The following is a small collection of some of my cheap pasta recipe's which are a must for anyone on a budget.
I have found they are loved by children and adults alike.
Basic Pasta Sauce
1 Medium Onion Diced
1 Clove Garlic Diced
1 Can Chopped Tomatoes / Pasata Sauce
Good Pinch Oregano
Therefore insuring a good supply of vegetables. It helps to make a large batch then you can freeze it until required. I find plastic drinking cups covered with plastic wrap great as you use 1 for a couple of people or more depending on the amount of people you are cooking for.
Sausage Pasta Bake.
500g Sausages
1 Medium Onion Diced
Pinch oregano
Fry the sausages, once cooked remove from the pan and slice into bite size pieces.
Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted boiling water, once cooked drain and rinse.
Mix the pasta into the sauce then place into an ovenproof dish, sprinkle with cheese and bake until golden brown.
Tuna Pasta
400g Pasta
1 400g Can Tuna
1 Can Mushroom Soup
Sautee the onion until soft, add the soup then gradually add extra water or milk depending on your taste until the sauce reaches a creamy thickness.
Mushroom Pasta
400g Pasta
200g Mushroom Sliced
1 Clove Garlic Diced
Olive Oil
Sautee the onion, mushrooms and garlic in the olive oil.
Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted boiling water drain then stir in the onion and mushroom mixture.
Spaghetti Bake
400g Spaghetti
1 Quantity of Cheese Sauce
Cook the spaghetti in salted water meanwhile heat the tomato soup add a pinch of oregano, once the pasta is cooked drain place in an oven proof dish and mix in the tomato soup. Meanwhile make or heat a quantity of cheese sauce then pour over the Spaghetti sprinkle with cheese and bake in the oven until golden. Serve immediately
Chicken Pasta
1 Large Chicken Breast diced
1 Clove Garlic
1 Can Condensed Mushroom Soup
Pinch Oregano
400g Pasta
Pinch of Oregano. Simmer for around 10 to 20 minutes to let the flavours infuse. Cook the pasta in salted water once cooked drain and serve immediately with the chicken sauce on top.