Pasta Recipes Desperately Needed!

My favorite pasta dish is lasagna. I start by putting a jar or two of spaghetti sauce in the crock pot. I let it simmer all day. This may sound strange but I put in a whole stick of butter and a pinch or two of sugar. I brown some hamburger in a pan and then put it into the sausce. I also add garlic and onions but you don't have to. Then later, I cook the lasagna noodles. I put a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a cake pan. Then a layer of noodles, usually three rows. Next comes the ricotta cheese and lots of it. If you don't like ricotta, then you can use cottage cheese. Then comes a layer of sauce. And now the shredded cheese. We get the shredded pizza cheese because there are three different kinds of cheese in it. You can use whatever you like. Then start over another layer of noodles,ricotta cheese,sauce and shredded cheese. I usually have three layers of each. bake in a 350 degree oven for about an hour depending on how you like it. Enjoy! If I could, I would give you some of my weight because I have the opposite problem from you.

ok, here we go. this one helped me to go from 155 to nearly 200 in less than 10 months! Fettucine Alfredo 6-8oz of heavy cream samll handful of flat-leaf parsely - chopped finely small handful of chives or green onions - chopped fresh basil - chopped 1 clove of garlic - finely minced 3/4 cup of grated parmigiano cheese - not kraft! 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper combine all of these ingredients in a saute pan. once your pasta has come to nearly al dente drain it into a colander. put the saute pan on a burner and turn the burner up to high. bring the sauce to a complete boil, this will reduce the sauce and it will begin to thicken. once it's at a complete boil add the fettucine. bring the sauce back to a boil, tossing or mixing the pasta and the sauce with tongs. do this for a minute or two until all of the sauce has reduced and is clinging to the pasta! put the pasta on a plate and add more freshly grated parmigiano! if you want, you can also add cooked chicken, broccoli and or whatever you want! cant't wait for dinner tonight.

Candygurl, you are lucky you need to gain weight when we all are thriving to lose it!! Well, I guess it's not good to be thin either is it? Anyways here's a fattening yummy pasta recipe. It's one of my discussions so I'm giving you the link. It saves me the trouble of copying and pasting it here..lol, hope you like it! http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/435772.aspx It has a picture too,take a peek! And good luck with the weight gain:)

If it is not too personal may I ask why you want to gain weight God bless you

why don't you try pasta w/ tuna flakes in red sauce.

candygurl some of the simplist recipes for pasta you know those dips you buy in supermarkets eg prawn,advercardo,all those kind things. cook your pasta the way you like it{ drainit thouroghly} in wok or lge frypan add dip of your choice with cream till melted add pasta ,add any chopped herbs you like mix well serve, top with grated parmisan cheese enjoy yours pomery

I don't know any I just cook off the top of my head. this one Mylot members said she gets shrimp cook it and put some vegetables in it. make a cream sauce. or stir fry it.with snow peas. you cant get some of the stir fried vegetables. look in the frozen section. and there you go!

Try using white pasta. Not rice or wheat. Eat a lot of it 3 times a day. You can have it in the morning with eggs and butter mixed in it. Very good. You can have it at lunch with a can of tuna or salmon mixed in it in a cream sause with cheese, and you can have it at dinner with a lot of cheese and ground beef or chicken. Also, eat ice cream and cheese cake. If you do not gain from this, you must have a very active matabolizim. See the doctor. Bless you and good luck. M&M

hmmmm,today i found a great lasagna recipe..i will taste tonight,sounds delicious,i will share with you the recipe so you can taste too:) World's Best Lasagna INGREDIENTS 1 pound sweet Italian sausage 3/4 pound lean ground beef 1/2 cup minced onion 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 tablespoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 12 lasagna noodles 16 ounces ricotta cheese 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese DIRECTIONS In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

I love pasta, my favorite is egg noodles with meat sauce, meatballs and sausage. Here is an excellen recipe I found years ago. We have been eating it ever since. It is really good reheated too. Crusty Beef Cheese and Noodle Casserole 2 tbsp. oil 1 onion, chopped 2 lbs. ground beef 5 cups spaghetti sauce, meatless or mushroom 1 tsp. salt 1 lb. fine noodles, cooked and drained 1 lb. grated Cheddar cheese Heat oil; add onion and cook until golden. Add meat and cook, stirring, until it loses its red color. Add sauce and salt; heat through. In a 3 quart casserole layer half of the cooked noodles, and half sauce, then half the cheese. Make a second layer of noodles, sauce and cheese. Bake in preheated 325o oven for close to 1 hour; top should be nicely browned. **************************** This is a nice easy one, great for guests that drop in at the last minute. Angel Hair with Tomatoes, Basil and Garlic Serves 6 to 8 1 pound Angel Hair or Capellini, uncooked 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 tbsp. minced garlic 5 cups tomatoes, diced 1/2 tsp. basil 3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth 5 tbsp. Parmesan cheese Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook for one minute. Add tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes. Add hot pasta to skillet; toss well. Add chicken broth and stir. Toss with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

Dear friend, sorry for a little bit off-topic post. Have you tried taking birth control pills? Female hormones make you gain weight. I am serious!

I have lots of pasta recipes on my website. I think the one I like the best is pasta with pine nuts http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/pastawithpinenuts.html I'm not sure how fattening it is, but its certainly tasty.

hi! before i give you the recipe, let me say, it's so ironic that you are putting so much effort on gaining weight.. and here I am desperately finding ways on losing it... lol! anyway... hope you get the weight you desire... good luck! 15-minute Creamy Fetuccine Alfredo 1 (8ounce) package cream cheese, cubed 3/4 cup parmesan cheese 1/2 cup margarine 1/2 cup milk 8 ounces fettucine pasta, cooked drained In a large saucepan, stir together cream cheese, parmesan cheese, margarine, and milk over low heat until smooth. Add fettucine after already cooked and drained; toss lightly have fun!!

here is an easy lasagna recipie for you and trust me this will help you gain weight. you need a box of lasagna noodles a bag of mozarella shreaded cheese a bag of cheader shreaded chees one pound of hamberger 1 roll of sausage and some cotage cheese a jar of your favorite pasta sauce and one medium onion. brown the hamberger with the onion then brown the sausage. boil the noodles untill almost all the way done. drain the noodles and rinse them in cold water. mix the hamberger and onions with the sausage and pata sauce. layer the noodles in a baking pan between each layer put a few spoon fulls of sauce the spoonfulls of cottage cheese the spinkle some of each kind of shreaded cheese. make sure you put plenty of shreaded cheese on the top before you put it in the oven. bake at 400 for about 30 to 40 minutes or untill the cheese on top is brown a little. and to top it all off make yourself a cherry cheese cake for desert!

Not sure why you are trying to gain weight, but I can understand, since that is a problem of mine. I am always trying to gain weight also, because I lose it too quickly, and become unhealthy. I have learned, that tuna slows down metabolism, so that might be a way to keep yourself from getting too thin, add that to a tuna noodle casserole, and you are good to go. There are many different types, and if you have a favorite chef that you like the way they cook, then I would recommend seeing what style they use. However, I find it is much easier to look at the chefs of HGTV's recipes online, because they all make it a bit differntly. This is not only a recipe that will help you gain weight, but it is healthy weight, because it does good things for your body also. Paula Deen tends to have really fattening food, and I just love her. Check out her recipes on HGTV.com...good luck.

My favorite is spaghetti. I use one large can of whole tomatoes 1can of diced tomatoes 1can of tomato sauce 1can of tomato paste 1tblsp of sugar 2 cups choped olives 2cups chopped mushroom 1 medium onion garlic, oregeno, basil, thyme, italian seasoning and pepper all to taste I let mine cook for about four to five hours stirring at least once and hour and smashing the whole tomatoes as I stir. Serve over spaghetti or angel hair pasta. I also enjoy chicken catitore 2 cups chicken cut into bite size pieces 1onion 1carrot 2 stalks celery 2tblspn olive oil 1 can chopped olives 1 can tomatos sauce 1 cup chicken broth Heat oil and add chicken onions and celery cook until chicken it almost cooked through add to that the can of sauce the olives and carrot and the broth bring to a boil reduce heat to simmer cover and simmer for 25 to 30 min serve over angel hair pasta Manga

My favorite pasta recipe: Garlic in Olive oil Fry at least 2 tablespoons of minced garlic in 2-3 tbsps olive oil add crushed chile if you want it to be a little spicy. Brown the garlic but be careful not to burn it. Add a pinch of salt. Stir in atleast 2 cups of the cooked pasta in the oil. Mix. Sprinkle with dried basil and thyme. Add cheese if you want. Weight gain is not obtained by eating any single food.Carbohydrates are not fattening but it is what we add to them that is (butter,margarine.mayonnaise) More info about pasta and your diet: www.ilovepasta.org/diet_matters.html Seriously, if you want to gain weight build your muscles (not the bulk type though). More info here : www.gain-weight-muscle-fast.com

This discussion is making me hungry! I love pasta! All kinds! I posted one recipe in my blog (pasta ilokana; baduday.wordpress.com). It's olive oil-based with native sausage, bell peppers, and lotsa parmesan cheese. Have you gone to a doctor for your weight-gain problem? Perhaps he can check your thyroid or if there's some sort of hormonal imbalance. I think that can play a role in the body's metabolism.

i don't have any pasta recipes that i feel are anymore loaded with calories/carbs than you will probably have recieved already...but i had a friend with the same problem...not able to gain weight...she became successful with gaining when she started eating muffins full of walnuts..(she made herself)...and smothered them with eagle brand condensed milk...3x a day plus regular meals...(it is very sweet)...but she swears by it...hope it helps...

girl, i wish i was you right now ;) eating tons of lasagna and pasta alfredo is good enough. goodluck on trying to gain weight. i do hope you won't forget to stuff yourself with the good stuffs ok :)