As World Pasta Day was celebrated yesterday, here are some pasta recipes. These were recommended by Dr. Oetker FunFoods Creative Kitchen . From warm to cold, appetizers to mains, breakfast to dinner, Pasta can take you all the way!

Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta

Servings: 3

Level: Beginner

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Cooking Time:  5-7 Minutes

Ingredients:

900 ml Water

10 g Salt

90 g Macaroni

2 tbsp Olive Oil

4 Garlic Cloves, chopped

1 small Onion, chopped

2 medium Tomato, chopped

3 medium Mushrooms, sliced

150 g Spinach, shredded

Black Pepper Powder

75 g (5 tbsp) Diet Mayonnaise

Directions:

1. Boil water in a pot, add 9 g salt and macaroni. Cook per pack instructions or for approx. 5 minutes. Stir occasionally to avoid macaroni from sticking to the bottom.
2. Using a ladle take out 120 ml pasta stock in a beaker and drain the cooked pasta into a colander.
3. Heat oil in a nonstick pan (low flame) add garlic, onion and cook for 30 seconds or until onion gets caramelized. Add tomato and cook for 1-2 minutes or until it gets soft.
4. Add mushroom, spinach and sauté for 2-3 minutes or until water from spinach dries out. Season it with pinch of salt and pepper.
5. Add pasta stock to above vegetables and stir. Take the pan away from flame, add mayonnaise and stir well. Bring it back to flame and let it simmer for 1 minute or until sauce thickens.
6. Add macaroni to above sauce and toss well. Serve hot.

Fusilli with Tomato Sauce

3 Servings

Level: Beginner

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Cooking Time:  5 Minutes

Ingredients:

75 ml    Water

10 tsp   Salt

175 g    Dr. Oetker FunFoods Pasta & Pizza Sauce

30 g      Parmesan Cheese (grated)

5 g         Basil (4-5 leaves)

180 g    Fusilli (boiled as per pack instructions)

Directions:

1. In a non-stick pan heat marinara pasta sauce, add freshly boiled fusilli & toss well with the sauce.
2. Make 3 servings. Garnish with parmesan cheese & basil leaves. Serve hot.

Pasta in Pink Sauce

2 Servings

Level: Beginner

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Cooking Time:  5 Minutes

Ingredients:

5 g         Salt (1tsp.)

100 g    Penne Pasta

137 g    Dr. Oetker FunFoods Pasta Alfredo with Cheese (1/2 jar)

50 ml    Full Cream Milk

35 g      Dr. Oetker FunFoods Pasta & Pizza Sauce (2tbsp.)

Directions:

1. Boil 1ltr water, add salt. Cook penne in it (8-9 minutes or as directed on pack). Drain water.
2. To make pink sauce, in a non-stick pan mix pasta alfredo, milk, pasta and pizza sauce and heat (low flame).
3. Add penne, toss and serve hot.

 

Pasta Salad

2 Servings

Level: Beginner

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Cooking Time:  5 Minutes

Ingredients:

100 g    Penne Pasta

70 g      Tomatoes (1 small, de-seeded & sliced)

30 g      Iceberg Lettuce (chopped in pieces)

70 g      Green Bell Peppers (sliced)

5 g         Coriander Leaves (2-3 leaves)

60 g      Dr. Oetker FunFoods Salad Dressing Pasta (4tbsp.)

Directions:

1. Boil water in a pot, add penne. Cook as mentioned on the penne packet or for approx. 9 minutes. Stir several times while cooking to avoid penne from sticking to the bottom. Drain water and leave to cool for 10 minutes.
2. In a bowl add tomatoes, capsicum, penne, iceberg lettuce and pasta dressing, toss well. Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve.