Good Eating's Creative Pasta: Healthy and Unique Recipes for Meals, Sides, and Sauces

Good Eating’s Creative Pasta is a collection of delicious pasta recipes from the Chicago Tribune’s Good Eating section that will provide any home cook with a wide range of recipes for all occasions. Tested and proven dishes for entrees, side salads, and appetizers make up a terrific variety of pastas, from a quick and classic “Late Night Spaghetti” to a more innovative “Free-Form Lasagna with Zucchini Lemon-Thyme Cream.”

Each recipe offers a series of helpful tips, suggestions, and comments on dish adaptations, and the entries are grouped into six categories: All About the Sauce, Meatballs & Other Accessories, Hand Made Pasta, Keep It Simple, Classic Comforts, and With a Twist. Aside from pasta, recipes for sauces and meatballs are also featured, including “Homemade Ricotta,” “Meatballs in Tomato-Wine Sauce,” and “Uncooked Tomato Sauce.”

Originating as one of the gems of Italian cuisine, pasta has become a staple in American cooking. This book is the ultimate mix of hearty and healthy, creative and quick, as well as light and filling. Combining flavorful classics and nutritious new recipes, Good Eating’s Creative Pasta will extend any home cook’s noodle repertoire by providing tasty dishes that will surely be savored.