Cheap Pasta Recipe's

The following is a small collection of some of my cheap pasta recipe's which are a must for anyone on a budget.

I have found they are loved by children and adults alike.

Basic Pasta Sauce

1 Medium Onion Diced

1 Clove Garlic Diced

1 Can Chopped Tomatoes / Pasata Sauce

Good Pinch Oregano

Sautee the onion and garlic until soft add the tomatoes and oregano.

Depending on your tastes you can modify this recipe. I also add diced carrots, celery, green and red peppers (capsicums) and mushrooms and for the non vegetarians bacon pieces. Therefore insuring a good supply of vegetables. It helps to make a large batch then you can freeze it until required. I find plastic drinking cups covered with plastic wrap great as you use 1 for a couple of people or more depending on the amount of people you are cooking for.

Sausage Pasta Bake.

400g Pasta

500g Sausages

1 Medium Onion Diced

1 Can Condensed Tomato Soup /Chopped Tomatoes / Pasta Sauce

Pinch oregano

Fry the sausages, once cooked remove from the pan and slice into bite size pieces. Sautee the onion, once soft add the tomato soup and the oregano then add the sausage to the pan.

Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted boiling water, once cooked drain and rinse.

Mix the pasta into the sauce then place into an ovenproof dish, sprinkle with cheese and bake until golden brown.

Tuna Pasta

400g Pasta

1 400g Can Tuna

1 Medium Onion Diced

1 Can Mushroom Soup

Pinch Oregano

Sautee the onion until soft, add the soup then gradually add extra water or milk depending on your taste until the sauce reaches a creamy thickness. Add the can of Tuna (drained). Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted boiling water, drain and add to the sauce serve immediately.

Mushroom Pasta

400g Pasta

1 Medium Onion Diced

200g Mushroom Sliced

1 Clove Garlic Diced

Olive Oil

Sautee the onion, mushrooms and garlic in the olive oil.

Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted boiling water drain then stir in the onion and mushroom mixture.

Spaghetti Bake

400g Spaghetti

1 Can Tomato Soup/ pasta sauce

Pinch Oregano

1 Quantity of Cheese Sauce

Cook the spaghetti in salted water meanwhile heat the tomato soup add a pinch of oregano, once the pasta is cooked drain place in an oven proof dish and mix in the tomato soup. Meanwhile make or heat a quantity of cheese sauce then pour over the Spaghetti sprinkle with cheese and bake in the oven until golden. Serve immediately

My kids absolutely adore this.

Chicken Pasta

1 Large Chicken Breast diced

1 Medium Onion Diced

200g Mushrooms Sliced

1 Clove Garlic

1 Can Condensed Mushroom Soup

Pinch Oregano

400g Pasta

Sautee the chicken until brown add the onion, garlic and mushrooms once cooked add the mushroom soup plus extra water to make to a creamy consistency. Pinch of Oregano. Simmer for around 10 to 20 minutes to let the flavours infuse. Cook the pasta in salted water once cooked drain and serve immediately with the chicken sauce on top.

Emma Thompson Is a mother of 3 that loves cooking, you can learn more by visiting my blog. http://cheapmeals.blogspot.com