Poor Mans Pasta Recipes

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.

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.

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.