Donnas Pasta Recipes

DONNA LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef and sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato puree, tomato paste, 1 tablespoon parsley, sugar, basil, 1 teaspoon salt and garlic. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. , In a large bowl, combine the eggs, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, pepper, and remaining parsley and salt. , Spread 1/2 cup meat mixture in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles, a third of the cheese mixture, 1-1/3 cups mozzarella cheese and a third of remaining meat sauce. Repeat layers twice., Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.

DONNA'S PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Disolve bouillon cubes in boiling water and cook pasta until al dente. Do not add salt. Drain and quickly rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Set aside.
• 2. Mix all of the vegetables in a very large mixing bowl then add the pasta. Pour about half a bottle of the Zesty Italian salad dressing and mix well. Add salt & pepper to taste.
• 3. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Pasta and vegetables will absorb a lot of the salad dressing so it will need more. Gradually add dressing, about half of the remaining bottle until salad is moist but not dripping wet. Enjoy!

DONNA'S WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Remove from heat and add a small amount of cream, stirring to prevent clumping. Return to low heat and add cheese. Stir until cheese melts and sauce thickens.

DONNA'S NEST EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Pour milk into a shallow dish; empty the packet of seasoned coating into a large plastic zipper bag. Divide the pork sausage into 6 equal portions, and cover each egg completely with a layer of sausage. Roll the sausage and egg balls in the milk, and place in the plastic bag. Seal the bag, and gently shake until balls are covered with seasoned coating. Place the coated sausage and egg balls onto a rack over a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and slightly crisp, about 30 minutes.

DONNA'S MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cook macaroni, rinse in cold water, cool. Dice ALL ingredients into VERY small pieces. Add dressing and refrigerate.
• 2. Best if made the night or day before and served at room temperature. I put everything in a large white kitchen trash bag. Makes for easy tossing and storing in the refrigerator
• 3. Can very easily be halved, or doubled or tripled.