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Perfect Pasta With No Watching and No Sweating
photo by Food.com
- Ready In:
- 18mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
directions
- Boil lots of water, enough for at least one inch above the pasta.
- When boil is reached, add your pasta & place lid on pot.
- Remove the pot from the heat.
- Set a timer for 15 minutes and let pan sit covered.
- After 15 minutes, drain off water.
- NOTES: Makes perfect pasta every time. I do this with frozen ravioli, too, but it only takes 10 minutes or so. What's funny is that this seems to work for most types of pasta I prepare, without adjusting the timing. I rarely do angel hair or other fine varieties, but they would probably take less time. Play with it and set your own timings.
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Reviews
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I have made my pasta this way for decades. I believe I first learned about it when I was cooking part-time in an Italian restaurant when I was in college. I do add about a teaspoon of olive oil to the boiling water to help prevent any clumping, even when cold. Completely unrelated but this is how I cook corn on the cob also -- with NO salt in the water but a teaspoon of sugar instead.
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I used this with Fettuccini for three persons and it was perfectly cooked, added sundried tomatoe pesto sauce right after I drained the pasta into the pot put the lid back on and presto perfect pasta no muss no fuss - of course I added some parmesan when serving. Thanks Margaret for a real no watch recipe that works
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I have made my pasta this way for decades. I believe I first learned about it when I was cooking part-time in an Italian restaurant when I was in college. I do add about a teaspoon of olive oil to the boiling water to help prevent any clumping, even when cold. Completely unrelated but this is how I cook corn on the cob also -- with NO salt in the water but a teaspoon of sugar instead.
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Margaret3
Kenner, Louisiana
Originally from the Midwest, I have lived in New Orleans for decades--my waistline shows it!
It's a fabulous foodie city, with new restaurants constantly opening. Travel is very important to me, and we do a lot of that. My photography "habit" and travel go together nicely, as does a growing passion for birding and its associated travel.