Best Poor Mans Pasta Recipes

POOR MAN'S PASTA FAGIOLI

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Awesome poor man's soup!

Provided by Joy Seymour

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Noodle Soup Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

5 ½ cups water
1 pound ditalini pasta
4 (4 ounce) cans tomato sauce (such as Hunt's®)
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas
1 ½ cups frozen green peas
1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn
1 large potato, diced
2 carrots, diced
1 onion, diced
1 small head of garlic, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
1 pinch Italian seasoning
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Steps:

Bring water to a boil in a large soup pot and stir ditalini pasta into the boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 12 minutes.
Stir tomato sauce, cannellini beans, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, frozen green peas, corn, potato, carrots, onion, garlic, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper into pasta. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer to blend flavors, 30 to 45 minutes.
Serve topped with olive oil and Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 474.8 calories, Carbohydrate 94.2 g, Cholesterol 0.2 mg, Fat 3 g, Fiber 13.8 g, Protein 19.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 890.2 mg, Sugar 9.2 g

POOR MAN'S SPAGHETTI

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This is my Mother's recipe. She called it poor mans spaghetti, at the end of the month when pantry was low she would put together spinach, and pasta with spices. I added a few ingredients and threw in a pot of stock, dry noodles and all. I made this even easier and still a great price at about $7.00 for 6 servings!

Provided by Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal

Categories Pasta

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

5 c vegetable stock (chicken or beef can be used
12 oz spaghetti or linguini noodles
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes w/ peppers and onion
2 Tbsp olive oil
8 oz frozen chopped spinach
4 clove chopped fine garlic
1/2 tsp each dried oregano and basil
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
pinch of pepper
1/4 c parmesan cheese

Steps:

1. Add vegetable stock and tomatoes in juice to large pot, turn heat to high. Break up pasta and add to pot. Add rest of ingredients stir and bring to rapid boil with lid on. Make sure all ingredients or covered by liquid.
2. Remove lid stir and turn heat down to med. Continue boiling stirring every few minutes for about 20 minutes or until pasta is cooked. Serve with more parmesan cheese and fresh italian bread.
3. If you cant find tomatoes with onion and pepper. Use can chopped tomatoes and add one medium chopped onions. Or veggie of choice.

POOR MAN'S GARLIC BUTTER PASTA RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Poor Man's Garlic Butter Pasta Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by msippigrl

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

8 ounces angel hair pasta
4 tablespoons salted butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1 green onion, chopped (I didn't have any)
1/4 cup grated or finely shredded Parmesan cheese, or more to taste

Steps:

Cook pasta in salted water until tender as directed on package. Meanwhile, in a small 1-qt. saucepan or skillet melt the butter over low heat; when melted add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly so it doesn't brown. Remove from heat and stir in the green onion. Drain pasta well in a colander then transfer to a serving bowl. Pour the garlic butter over the pasta and toss to coat. Add Parmesan and toss well. Garnish as desired and serve immediately.