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
Everyday Pasta Recipe Preview
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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67 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
Creative ideas for main and side dishes
If you've ever wondered why Italians love pasta and serve it so frequently, best-selling author Giana De Laurentiis makes the reasons very clear here. There are light recipies, hearty recipies, traditional and creative ones, and a selection of...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 17, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great Italian cookbook
This book has wonderful recipes. The only downfall is they are not quick and easy. Lots of ingredients and time are needed.
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 15, 2008 Type: User Review |
Bought this for the wife - no pasta yet.
The cover is nice - and the recipes look delicious, but still no pasta ona da table.
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 07, 2008 Type: User Review |
A must have
I confess that my husband and I have something of a cookbook fetish. We have, however, invested in some books that didn't prove worthwhile and so before shelling out the money for Giada's books, I decided I would check them out from the library,...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
I love this pasta!
Pasta, pasta in unique ways. all tasty and easy to prepare. This author really has found a niche and knows what she is doing. Also try Finger Licking Different.
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 29, 2008 Type: User Review |
Amazing!
Love this cookbook! Seriously... every recipe I have tried, and there have been many, has turned out A-Maz-Ing!!! I really love the section on making your own pasta and the different types - kinda fun. Plus the recipes are E-Z!!! Always a plus!...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 23, 2008 Type: User Review |
Simple and easy recipes
I love pasta and this book is right up my alley. Giada's recipes are simple and delicious and easy to follow. The results are always great. If you like a variety of pasta dishes, this book is your answer. Light and flavorful. I'm a vegetarian, and...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 23, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great Recipes!
I think Giada is wonderful! Every time I go to the food network to find a recipe it seems the ones I always picked were by Giada. So I decided to order a couple of her cookbooks. I'm glad I did because their great!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good one Giada!
If you love pasta and need inspiration, this book is for you. The recipes are easy to follow, no tricky ingredients and every one I've tried has tasted really good. I have a pretty strong background in Italian cooking and while many have been...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 17, 2008 Type: User Review |
Useful so far
I like the organization of the book into categories such as "quick and easy" which is the category I put pasta into in general. (I have mostly referenced this section so far). I do not tend toward the "quick and easy" with most dinners I prepare,...
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