Penne Recipes

"This is something I came up with on a warm late spring evening. The fresh vegetables and herbs and the creamy light sauce made it perfect for sitting on the porch and enjoying each others company. It's important to use the fresh ingredients where indicated, or else the crisp light flavor just won't be there."

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Ingredients: fresh basil leaves, fresh parsley...

"I rarely do one dish meals, but this dish is great! It tastes like Olive Garden's Chicken Alfredo, except I use cream cheese in the sauce."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, dry pasta...

"I found this on the Gooseberry Patch website and I'm posting for safe keeping. It can be found in the "Gooseberry Patch: Christmas With Family & Friends" cookbook."

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Ingredients: dry breadcrumbs, marinara sauce...

"I found this on the mmmcafe blogger site and decided to post the recipe so I can make it for dinner this week. It sounds insanely easy and all of the ingredients sound like they won't cause any battles with my picky eater. I've increased the amounts to serve 6 (original served 4) and changed a few things already. I will update on technique and ingredient..."

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Ingredients: medium cheddar, whole wheat penne...

"This is an easy pasta sauce to throw together on a weeknight. It's healthy, tasty and tastes just as good on french bread as it does on your favorite pasta."

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Ingredients: sliced mushrooms, italian seasoning...

"Adapted to our tastes from Mel's Kitchen Cafe. Delicious, and freezes wonderfully! I've included freezing instructions at the end. The preparation time can vary - I've seen comments on the original recipe where people took a full hour to assemble, but after making this a few times I've done it in about 25 minutes easily."

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Ingredients: smoked mozzarella cheese, heavy cream...

"Invented by Stuart Cox, daddy stew is the perfect meal for 2 hungry children (and the daddy too) on a winters evening!"

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Ingredients: tiny peas, baked beans...

"The American classic with extra kinds of cheese, let’s pull out all the stops. Having made many a Mac-n- cheese, Zac age 14, has decided that what separates a good Mac-n-cheese from a great one is the added variety of cheese. I use a mélange of stinky cheeses to add a strong cheesy taste to my Mac. I also like to incorporate tubular..."

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Ingredients: pepper, milk, salt...

"I found this recipe in my Health magazine and have made it a few times when I needed a quick dinner. It can be served as a salad or dinner and it is super easy - not to mention healthy!"

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Ingredients: pine nuts, spaghetti sauce...

"Pasta with an Asian twist. I know it sounds weird to use Italian pasta with an Asian sauce, but trust me it totally works."

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Ingredients: fresh gingerroot, green onions...

"I found this on the "How Sweet It Is" blog (www.howsweeteats.com) and I'm posting it for safe keeping. I'm adding snow peas, mushrooms and sliced carrots to the original recipe to add some veggies to the mix. I'm also using the "thick water" variation to avoid the olive oil and save some calories. *PREP TIME INCLUDES MARINATING..."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, shrimp...