Pasta Revolution: 200 Foolproof Recipes That Go Beyond Spaghetti and Meatballs

by America's Test Kitchen (editor)

Revolutionize a dinner staple with fresh new ideas

From the team that brought you Slow Cooker Revolution comes this 200-plus recipe collection featuring fresh takes on the classics, easier casseroles, one-pot pasta dinners (in which the pasta cooks right in the sauce), inventive six-ingredient pasta dishes, and new whole-wheat pasta recipes that your whole family will love. Plus, all the old country favorites, too - all tested and perfected by the cooks at America's Test Kitchen. No-Prep Baked Spaghetti is the easiest casserole you'll ever make - simply combine uncooked spaghetti, ground beef, and canned tomatoes in a baking dish and pop it in the oven. For our Super-Easy Spinach Lasagna, we ditched fussy layering and relied on a flavorful no-cook sauce to bring this dish to the weeknight table.

Our six-ingredient recipes call on pantry staples to do double duty in dishes such as Mediterranean Penne with Tuna and Nicoise Olives. Whole-wheat pasta is anything but boring in recipes like Penne with Chicken, Caramelized Onions, and Red Peppers.

You'll also find lighter options, recipes that have less than 600 calories and 12 grams of fat. Plus, we scaled down recipes to serve just two, and we scaled up a number of dishes for company-worthy fare. Enticing Asian noodle dishes round out the collection. We include essential cooking tips, cookware reviews, and ingredient ratings throughout.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food, Reference, Ebooks

886 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 13, 2012

About the author

America's Test Kitchen, based in a brand new state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. facility with over 15,000 sq. ft. of test kitchens and studio space, in Boston's Seaport District, is dedicated to finding the very best recipes for home cooks. Over 50 full-time (admittedly obsessive) test cooks spend their days testing recipes 30, 40, up to 100 times, tweaking every variable until they understand how and why recipes work. They also test cookware and supermarket ingredients so viewers can bypass marketing hype and buy the best quality products. As the home of Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines, and publisher of more than one dozen cookbooks each year, America's Test Kitchen has earned the respect of the publishing industry, the culinary world, and millions of home cooks. America's Test Kitchen the television show launched in 2001, and the company added a second television program, Cook's Country, in 2008.

Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks!

Learn more at https://www.americastestkitchen.com/.

Reviews

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unlike me, this book isn’t vegetarian, but I still found loads to love inside. Each recipe is headed with a section ‘why this recipe works’ which gives a rationale and tips for making it. There’s a real ‘test kitchen’ feel to the book with lots tried and tested instructions and recommendations , such as how to get the most juice from a lemon with the minimum effort and whether you should boil the pasta water from warm or cold. The 5 ingredient recipes are a particular favourite.

[Kiki · Rating 4 out of 5]

We tried many recipes from this book and enjoyed them all. Our favorites though were definitely Pad Thai (currently our go to Pad Thai recipe) and the Spaghetti w/ Lemon, Basil & Scallops. We've made the latter several times and have sometimes substituted shrimp for the scallops. Delicious either way!

[Lizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything we’ve made has been incredibly good!! Super easy recipes too.

[Amaryca · Rating 4 out of 5]

If I wanted a book of recipes for store bought pasta, this would be it.

[Debby · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐? [rating tweak and review possibly to come]

[Denise · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good book with lots of interesting recipes. No fresh pasta recipes though. I wanted a book to give to someone interested in making pasta, but this is only dried pasta.