Pasta Salad

 
Pasta Salad
2 lbs rainbow corkscrew pasta 
1 lb turkey ham, cubed or 1 package turkey pepperoni 
1 cup frozen peas, rinsed 
1 bunch green onions, chopped 
1 bell pepper, chopped 
1/2 lb cheddar or motzerella cheese, cubed 
1 can black olives, sliced 
1 bottle Wish Bone Italian salad dressing 
pepper to taste 

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cool water. 
2. Add remaining ingredients to pasta, reserving half of the dressing. Refridgerate 2 or more hours. 
3. Before serving, season with pepper and add remaining dressing as needed. 

Eta: you can also throw in some chickpeas, red onions, cauliflower, etc...

Easy Stuffed Shells

1-12 oz pkg jumbo pasta shells
1-26 oz jar spaghetti sauce
36 frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs (1/2 oz each), thawed
2 cups (8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water.  Place 1/2 cup sauce in a greased 13x9 in baking dish.  Place a meatball in each shell; transfter to prepared dish.  Top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with cheese.

Cover and bake at 350 for 35 minutes.  Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted.  Serves 12.

Italian Chicken Pasta

Italian Chicken Pasta


4 frozen bagged chicken breasts, not thawed
1 bottle Bernstein's Italian salad dressing
8 oz spaghetti
4 roma tomatoes, seeded, and chopped
1 cup parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375.  Bake chicken-put some Italian dressing on chicken in greased pan.  Bake until done, about 40 minutes.  Cool chicken and cube.  Cook pasta and drain.  While pasta cooks, in separate dish put 1 cup of Italian dressing and warm it up.  Pour over pasta and stir.  Add tomatoes, chicken, and parmesan cheese.  Stir and enjoy!

Bekah's Pasta

Got this off internet somewhere, can't remember. 

Bekah's Pasta

1 box of pasta-cooked and drained
1 can black beans
1 can corn
1 jar of salsa
1 can cream soup (whatever you want)
2 cooked and cubed chicken breasts
2 cups lowfat cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350. Mix beans, corn, salsa, and cream soup. Add pasta and chicken. Put in greased 9x13 pan. Bake until cooked through. Add cheese. Bake until cheese is melted. Enjoy!

Pizza Spaghetti

Pizza Spaghetti


1 4oz. pkg. sliced pepperoni
1/3 cup margarine, melted
12oz. thin spaghetti (cooked)
4oz. grated swiss cheese
16oz. grated mozzarella cheese
2-15 oz cans tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried basil

Boil pepperoni for a few minutes to remove excess fat. Pour margarine into a 11×7 baking dish. Toss cooked spaghetti in margarine. (You could use a small amount of oil instead of the margarine). Cover spaghetti with one can of tomato sauce. Take it to the edges of the baking dish. Layer in the order listed: 1/2 of the grated swiss cheese, 1/2 of the pepperoni, 1/2 of the mozzarella, then sprinkle with oregano and basil. Pour on second can of tomato sauce and spread to edges. Top with the remainder of the swiss cheese, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese in that order.

Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Optional add-ins:
mushrooms
sausage
olives
ground hamburger
peppers
onions