Ingredients
cold pasta salad
14 ounces uncooked rotini pasta
2 cucumbers, chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
3/4 cup pitted black olives, sliced
1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
Directions
Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the rotini, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and cool by running cold water over the pasta in a colander set in the sink. Combine cooked and cooled pasta with the cucumbers, onion, tomatoes, and olives in a large bowl. Pour the Italian dressing over the salad and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours before serving.
If You Think That Pasta Is Of Italian Origin, You Are Wrong.
We enjoy many foods whose Italian names tell us what they look like, how they are prepared, or even their origin: espresso means “pressed”, cannelloni “big tubes”, ravioli “little turnip”, pasta “little strings”, tutti frutti are all Fruits, vermicelli “little worms”, lasagna “bread bowl”, Parmesan “parmesan”, minestrone “spread out”, and pasta “raw or fresh dough”. All of these foods evoke images of Italy, and all but one come from that country, pasta (including vermicelli and spaghetti), which was first made in China at least three thousand years ago, from rice and bean flour…full ARTICLE
Easy Pasta Fagioli
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 thin slice of onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
4 (8-ounce) cans of tomato sauce
1 (14 ounces) can of chicken broth
freshly ground black pepper to
taste
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 tablespoon dried basil leaves
1 (15 ounces) can of cannelloni beans,
drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups Italian pasta
Directions
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Saute carrot, celery, and onion until soft. Add garlic and saute briefly. Stir in tomato
sauce, chicken broth, pepper, parsley, and basil; simmer for 20
minutes.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add Italian pasta
and cook for 8 minutes or until al dente; drain.
Add beans to the sauce mixture and simmer for a few minutes.
When pasta is done, stir into sauce and bean mixture.
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