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Fun Easy Recipes For Kids: Pasta

Who doesn’t love pasta? There are so many delicious varieties to choose from not to mention the many sauces, toppings and extras that can be added in to make a dish that you can call your own! Try these fun easy recipes for kids tonight!

Easy Macaroni And Cheese

Eight ounces of elbow macaroni
One cup of milk
One pound of velvetta
1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese

Cook macaroni as normal. In a separate post, heat the milk and add small pieces of the velvetta. Stir until the cheese melts. Stir in the parmesean cheese. Add to the pasta and mix well.

Red, White And Green

Eight-Ten ounces of pasta (rotini works well)
One small red onion; finely diced
Two cloves of peeled garlic; minced
One tablespoon of olive oil
One pint of grape tomatoes; halved
Half teaspoon of black pepper
Three cups coarsely chopped spinach leaves
Half cup pf parmesean cheese
One cup of diced mozzerella cheese

Cook pasta as normal. In a large saute pan over moderate heat, cook the onion and garlic in the oil until the onion is tender, about five minutes. Add the tomatoes, pepper and continue to cook until the tomatoes are warmed, about three minutes. Stir in spinach and heat until it starts to wilt, about two minutes. Add to pasta. Sprinkle in the mozzerella and parmesean cheeses.

Fettuccine Alfredo

Ten ounces fettuccini pasta
1/2 cup of butter
Three-Four cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 large onion, diced
Two tablepoons of flour
One cup of heavy cream
One egg yolk

Cook pasta as normal. In a large pot melt the butter and add the garlic and onion. Cook on low for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until softened. Whisk in flour a tablespoon at a time. Pour 1/4 cup of the heavy cream into a small bowl. Add egg yolk and beat together; set aside. Pour the remaining 3/4 cup of heavy cream into the pan and increase the heat to medium-high. As the cream starts to boil, mix rapidly using a whisk. Slowly add the cream/egg mix. Continue whisking until well blended. Add 1 cup of the parmesean cheese and continue to mix the cream. Pour in the remaining Parmesan and the parsley, mix until smooth and remove from stove. Serve over cooked pasta.

Pasta is a wonderful to serve tasty and cheap meals. While some of these recipes may be to difficult for a young child to do on their own, older kids and teens can handle most of this themselves. For more ideas, take a look at Semi Homemade Cooking With Kids.