Pasta Recipes that dont rely on tomato

[woozer]

Hi - I recently did Jamie Olivers Blokes Pasta and it was brilliant - everyone loved it (I left out the cheese for the cheese haters in the house) and that is quite a miracle in my house as my daughter hates tomatoes and fish and both husband and daughter hate cheese.

Can anyone suggest some other main meal pasta recipes I could try that we will all enjoy ?

Many thanks

ps Cant moan about cooking for them - its my job - we all work and daughter and husband do washig and housework - I food shop and cook..

[Count-A-Strong]

Spaghetti carbonara.

[NoMercy]

Do they mind Philadelphia?

You can use Philly and blend with a touch of milk in a sauce pan to make a lovely creamy sauce. Add mushrooms or smoked salmon, or whatever you want to put in it. Dash of lemon juice and some seasoning. Et voila !

[crisgal]

jar of pesto and 1/2 pint chicken stock, glug of cream.
(add cooked chicken, bacon or mushrooms if liked)

[pastafreak]

I use Philly....the one with Garlic and Herbs...I add some slivered sun dried tomatoes to it.

[woozer]

I love Philly - they sometimes spot it in sauces but not always - they have a true dislike of cheese and can detect it in almost anything which is a real pain. But I can get away with creme fraiche so I might try that with the odd bit of meat etc chucked into it - I have never tried them with pesto because I thought it had cheese in it too but that idea sounds really nice crisgal - I shall give it a go - do you think it would work if I whizzed up basil and pine nuts with some creme fraiche ?

I am trying to come up with some quick economy meals for during the week that are tasty but dont involve too much faffing - and pasta is so quick and cheap but I have been a bit lazy in the past and not really tried to find recipes that everyone will eat. With the current state of the economy and a possible redundancy in the offing I have realised I need to pull my socks up - so all suggestions gratefully received and will be tried !

[crisgal]

i am the same, i work all week and try and plan the week's menu so that i only buy what i need at the supermarket.
i make a mixed beany thing - the kids call it cowboy stew! It does have toms in but you could do it without. I then serve with spicy wedges or garlic bread one day, and then maybe put sausages in the next. I used to buy the beans tinned, but now i buy them dry and soak them myself. They are very economical.
I tend to make massive vats of food and then freeze in different ways:
for example if mince is on offer, i'll make a meatballs or burgers with some, a shepherds pie base, and maybe a meatloaf and a lasagne base. Then I'll freeze them so that they can be cooked from frozen. It means I can spend my afternoon off cooking (which I love) and the meals are ready to 'titivate'.
I invested in a slow cooker last year and it's one of the best things I've bought. Do you have one? It's a little faff in a morning, but it's worth it to come home to a lovely meal ready made! You can cook the cheaper cuts of meat in it too, like shoulder and brisket, and they come out so tender!

[rowanwitch]

Tablespoon flour, 2 oz unsalted butter and 1/2 pt single cream make into a basic white sauce and slowly add 1/2 pt white wine. add zest of two lemons and some finely chopped spring onions (3 average sized) and a crushed clove of garlic and season with salt and black pepper fry off some cubes of gammon (and mushrooms if you like them) in a small amount of olive oil and add to cooked pasta of your choice stir in the sauce sprinkle with chopped chives and parsley

vegetarians substitute quorn for the gammon and add some extra seasoning to the olive oil when you fry it off

[woozer]

Hi Crisgal & Rowanwitch. Thank you both for your helpful answers. I do use a slow cooker and it is brilliant - also use it to make my own stock and huge quantities of stew, chilli and curry . Never thought of a beany thing, I shall give it a go with some spicy sausage - hubby doesnt believe he has been fed unless he can see the meat !
I am trying to wean him away from huge chunks of it in the interests of his health and for economy .
That sauce looks delicious Rowanwitch - again my lazy thinking I didnt connect a roux based sauce and pasta - thank you

[4getmenot]

my bloke hates cheese. I do tuna pasta bake. Colmans sachet.