Fruity Breakfast Pasta Recipes

ACINI DI PEPE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain.
• In medium saucepan, combine reserved liquids from pineapple and oranges (equals about 1 1/2 cups), sugar, eggs, salt and flour. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. When mixture becomes thick, add cooked pasta and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, add pineapple and oranges, whipped topping and marshmallows to taste. Mix together and top with cherries if desired. Keep chilled until served.

FRUITY PASTA SALAD WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Mix apples, figs, onion, basil, black olives, mint, and garlic together in a large bowl.
• Whisk mayonnaise, Pecorino Romano cheese, sour cream, sugar, vinegar, lime zest and juice, salt, and pepper together in a separate bowl.
• Add cooked rotini to apple mixture, stir, and pour dressing on top. Mix well and refrigerate, covered, for at least 30 minutes. Serve chilled.

BREAKFAST PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir eggs in the hot oil until set and scrambled, about 5 minutes.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a separate skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion, mushrooms, peas, and carrots until onion is browned, about 10 minutes. Add pasta to onion mixture and toss. Add eggs and mix well. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper over pasta mixture and toss.

BREAKFAST PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt butter and add hot pasta.
• Crack eggs over pasta and scramble.
• Sprinkle parmesan over pasta and serve, adding salt, pepper, or hot sauce.