I think this is the last recipe with pasta for some time. Now I’ll take a break from pasta because now we eat a lot of salads, barbequed meat and everything we find in the freezer. Of course when autumn will be near, we gonna need warming and satisfying food, so pasta will be back. Some words about the recipe. It’s satisfying and good, and simple. Unfortunately I had only one third of cheese, but it didn’t ruined the taste.

(6 servings)

300 g pasta

400 g minced meat

1 onion

2 cloves of garlic

1 can (400 g) of chopped tomatoes

100 ml water

100 g feta cheese

150 g grated cheese

2 tsps. red bell pepper powder

salt

peppers

Boil the pasta. Fry minced meat with a chopped garlic and onion. Add water, chopped tomatoes and feta cheese. Season with paprika, salt and peppers. Put meat and pasta to a baking dish, mix well. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 180°C preheated oven for about 20 minutes.

Source: Sveikos šeimos virtuvė. Žurnalo “Sveika” serija. 2008

Quick and easy dish. That’s what I need for supper. I liked that there is no cheese. But I don’t know about my hubby. He is the cheese lover, but eating this dish he didn’t mentioned cheese. So I don’t know he was satisfied with the meal or just tired repeating that he needs cheese Any way – the dish is good and classic.

400 g pasta

2 Tbsp olive oil

3 anchovy filets

3 large cloves of garlic, minced

1 can whole tomatoes, drained

1/2 cup black olives

2 tsp capers, drained

1/4 tsp dried red pepper flakes

salt and pepper, to taste

fresh basil leaves, chiffonade, for garnish

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente, 8-10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a sauce pan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and anchovies and let cook 2-3 minutes, until garlic is golden and anchovies begin to break down. Add drained tomatoes to pan, crush with a wooden spoon and turn the heat to medium. Let cook about 15 minutes. Add in olives, capers, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Stir and keep warm until ready to serve. Toss sauce with pasta and sprinkle with basil leaves for garnish.

Source: sophisticated pie

One more easy and quick pasta recipe. If you like olives, this dish will be definitely in your favourite list. Sometimes, when I prepare some new dish – everyone in my family likes it, but when I repeat it – the second time we don’t. Maybe it happens to you to? But this time, when I prepared this pasta again, my hubbies decision was the same – absolutely winner.

(4 servings)

280 g pasta

100 g butter

20 green olives

20 black olives

2 clove garlic

black peppers (didn’t use)

green herbs

Boil pasta as directed on the package. When pasta will be almost done, melt butter in a pan. When butter will be yellow brown, put olives, cut in halves, chopped garlic and season with black peppers. Heat only a few seconds. Put pasta on a plate, pour over butter with olives. Garnish with green herbs.

Source: Didžioji virtuvės knyga (2004)