The test kitchen prefers the hearty strands of egg-enriched fettuccine usually sold in 12-ounce boxes. We found that you need to salt the water used to cook the pasta and vegetables quite heavily to make sure they emerge nicely seasoned.

ready in about 30 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • unsalted butter
  • Table salt and ground black pepper
  • heavy cream
  • frozen peas
  • lemon juice
  • thinly sliced fresh basil

Vary by adding fresh or frozen peas, diced carrots, broccoli florets, or corn or cooked ground meat to the sauce.

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • uncooked lasagna noodles
  • dried basil

Trying to recreate the Knorr Tomato Basil Parmesan recipe.

You might need to buy:
  • parmesan & romano cheeses
  • cream cheese
  • salt
  • whey
  • sugar
  • dried garlic
  • onion powder
  • tomato powder
  • miniature penne wheat pasta
  • 1tbsp butter
  • milk
  • water
  • dried parsley
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • pepper
  • salt
  • chopped onion
  • olive oil
  • chunky pasta
You might need to buy:
  • cooked fettuccine
  • grated Parmesan cheese
  • olive oil
  • refrigerated alfredo sauce
  • boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • dried Italian seasoning
  • Italian salad dressing

Ingredients for 600 gr. of pasta (yes, we use the metric system =รพ )

You might need to buy:
  • Salt: some grains

good, but a tad slow, what with frying the chicken

You might need to buy:
  • balsamic vinegar
  • the above mentioned tomato sauce
  • smoked bacon or pancetta
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Italian parsley for garnish
You might need to buy:
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • extra virgin olive oil
serves 5
You might need to buy:
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • thinly sliced onions
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • white wine
Belongs to metzj Macaroni Nachos 

named by my daughter because the ground beef reminds her of making beef nachos with velveeta.

serves 5
You might need to buy:
  • cream of chicken soup
  • macaroni and cheese
  • ground beef
  • seasonings to taste