Pasta

Ricotta salata sounds like the soft, creamy ricotta cheese that you bake into lasagna, but it’s actually a semi-hard cheese that’s salty and crumbly.

Your picky eaters won’t suspect a thing when you hide the spinach in this dish!

Call Ripley’s Believe It or Not – this creamy, golden, sweet pasta is to die for! (But you’ll want to live on to eat it again!)

You can throw pretty much any green, leafy veggie into this soup!

If you love Remy the rat chef in Ratatouille, then you’re bound to love this thick soup that shares the same name. C’est magnifique!

Rachael says, "Soba are buckwheat noodles used in Japanese cooking. Not every grocery store has them on the shelves, so I use whole wheat spaghetti for this easy Japanese inspired noodle-veggie-shrimp stir fry."

Rachael says, "Shrimp and pasta seashells? This one is as cute as it is tasty and simple. Peas and bacon or pancetta have been a favorite of mine since I was little. Adding protein and pasta turns an old, favorite side dish into a main course."

Penne is called “penne” because it looks like a pen point for fancy fountain pens. Penne is an Italian word that sounds the same as the English word for the same thing – cool! Did you know you knew Italian? You do now! Enjoy these “pens” with peas and cheese!