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"A really special friend shared this recipe with me several years ago. It was his trick for dressing up those inexpensive noodles for his kids, and I think it is very good. This is great on its own as a quick meal, but can be an easy side for many dishes. We prefer the chicken or beef flavored noodles for this."

Ingredients: milk, water, ramen noodles...

"These Italian appetizers are crunchy and delicious dipped in a warm marinara sauce. They are very addictive! Make a bunch, you'll need to have a lot!"

Ingredients: eggs, cheese ravioli...

"This is too simple, but so good that I had to post. Very quick and makes a great side dish to anything; we especially like this served aside ham or fish."

Ingredients: salted butter, wide egg noodles...

"My family *LOVES* this salad, I make often in the summer with sweet cherry tomatoes from my garden, feel free to adjust all ingredient amounts and add in other ingeredints also, you can sub feta for Parmesan, use your favorite Caesar dressing or use my Kittencal's Famous Caesar Salad. Prep time does not include cooking the tortellini."

Ingredients: caesar salad dressing, cheese tortellini...

"Another stupidly simple side dish made from pantry staples that my family asks for over and over. The savory combination of flavors goes well with many other foods. It can be made with freshly-cooked pasta or with leftover, cooked pasta that has no sauce on it. I've included options for some variations to create not-so-simple but extremely tasty..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, garlic powder...

"Simple and delicate, Tortellini ai Formaggi with Prosciutto and Peas is a delicious and easy dish to prepare for a romantic evening meal."

Ingredients: cheese tortellini, heavy cream...

"You can make these easily at home by using a package of ravioli. We like to use other types of ravioli for this dish. From Copykat.com (http://www.copykat.com)"

Ingredients: eggs, garlic salt...

"This sauce has 3 ingredients and will be ready in the time it takes to cook the pasta. I like Aloutte cream/boursin cheese with this."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, fresh spinach...

"My Mom and I created this after being stationed in Japan and eating Yakisoba from the street vendors. This is not exactly the same-but a good substitute"

Ingredients: cooking oil, ginger powder...

"A staple in an Italian household, this is thrown together easily from ingredients always on hand. Makes a simple pasta dinner along with a salad or a nice side dish. Just toss with one pound of cooked pasta (I like it with spaghetti)."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, fresh flat-leaf parsley...

"quick easy, and CHEAP! Dinner for 6 for about $5.00."

Ingredients: pepper, dried basil...

"My grandmother started making this dish for us when we were kids. That was quite a few years ago! She once commented that she must have made a dump truck full of macaroni for us. I still make this -- it's comfort food for me. This is a very butter/tomatoey dish. It's not spicy and meant to be bland so that the creaminess of the butter, the..."

Ingredients: pepper, crushed tomatoes...

"I got this recipe off of "Everyday Italian" with Giada De Laurentiis. TALK about GOOD!! I made it for my husband (who is a ONLY meat and potatoes kind of guy) and he flipped! It's even better than cheese sticks...and who can top that?"

Ingredients: cheese ravioli, marinara sauce...

"This takes minutes to throw together, I have made this many times on a busy day it's very good for a quick easy meal --- feel free to add in some cooked chicken, shrimp or your favorite veggie to make it a more complete meal --- I have left the chili flakes as optional if you like some heat add them in with the garlic and adjust to suit your heat..."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, cooked pasta...