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How to Make Egg Noodles

Egg noodles are easy to make, and you can freeze them to save for later.

Ingredients

• Salt
• Water
• Flour
• Eggs

Steps

1. In a large bowl put 2-3 cups of flour. Clear a small hole in the middle to make a cone-shaped well. This will make it easy to mix the wet ingredients into the dough.
2. Add a pinch of salt to the flour.
3. Crack 2 eggs into the hole.
4. Take a spoon and mix thoroughly, but not aggressively. If you don't mind getting sticky, clean hands can mix the dough even more effectively.
5. You'll know the dough is ready when it comes to the texture of wet Play-Doh^TM.
6. Put some flour on your counter. This will keep the noodle dough from sticking to your work surface.
7. Take the dough out of the bowl. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin, working from the middle out, then from the middle in.
8. When the dough is about a quarter of an inch thick, cut the dough into strips with a pizza cutter or a large knife.
9. Cook the noodles in boiling water or chicken broth until they float.

Tips

• Add noodles to chicken broth with some chicken and veggies (after the veggies are cooked) and you have chicken noodle soup!
• For easier cutting, flour the dough after it has been rolled out into a sheet. Then roll or fold the dough up into a cylinder. Cut crosswise in thin discs. Unroll each of the discs to get your noodles.

Warnings

• Don't add too much liquid, or they'll become goopy.

Things You'll Need

• Large bowl
• Spoon
• Pizza cutter
• Pan
• Rolling pin

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How to Make Egg Macaroni Pasta

This fresh macaroni pasta is much tastier than the dry sort and is well worth the effort to make it.

Ingredients

• 175g Tipo 00 (pasta suitable) flour and extra for kneading
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 large egg
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 tbsp fine semolina flour
• 2 tsp sea salt (for cooking)

Steps

1. Add the flour and salt together into a processor. Blend on the pulse button to sift.
2. Add the egg and egg yolks. Blend on the pulse button until a pasta dough forms. Take the dough out and start kneading it on a floured work area. The semolina flour should be used for dusting.
3. Knead the dough briefly until it becomes smooth.
4. Wrap the dough in plastic food wrap. Place in the refrigerator for one hour to chill.
5. On removal from the chilling, knead for a further 5 minutes. Again, dust with semolina flour. Use the original flour for the actual kneading.
6. Cut the dough into small pieces about half a teaspoon in width. Cut as many as possible.
7. Using a clean piece of dowel wood as a small rolling pin, roll each small piece of dough into a thin, long strip. Roll this long shape back over the dowel to form a tube. Continue until all shapes are formed.
8. Place the tubes on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper. Lightly dust the tray with more semolina flour.
9. Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the salt, then the macaroni.
10. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes and drain. Add your favorite sauce for serving.

Tips

• Did you know that in 1788, Thomas Jefferson developed such a liking for macaroni pasta that he sent his secretary to Naples to purchase a macaroni machine? Not much pasta was eaten in the USA in those days...

Things You'll Need

• Food processor
• Clean work surface
• Plastic food wrap
• Dowel wood, clean
• Parchment paper
• Saucepan

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How to Make Easy and Delicious Pasta

Making yourself a healthy lunch or dinner can be a long process that most people do not look forward to. Most people succumb to the simplicity of throwing a frozen pizza in the oven or eating an entire box of cookies. This pasta recipe is SUPER easy and healthy at the same time. It will make you feel good about yourself and you might even be able to impress others with it as well. Ingredients are under the 'Things you'll need' section.

Steps

1. Thaw the chicken breast in the microwave.
2. Begin boiling two medium sized pots of water.
3. While the water is boiling, cut the thawed chicken into bite sized pieces.
4. The water should be boiling by this time and you can place the pieces of chicken into one of the pots and about a cup and a half of pasta noodles into the other pot.
5. While your waiting for the chicken and noodles to cook, slice up half an avocado into small pieces.
6. When the noodles and chicken are ready, put them into a bowl, add the avocado, some Italian dressing, parmesan cheese, and a little oregano to taste. mix it all up
7. ENJOY!!!

Tips

• Try different spices in the pasta or a different meat. Have fun with it!
• double the recipe for an easy dinner for two. or make even more for the entire family.
• Eat outside on a beautiful spring or summer day.

Warnings

• make sure the pots of water do not boil over.
• always be cautious when working with raw meats

Things You'll Need

• two medium sized pots
• stove
• all of the listed ingredients
• an appetite
• One skinless, boneless chicken breast
• bowtie or penne noodles
• avacado
• italian salad dressing
• shredded parmason cheese
• oregeno

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How to Make Cucumber Pasta

Make great tasting Cucumber Pasta

Ingredients

• Diced cucumbers (optional)
• Pasta noodles( prefferably Spaghetti)
• A 1/8 tsp of pepper(optional)
• A 1/2 tbsp of salt(optional)
• 1 bottle ranch

Steps

1. Boil desired amount of water into a pan.
2. Put desired amount of noodles into the water.
3. Let the noodles boil until they are done and drain.
4. Add cold water into a pan and put the pasta in it
5. Drain once more.
6. Peel and dice your cucumber.
7. add the cucumbers to the pasta.
8. Pour the ranch into the pasta and stir.
9. Add the salt and the pepper(optional).
10. Let it sit for 10 min and add more ranch if dry!

Tips

• Don't Overcook the pasta

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How to Make Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken cacciatore is a simple Italian main course served with vegetables of choice after the pasta course.

Ingredients

1 chicken chopped into 8 - 10 pieces flour 3 peppers chopped into pieces and white interior removed (mixed colours are nice)

1. garlic to taste
2. onion
3. either chopped fried eggplant or mushrooms (optional)
4. 6 medium tomatoes, chopped
5. bay leaf
6. olive oil (or substitute, e.g. sunflower oil)
7. seasoning

Steps

1. Flour the chicken pieces, adding salt to taste.
2. Brown in olive oil and cook through in an oven-ready pan.Add chopped peppers and onions and cook in oil until soft.
3. Add all the other ingredients plus half a cup of water. If you are using mushrooms they should be added at the end.
4. Cook for about 3/4 hour in a medium oven, adding more water if necessary so that the stew does not get dry.
5. Check seasoning and serve.

Tips

• In many parts of Italy red peppers would be used rather than black, and they are much healthier, but many people don't like them in any quantity.
• Use chicken stock or white wine instead of water if you have it, but it is not essential.
• You may prefer to cook this on the stove instead of the oven, but if you do, make sure the fire is very low once it has all come to the boil.

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How to Make Buttered Noodles

Have you ever wondered how to make a quick, easy, and delicious dinner. Well here is a great solution to your problem. It's as simple as buttering noodles.

Steps

1. Boil 6 cups of water in a pot, on the stove.
2. Wait until the water is boiling, add 1/4 bag egg noodles.
3. Stir noodles until they are soft and flexible.
4. Drain water out of pot and return noodles to pan.
5. Mix in 1/4 stick of butter.
6. Add 1/4 tsp. of garlic salt.
7. Stir and enjoy.

Tips

• To keep noodles from sticking, add oil before water begins to boil.

Things You'll Need

• Pot for Water
• Stirring Spatula
• Drainer
• Egg Noodles
• Butter
• Garlic Salt
• Measuring Cup

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How to Cook Pasta

From a starving college student to a kitchen connoisseur: not only is pasta the most affordable meal option, but it's also the easiest to master and tasty in all of its forms. You can whip it up when you're craving a homemade meal, and even host a pasta dinner for a few friends. Follow these steps, cook it 2 or 3 times, and you, too, can call it your specialty.

Steps

1. Choose which pasta you want to cook. Try to pick one that well suits the sauce. It's best to take the pasta that is a brand of Italy and is made of 100% semolina.
2. Get a good sized pot depending on how much pasta you are cooking. Make sure it is big enough so the water doesn't spill when it's boiling.
3. Fill the pot up with water.
4. Turn the knob on the stove to high.
5. When the water starts bubbling up at the surface (the technical term for this is "boiling"), add up to a handful of salt anywhere. Most Americans do not add salt, whereas Italians add about a handful.
6. 

   
   

   Be careful!
   Dump the container of pasta into the pot but only when the water is boiling!!
7. Agitate it slightly with a long serving spoon
8. 

   
   

   Stirring
   Keep your eye on it as it continues to boil and stir it just enough to prevent the pasta from sticking to the bottom every 1-2 minutes.
9. When it's been boiling for about 10 minutes (check the package for suggested cooking time), take a piece of the pasta out and taste it.
10. If it's too hard to bite, tastes funny when you bite it, or if you see white in the center it needs to cook a little longer.
11. When it's chewy but firm in the center, it's ready. This is referred to as al dente in Italian.
12. 

    
    

    Strainer
    Empty the entire pot of pasta into a strainer.
13. Shake out the excess water and then pour back into the pot.
14. Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Toss.
15. 

    
    

    Spices
    Cover with your favorite sauce and shake it (inside the hot pot). You can also add spices.
16. 

    
    

    Yum!
    Serve it!

Pasta Sauce

1. Pour crushed tomato into a tall saucepan.
2. Add salt, sugar, black pepper, Italian seasoning and Oregano.
3. Heat the sauce and let it simmer for approximately 15 minutes.
4. Add pasta sauce to cooked pasta.
5. Sprinkle regular cheese and/or Parmesan cheese on top of the pasta.
6. Add red crushed pepper on it if desired.

Tips

• Use plenty of water. The most common cause of "sticky" pasta is cooking with too little water. Use at least 4 quarts of water for each pound of pasta(4 liters for each one-half kilogram). No oil or other additives are required.
• Add salt to the water. Salt enhances the pasta's flavor and allows the sauce flavors to "blend" better.
• Add some of the pasta water to your sauce. If you're making your own sauce, add a bit of the water used to cook the pasta if you need to adjust its thickness. The dissolved starches will thicken and enrich its texture. Note that the "right" amount varies according to recipe, batch size and preference.
• Italians adopt a "leave it alone" or "don't mess with it" policy when cooking pasta. Don't agitate or stir it too much. This goes for the sauce as well.
• Different pastas cook for varying times. Thin linguine, for example, cooks much faster than rigatoni.
• For a hotter boil, cover your pot. Just be sure to remove it once you put the pasta in.
• When your pasta is ready, the outer edges will begin to lighten in color.
• Some people prefer to rinse their pasta in the colander to wash away the starches. Do not do this! In addition to the sauce adhering better because of the starch, if you rinse it, you will be cooling the pasta before you add the sauce. Instead, drain the pasta, add it back into the pot you cooked it, turn on the heat and add the sauce, stirring until well-mixed and hot. The pasta will be thoroughly coated by the sauce and the pasta will stay hot when you serve it.
• If you make spaghetti and they are not submerged at beginning, do not break them. Wait 30 seconds and gently use your fork to bend them and submerge them.
• I'm sure you've heard the old wives tale that if it sticks to the ceiling, it's done cooking. This isn't true. A barely cooked piece of pasta can still stick to your ceiling.(It actually depends on what kind of material your ceiling is made out of).

Warnings

• If the bubbles look like they're about to spill out of the pot, lower the heat to medium-high. Never add anything to reduce this. This may be prevented by shaking.
• When emptying the pasta into the boiling water, do it slowly so the hot water doesn't splash out of the pot and burn you.

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