Nesting Noodle Rice Pilaf

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 4 shallots, minced
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 5 cups Arborio rice
• 9 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 pound tagliatelle nests

Fried Pasta Snack

Recipe courtesy Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn

Makes: 1 12-inch round

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound leftover cooked spaghetti
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup prepared tomato sauce
• Grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 carrots, peeled and sliced thinly lengthwise

Lone Linguine with White Truffle

Recipe courtesy Nigella Kitchen, Food Network

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min

Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients

• c4 ounces linguine 
• Salt 
• 1 egg 
• 3 tablespoons double cream 
• 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan 
• Few drops white truffle oil, or to taste 
• Freshly ground white pepper 
• 1 tablespoon butter

Mediterranean Couscous

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 10 min
Cook: 5 min
Total: 20 min

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup instant couscous
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
• 4 ounces dried apricots, about 12, finely diced
• Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced

Chilled Peanut Soba Noodles

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 10 min

Ingredients

• Kosher salt
• 8 ounces soba (buckwheat) noodles
• 1/4 cup natural crunchy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 to 3 teaspoons chili sauce (recommended: Sriracha)

Too-EZ Mac 'n Cheese

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel’s Hungry Girl

TOTAL TIME: 35 min
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 30 min
YIELD: 4 servings
LEVEL: Easy

Ingredients

4 1/2 oz. (about 2 cups) uncooked whole-wheat-blend or high-fiber rotini pasta (like the kind by Ronzoni)
24 oz. (about 6 cups) frozen Green Giant Broccoli & Cheese Sauce
3 wedges The Laughing Cow Light Original Swiss cheese
Optional: salt and black pepper