Chilled Ditalini Pasta Salad

Here is a family favorite recipe for a chilled pasta salad. It is quick and easy to make, and while I list Ditalini as the main ingredient, Spaghetti, small Ziti, Penne, or any other small pasta will work. You can adjust these ingredients size to suit your family size.

Chilled Ditalini Pasta Salad 

For ingredients you will need:

·         2 cups Ditalini

·         ½ teaspoon of thyme

·         3 garlic cloves, chopped

·         2 stalks Celery, chopped

·         ¼  cup Red onion, chopped

·         ¼ White onion, chopped

·         ½ cup Red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, chopped

·         ½  cup Green pepper, chopped
1     l large tomato

·         1 large apple, any kind chopped

·         1 tablespoon Sugar

·         6 to 8 baby carrots, chopped

·         One bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing

·         Salt and pepper for taste

Direction:

·         Prepare pasta following recipe of package.

·         Drain, rinse in cold water until cool, and then quick chill with ice cubes, then when completely chilled drain to remove remaining ice

cubes.

·         In a large bowl add pasta, all the veggies, and the thyme. Mix well.

·         Then add enough Zesty Italian Dressing to suit your personal taste. Remember that pasta absorbs fluids. So you might start with one cup and then add a little more dressing just before serving.

·         Chilled 2 to 6 hours

There you have it, the most quick and easy pasta salad ever.

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Tip:

I find it easy when chopping the above ingredients to chop a little extra to keep my freezer bag filled for future recipes. In addition, when my tomatoes start to become juicy, I chop them up to freeze them as well. These frozen baggies come in handy when you are in a rush to prepare a meal, or if you are under the weather and you don’t want to spend a great deal of time in the kitchen. 

What to do with the seeds from bell pepper and the leaves from celery?  Most people would probably throw these parts of the veggies away. However, you can chop up the celery leaves and add them with the bell pepper seeds to recipes, especially the tomato based ones. You can also add them in with your freezer bag of chopped veggies.

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Roaster Oven B-B-Q Ribs

Most of us lovers of rib hate it when the cold weather deprives us of the joy of firing up the grill outside and slapping a rack or two of ribs on it. Some of us have bundled up and braved the coldness of the weather not letting it daunt our desires to cook out of doors, but many of us from the Northern regions of the country yield to Old-Man Winter and turn to baking ribs in the conventional oven.

 All these methods do get the job done and the ribs on the table. However, roasting ribs in a roaster oven is an easy method for getting that sweet and spicy taste of grilled ribs to our palates. This method can be used any time of the year.  

What you will need:

One 12 Quart or 18 Quart Roaster Oven

6 to 8 lbs. of  Spareribs, Baby Back Ribs, or Country-style Lean Ribs
1 large Onion, chopped
1 Bay Leaf
Hot Water from tap
2 cups B-B-Q Sauce

One 2 gallon zipped lock bag

One pair of cooking tongs

Directions:

Preheat Roaster Oven to 250ºF

Lightly spray bottom of roaster oven cookwell with cooking spray. Set ribs on rack and place in preheated cookwell.

Add onion, bay leaf and enough hot water to cover ribs. Cover ribs and roast for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until meat is tender.

When ribs are done carefully lift rack out of roaster oven. Then remove cookwell from main unit of roaster oven and slowly pour out hot water and discard onion and bay leaf.

Clean and dry cookwell.

Replace cookwell and preheat to 425ºF.

Place ribs in large zipped lock plastic bag. Add your favorite B-B-Q Sauce.  Shake until sauce covers ribs.

Remove lid and lightly spray cookwell with cooking oil. Place ribs on rack. Set rack in preheated cookwell. Cover and roast 25 to 30 minutes or until sauce is set and edges begin to brown.

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