Pasta with Walnut Sauce MAKES: 4 About 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes A rich bread-thickened nut sauce that's unbelievable with stuffed pasta. To make a nondairy version of this sauce, use about 1/2 cup bread crumbs with nondairy milk and omit the Parmesan. Salt 1 thick...
Pasta with Mushrooms MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes In many parts of the world, from Italy to the Pacific Northwest to Chile, you would think to make these, at least seasonally, with fresh porcini. Almost needless to say, it is an amazing dish when made this way,...
Pasta with Lentils or Other Legumes MAKES: 6 to 8 servings TIME: About 1 hour Lentils are ideal for this dish, because they cook so quickly they won't slow you down much. But you can make pasta with almost any legume, as long as it's soft enough; for last-minute...
Pasta with Garlic and Oil Pasta Aglio e Olio MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes One of my all-time favorites, the quintessential late-night Roman dish, great as a snack or even a centerpiece when you want something simple. Needless to say, good extra virgin olive oil...
Pasta with Chestnut Cream MAKES: 4 About 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes This rich, traditional Mediterranean dish is a perfect first course for a fancy dinner, especially with fresh pasta. And you can make it vegan just by using nondairy cream and skipping the Parmesan....
Pasta with Caramelized Onions MAKES: 4 About 4 servings TIME: About 1 hour I found this recipe miraculous when I was introduced to it around 20 years ago, and I still love it. The onions are cooked slowly and carefully (see Caramelized Onions), until they become sweet...
Pasta with Butter and Parmesan MAKES: About 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes One of the recipes that demonstrates the value of water in pasta sauces: You can use as little as 1/2 stick of butter here and still make a credible sauce, as long as you thin it slightly with the...
Pasta with Broccoli, Cauliflower, or Broccoli Raab MAKES: 4 About 4 servings TIME: About 40 minutes This is the real shortcut version: You use the same water for the broccoli as you do for the pasta. It's hard to say how much oil you'll wind up adding to this dish:...
Pasta with Almond Butter MAKES: 4 About 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes Any dried or fresh pasta will work with any nut butter, but Fresh Herb Pasta is particularly nice here; for everyday meals, try whole wheat spaghetti or linguine. Omit the Parmesan and the dish...
Passatelli in Broth MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 45 minutes Passatelli are delicate dumplings that are served in their cooking liquid. Made from a soft dough that's pressed through a ricer into simmering broth, the end result is somewhere between pasta and dumpling but...
