Everyday Pasta
For New York Times bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis, pasta has always been one of the great pleasures of the table: it’s healthy and delicious; it can be light and delicate or rich and hearty; it’s readily available and easy to prepare--everything you want in a meal. And nothing satisfies a craving for Italian food quite like it! In Everyday Pasta, Giada invites you to share her love of this versatile staple with more than a hundred brand-new recipes for pasta dishes, as well as for complementary sauces, salads, and sides tempting enough to bring the whole family to the dinner table.
Without forgetting about the classics we all love, Giada makes the most of the many varieties of pasta available to create recipes that combine familiar flavors in exciting new ways.
Although most of these dishes are all-in-one meals in themselves, Giada also supplies recipes for her favorite appetizers, side dishes, and salads to round them out.
Whether you’re looking for a simple summer supper that makes the most of seasonal vegetables or seeking comfort in a pasta bowl on a cold winter’s night, Everyday Pasta offers just the thing.
• Tuna, Green Bean, and Orzo Salad
• Crab Salad Napoleans with Fresh Pasta
• Roman-Style Fettuccini with Chicken
• Baked Pastina Casserole
• Tagliatelle with Short Ribs Ragou
• Spaghetti with Eggplant, Butternut Squash, and Shrimp
Easy to prepare and endlessly versatile, pasta makes a wonderful quick supper when time is short but easily becomes an elegant meal when the occasion requires. In Everyday Pasta, Giada shows you how, with a few basic ingredients from the fridge and the pantry, you’re never more than minutes away from a delicious pasta dinner.
Food Network favorite Giada De Laurentiis returns with another beautiful cookbook, this time focused on pasta. In Everyday Pasta you'll find more than a hundred new recipes for pasta dishes (as well as for sauces, salads, and sides) that are easy to prepare and delicious, whether you are looking for something light and delicate, or rich and hearty. We've included a recipe for "Rigatoni with Sausage, Peppers, and Onions" below to tempt you. --Daphne Durham
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Rigatoni with Sausage, Peppers, and Onions
4 to 6 servings
Stroll through any Italian American street fair and you'll smell this classic combo. But while sausage and peppers are great in a sandwich, I think they're even better tossed with rigatoni. Using turkey sausages instead of the more traditional pork also makes it a little lighter.
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausages
2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded, and sliced
2 yellow onions, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup Marsala wine
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1 pound rigatoni pasta
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish
Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the sausages and cook until brown on all sides, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the sausages from the pan.
Keeping the pan over medium heat, add the bell peppers, onions, salt, and pepper and cook until golden, 5 minutes. Add the garlic, oregano, and basil and cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir until incorporated, then add the Marsala, tomatoes with their juice, and red pepper flakes, if using. Stir to combine, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to release all the brown bits. Bring to a simmer.
Cut the sausages into 4 to 6 pieces each. Return the sausages to the pan. Simmer uncovered until the sauce has thickened, about 20 minutes.
While the sauce simmers, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the pasta and add to the thickened sauce; toss to combine. Spoon into individual bowls and sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese.
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63 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
I'm in love with Giada!
I originally saw this book by chance at the library, checked it out, and made her penne with roasted vegetables for a Christmas open house. WHAT a hit! So I started looking through and decided I HAD to own my own copy, even though I am under...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 26, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great for pasta lovers who need a change!
I bought it because my husband loves pasta and I wanted something new other than the same few sauces we made. There are also pairings for pasta, appetizers and wine. There are tips along the way of preparing pasta and easy sauces. Some myths we...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great cookbook
This cookbook is great!! Giada gives really creative and some easy recipe! If you like to cook or eat good food buy this cookbook..you won't be sorry!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 30, 2007 Type: User Review |
Lots of good recipes
I received this recently as a gift and have made a handful of the dishes contained which have all turned out exactly as I expected. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that almost all of the recipes looked appetizing and were simple to make....
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 28, 2007 Type: User Review |
Everybody loves PASTA!
We have a winner - very good recipes - it you love or even just like to cook - this is an excellent source. ENJOY!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 24, 2007 Type: User Review |
Giada
Anything Giada makes is delicious. I had the opportunity to meet her. She's so nice and gorgeous in person.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 30, 2007 Type: User Review |
Mmmmm.....good
Great book with some great tasting recipes. My wife and I have enjoyed it immensely.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 09, 2007 Type: User Review |
Good source of pasta recipes
Giada De Laurentiis has become quite well known as a result of her expertise in cooking. This cookbook is another among a number that she has authored. And it is a nice addition to the collection of cookbooks "out there."
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 27, 2007 Type: User Review |
Don't expect Gourmet. Expect EVERYDAY!
I will keep my comments brief, because those reviews are the ones I like to read as well. This book had excellent ideas for a busy cook. Many of the recipes use common pantry ingredients and demand minimal effort. Can you boil water, chop...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 12, 2007 Type: User Review |
MMMMMMMMmmmmm YUM!!
Oh, the food of the Italians. Nobody does it better than Giada. There is a salad in this book with baby spinach, sliced toasted almonds, a citrus vinaigrette dressing with Parmesan crunchies that is just incredible. The one I want to try one day...
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