#cheese+onion+lardons+cream+pasta or potatoes

[axolotlelle]

not enough people know about the croziflette... the best thing to come out of the alps

[crowleyaj]

a few quick recipes for when you have no energy or time to cook, made in 10-45 minutes, 1-2 portions, also budget friendly (basic cooking knowledge assumed. sorry, no precise measurements in my kitchen, cook with your soul. I hope it makes sense):

cook pasta, mix with half a jar of pesto, sprinkle some cheese on top

wash and quarter unpeeled potatoes, season with a mix of olive oil, tsp of salt, half tsp pepper, two tsp of literally any herbs you have (provencal or za'atar are my favourites), and bake at 220°C until crispy. serve with a dip of your choice. or mayo. works too

mix 200 ml of milk with a pinch of salt and just enough plain flour to make it not too runny or too thick. might be around a cup. this makes 4 crepes. lightly fry on each side until golden brown. eat with whatever you have, sweet or savoury. non-stick pan needed

fry one onion, add bell pepper, (optional: ginger, garlic, half a chilli), add diced chicken, salt, and pepper, cook through, add a jar of any kind of curry sauce. eat with rice or bread

fry one onion and two cloves of garlic, add a can of diced tomatoes, salt, pepper, sugar, and basil, add half a tub of creme fraiche or similar product, blend, add some parmesan. serve with pasta. amazing sauce.

grate two medium carrots, saute on some butter with salt and pepper for like two minutes, add hot water (I boil it in a kettle), add noodles (rice vermicelli are the best), simmer until they're done, add parsley if you have it. soup.

saute halved cherry tomatoes on garlic and butter + oil until soft, add salt and pepper and chilli flakes, sun-dried tomatoes if you have them, add a bag of spinach, leave until wilted. add half a cup-ish of parmesan. mix with pasta. top notch

the same as above but with prawns instead of spinach if you're feeling fancy. cook prawns before tomatoes

saute 100g of mushrooms on garlic and butter with salt and pepper until there's no water left in them, add 150ml-ish of cooking cream, add half a cup of parmesan. mix with pasta

the same as above but with bacon lardons instead of mushrooms if you eat pork

fry an onion, add any veg you have (at least two kinds, I do pepper, courgette and mushrooms), stir fry until it's all done, spices: salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, a bit of curry powder, chilli. mix with cooked rice. lazy risotto.

grab a small tray of chicken thighs or breast, season with salt, pepper, chinese five spice or literally anything you like, bake at 200-220 until done. eat it like that. or with rice and you have two meals

fry an onion, add salt, pepper, and a bit of sugar, crack three eggs into it, scramble, mix with cooked pasta. optional: bacon or ham or smoked tofu if that exists in your country (lidl has it)

saute minced garlic on oil, add salt, pepper, chilli flakes, and juice from half a lemon, add broccoli, stir fry for a bit, add spinach (optional), add lemon zest and some parmesan. mix with pasta. more parmesan on top

Do any of u have decent recipes that are like 5 ingredients (not including spices) and take 45 mins or less to prepare i gotta stop eating sandwiches for dinner

[chicagobeststeak]

Celebrate National Noodle Month at These Chicago Steakhouses

Some of the best pasta dishes in the city are hiding at Chicago’s finest steakhouses.

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Tavern on Rush

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National Noodle Month at These Chicago Steakhouses

Tavern on Rush: Steaks, seafood, burgers, and brick-oven pizzas may get top billing at this Gold Coast favorite, but don’t overlook the pastas. Available in appetizer or entree portions, the pasta dishes offer a little bit of something for everyone. A proper veal-pork-beef bolognese is served with pappardella, while a stellar seafood medley of mussels, calamari, shrimp, and anchovy-tomato sauce gets tossed with linguini. There’s also cavatappi with buffalo mozzarella and tomato cream vodka sauce, and rigatoni flecked with spicy Italian sausage.

Erie Cafe: This River North standby keeps things simple, classic, and deeply comforting with its concise selection of pasta dishes. To start, there’s an appetizer option of fried ravioli with blue cheese, and a decadent lasagna is available as a weekend special. For entrees, options range from spaghetti with meatballs and linguini in white clam sauce to cheese ravioli with cream vodka sauce and basil-flecked spaghetti with fresh tomatoes.

Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse: The name pretty much says it all. This is the rare restaurant that simultaneously prioritizes and proclaims its penchant for both steaks and pastas. One of the best and most iconic Italian destinations downtown, long before most of this newbie Italian spots started popping up like Whack-a-Moles, Harry Caray’s boasts an enviable and enduring selection of pasta creations. These include rigatoni alla vodka with mascarpone and Parmigiano-Reggiano, fettuccine Alfredo with grilled chicken, bucatini pomodoro with crushed plum tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, red onions, and basil, seafood fettuccine, and cavatelli with crab and fresh artichoke hearts.

III Forks Prime Steakhouse: It’s a matter of quality over quantity at III Forks Prime Steakhouse, where the abbreviated selection of pasta speaks for itself. An exquisite plate of shrimp and pasta contains a white wine-garlic herb butter, spinach, and bacon lardons, while a simple and fresh plate of vegetable ravioli features roasted mushrooms, fontina, Parmesan, marinara, and walnut pesto. Then there’s the indulgent lobster mac & cheese, one of the most important side dishes on the menu.

Chop Shop: This multi-tiered restaurant, bar, butcher shop, and venue in Bucktown has it all, including a discernible Italian accent that plays into its pivotal pasta creations. There are only a few pasta dishes, but there need not be many when the selections are this strong. Think potato gnocchi with Brussels sprouts, grape tomatoes, garlic cream sauce and pecorino; beef cheek sugo; and pasta with lobster cognac cream sauce.

Petterino’s: This Theatre District destination is known as much for its gnocchi as it is for its steaks. The spinach gnocchi with chicken sausage and wild mushrooms is a standout, along with other pasta plates like pappardelle bolognese, baked rigatoni with ricotta and Italian sausage, shrimp diablo, and spaghetti with housemade veal and pork meatballs.

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