All recipes from "Noodles" from the blog "Thyme for Cooking"

Zucchini & Red Pepper Pasta Salad

This is a cross between an pasta salad and a hot side dish.

Pasta with Sausage & Chard

An easy pasta dinner for late summer using the last of the chard and tomatoes

Pasta with Ground Beef & Zucchini

This is an easy dinner that is ready in the time it takes to cook the pasta.

Pasta with Sausage, Avocado, & Sage

This is a fall pasta - fresh sage and the last of the tomatoes to make a no-cook, fresh tomato sauce.

Turkey & Green Bean Pasta Salad

Fresh green beans and yellow tomatoes make a colorful summer pasta salad

Grilled Lemon & Garlic Shrimp

I served them over couscous, but they would make a great tapa – served with a chilled Fino sherry….

Pasta Salad with Chard & Purple Basil

Sausage, Squash, & Lentil Pasta Salad

The best thing about salads is, like soups, you can add almost anything.

Pasta Tonnato

Tonnato Sauce is a Venetian classic, normally served on thinly sliced cold veal.

Pasta with Ham & Asparagus

I often buy a thick slice of ham at the deli counter.

Meatball & Pasta Soup

This is a prefect combination of meatballs and soup.

Braised Beef Provençal

I normally make this with large chunks of beef and serve it with mashed potatoes.

Ground Beef Lo Mein

I used linguine for this but any pasta would work - or just serve over rice.

Chicken & Butternut Squash Lasagne

Butternut squash is great in pasta dishes and a good way to get your veggies in!This serves 4 - or 2 for 2 meals.

Pork Lo Mein

You could serve this over rice or quinoa, but we like pasta for a change.

Shrimp with Feta & Olives

With the feta and Greek olives it just seemed right to serve this on orzo.

Chicken Noodle Soup

A classic soup, wonderful with home-made chicken stock (see notes) but equally good with purchased stock.

Linguine with Meat Sauce

This is an easy tomato & beef pasta sauce - perfect for busy days.

Skillet Beef, Beans, & Pasta

Use any beef suitable for stir-frying for this - or just use ground beef.

Pasta alla Amatriciana

This is a classic Italian dish, with probably as many variations as there are Italian cooks.