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Quick Pantry Pastas with Marinara

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. A quick and delicious option is to toss 2 cups of cubed mozzarella when you’re tossing the cooked pasta in your marinara sauce. For a finish, top with 8 shredded basil leaves.

From Lidia's Family table by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich Copyright (c) 2004 by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich Published by Knopf. Lidia Bastianich hosts the hugely popular PBS show, "Lidia's Italian-American kitchen" and owns restaurants in New York City, Kansas City, and Pittsburgh. Also the author of Lidia's Italian Table and Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen, she lives in Douglaston, New York. Jay Jacob's journalism has appeared in many national magazines. From the Trade Paperback edition.
TagsSaucePastaItalianEuropeanMozzarellaCheeseDairyBasilHerbs & SpicesMainSideDinnerNut FreeVegetarian5 Ingredients or FewerQuickEasyCookbooks
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