your hands to pulverize them, and stir into the cheese mixture. Stuff mixture into the shells.


Spread 1/3 of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 15 x 10 inch pan. Place shells open side up, and close together in pan. Spread remaining sauce over top, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.


Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes, or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.What is the best pasta recipe you've come across?
Ingredients (serves 4)


500g beef mince


1 red chilli, seeded, finely chopped


1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs


2 tablespoons olive oil


1 small onion, finely chopped


2 garlic cloves, crushed


400g can chopped tomatoes


1 teaspoon dried oregano


1/2 cup water


pinch sugar


400g farfalle pasta (bow-tie shaped)


Method


Place beef mince, chilli, and breadcrumbs into a bowl. Season with salt and mix together with your hands until well- combined. Roll mixture into 12 even-sized balls.


Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick frypan over medium heat. Add meatballs and cook, turning often, for about 5 minutes until evenly browned. Remove and set aside. Wipe pan clean.


Add remaining oil to frypan. Cook onion and garlic for 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is soft. Add tomatoes, oregano, and water.


Bring sauce to the boil. Add meatballs and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes, turning occasionally until cooked through. Taste sauce and season with salt, pepper, and sugar.


Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water until al dente (just tender). Drain well, and serve with meatballs.
Try this:


Standard size Barella spaghetti ... boil 4-6 quarts of water in a large pot, put spaghetti in, cook 12-14 minutes in boiling water after it returns to a rolling boil. Drain and serve with sauce as indicated below. It will do best if you add a half teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of olive oil (or other good vegetable oil) to the water as it first heats.





The sauce: just get a couple of jars of chunky Ragu and a few minutes before the spaghetti is done, heat it in the microwave.





Pour the hot sauce over a helping of spaghetti on each plate, top with Parmesan cheese and serve.





Quick (20 minutes top), inexpensive (less than $1.50 per serving) and easy.


If this is a side dish, just do the same in small bowls next to each plate.


If you can...garlic salted butter oven toasted bread...a simple red table wine... and cantaloupe halves with vanilla ice cream inside or another such fruit for dessert.





Keep it simple and enjoy your guests:


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The best one i made which my son loves is pasta shells salad, Seafood salad, its pasta shells, boiled and cooled down, 1 cup of diced celerlery, 2 cups of diced baby shrimp cooked, 2 cups of baby lobster cooked and 2 cups of diced up immtation crab meat, 2 cups of mayo, put all together in one big bowl, layer if you want to, i layer it as iam making a cassorole style, then sprinkle paprika on top, put in refrig, for 4 hours covered , and serve for a side dish, Great with B b q ribs, a side of corn on cob, or its great if you only want that as a main dish,
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I don't have a recipe for this but you could google it.





Chicken, spinach and feta linguine. It has a kind of lemon pepper / olive oil dressing.





To die for!!!!
pomodoro is easy. so is carbonara. but don't use cheap ingredients or make it half assed, you can use anything
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I think the best recipe is as follows: blood, sweat and tears. Nobody knows this secret recipe, not even my grandma - guess her name lololol





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Cabonara or carbonara.
uhm, i dont know but pasta sounds really yummy. i gonna go eat some bye :)
Gnocchi in a cream sauce, mmmmmm! I've included a really delicious homemade gnocchi recipe if you want to go the extra mile and impress your guests. They melt in your mouth.





Gnocchi With Ham, Peas, %26amp; Cream





1-cup frozen peas


Salt


2-tbsp butter


1-2 tsp olive oil


1/2-cup minced onion


1/4-lb ham, diced


1/2-cup chicken broth


1/2-cup cream


1 lb gnocchi


1/2-cup grated Romano cheese





Heat butter %26amp; oil in skillet on medium heat


Add onion, and cook 4-5 minutes until golden


Add meat, cook 1 minute


Add broth %26amp; cream


Season with salt


Cook to medium thick consistency, 2-3 minutes


Add peas, stirring once or twice


Add cooked pasta


Add cheese


Cook over low heat until well combined


If pasta looks too dry, add some more cream or broth





Gnocchi





2 1/2-lb russet potatoes


1-egg yolk


2-tsp salt


2 1/2-cups all-purpose flour (approx)





Peel and cube potatoes


Place in large pot and cover with water


Bring to a boil and boil for about 20 minutes or until tender


Drain well; let stand for 5 minutes in strainer


Place potatoes through food mill or ricer in batches into a large bowl


Let cool slightly


Stir in egg yolk and salt


Stir in enough flour to form soft slightly sticky dough


Divide dough into 8 pieces


Roll into long rope about 1/2'; thick


Cut into 1/2'; pieces


Toss with flour


Roll along with a fork or gnocchi paddle to imprint


Toss with flour


Place on floured baking sheets


Repeat with remaining dough


Place in freezer for about 1 hour or until firm


In a large pot of boiling salted water, add gnocchi in batches and cook for about 3 minutes or until they float


Using a slotted spoon or small sieve, scoop out gnocchi and place in a large bowl


Repeat with remaining gnocchi


Serve with favourite sauce





Makes 8 servings





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