Simple explanation on how to make your own pasta! It is easy to do, tastes delicious, and is a whole lot better for you than the pre-made boxed kinds.
Last year my husband found a new-in-box pasta maker attachment for a kitchen aid mixer at a garage sale. It think it just may have been our best find! It makes the process of making delicious homemade pasta a snap. We are hooked! This is just one of all recipes I’ve shared on this blog of our family tested recipes!
How to Make Homemade Pasta
It is very simple to make and tastes so much better than store-bought varieties! Plus did you know most store-bought pasta contains preservatives and are packaged in nitrogen to extend shelf life. So before your tomato plants start producing by the bushels, here is how to make your own delicious homemade pasta.
Easy Homemade Pasta
There are tons of pasta recipes out there. But if you are just trying your hand at homemade pasta here is a simple egg noodle pasta recipe.
I mixed mine in a bread machine because it was handy. But you could easily just throw your ingredients in a mixer.
Easy Homemade Pasta
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 4 Tablespoons water, warm
- 1 Tablespoon exta virgin Olive Oil
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Semolina Flour for the authentic Italian taste
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together.I mixed mine in a bread machine because it was handy. But you could easily just throw your ingredients in a mixer. If you are using a breach machine just select dough cycle and press start. Set a time for 10 minutes. (this dough is not suitable for a delay timer)
- Form the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
HINT: The dough can also be refrigerated for up to 3 days. - To roll out your pasta you have a couple choices. Your can use a rolling pin and pizza slicer to cut pasta by hand on a floured surface. Or you can use a kitchen gadget to speed up the process and get more uniform pasta by using a hand crank pasta maker . This actually goes really quickly!
- You can dry your pasta by laying it on a clean counter or surface covered with parchment paper or using a pasta drying rack.Let the pasta air dry at least 20 minutes before cooking or freezing.
- Now that your pasta had dried, just bring a pot of water to a boil. Add 1 TAB olive oil and 1 1/2 teas salt to season the pasta. Now boil pasta for 2-3 minutes, strain, and serve.
Form the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
HINT: The dough can also be refrigerated for up to 3 days.
To roll out your pasta you have a couple choices. Your can use a rolling pin and pizza slicer to cut pasta by hand on a floured surface. Or you can use a kitchen gadget to speed up the process and get more uniform pasta by using a hand crank pasta maker or Kitchen Aid Pasta Maker (we have the food grinder with pasta plates).
Pick the size pasta you want and get started. This actually goes really quickly The recipe makes enough pasta for 8 servings. So depending on the size of your family you may just keep 1/2 the ball in the refrigerator to make pasta for a dinner tomorrow.
You can dry your pasta by laying it on a clean counter or surface covered with parchment paper or using a pasta drying rack.
Let the pasta air dry at least 20 minutes before cooking or freezing.
Now that your pasta had dried, just bring a pot of water to a boil. Add 1 TAB olive oil and 1 1/2 teas salt to season the pasta. Now boil pasta for 2-3 minutes, strain, and serve.
You’ll be amazed at how quickly homemade pasta is ready!
Homemade Meat Sauce Recipe
We like to use this is a super easy and incredibly delicious homemade pasta sauce recipe. You’ll never buy store bought sauce again!
There you have it. An amazingly delicious homemade pasta dinner your family will love.
Homemade Meat Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 lb ground beef grass-fed is best!
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 4 cloves garclic minxed
- 1 small pepper any color
- 32 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons oregano dried or fresh
- 2 teaspoons basil dried or fresh
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar optional, but rounds out the flavor
Instructions
- In olive oil cook beef, onion, garlic, and pepper until meat is cooked through. Add tomato sauce and seasoning. Simmer until ready to serve.
Breakfast Recipes
- Amazing Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls
- Homemade Oatmeal: Crockpot Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal, Slow Cooker Blueberry Oatmeal. Bannana Oatmeal, Chocolate Berry Overnight Oats, or Butterscotch Oats – a really good oatmeal !
- Cinnamon Zucchini Coffee Cake
- Family Favorite Blueberry Muffins with a streusal topping
- Blueberry Breakfast Casserole
- Fall favorite, Breakfast Apple Cake
- Breakfast Pizza is such a yummy, Easy Breakfast Ideas
- Overnight French Toast Casserole
- Dad’s Healthy Egg McMuffin
- Heavenly Orange Rolls
- Super Easy Egg Casserole you can make ahead
- Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
- No Fail Pancake Recipe or our Yummy Banana Pancakes
- Sourdough Crepes with Bananas Foster
- Homemade, Bread Machine English Muffins – way better than the store bought and easier than you’d think
- Pumpkin Waffles are so flavorful and taste like fall
- Easy Breakfast Casserole with Croutons
Soup Recipes
- BEST Sweet Chili Recipe
- Easy Pumpkin Chili
- Instapot Corn Chowder Soup
- Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
- Best ever Tomato Soup with bacon
- Leftover Thanksgiving Soup
- Green Chicken Taco Soup
- Early Autumn Fall Soup Recipes with sausage and apple
Recipes for Salads and Sandwiches
- Creamy Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich
- Shredded Chicken Sandwich Recipe that is perfect for company
- Grilled Brie and Pear Sandwich
- Kid Favorite Quesadilla Pizza School Lunch
- Best Oriental Coleslaw with Soy Sauce
- Beet Pear and Goat Cheese Salad
- Easy Chicken Salad Recipe
- Ground Beef Taco Salad
- Easy Spinach and Berry Salad
Main Dishes
- Mom’s Easy Lasagna Recipe
- General Tso Chicken Recipe
- Easy Cashew Chicken Recipe
- Delicious Homemade Tortilla Recipe
- Rich Mac and Cheese Pies
- Sausage Make Ahead Foil Packet Dinners
- Easy Barbecue Chicken Recipe
- Juicy Lemon Chicken Pasta Instant pot
- Jazzed up Creamed Chicken over Biscuits
- Best Ever Mac and Cheese
- Copycat Dave’s Gourmet Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce
- Easy Cheese Souffle
- Super Tender BBQ Roast
- Homemade Copycat Godfathers Taco Pizza Recipe
- Easy Crockpot Beef Stroganoff
- Leftover Turkey Pot Pie Recipe
- How to make homemade pasta
- Super Flavorful Grilled Pork Loin
- Healthy Pineapple Fried Rice
- Seriously the Best, Make Ahead Twice Baked Potatoes
- Easy Pasta Recipe with Ham, Walnuts, and Parmesan Cheese
Desserts
- This Easy Oreo Cheeseball can be served as an appetizer or dessert!
- Making this snow ice cream is one my kids’ favorite annual traditions!
- Pumpkin Lava Cake is an ooey gooey fall dessert your family will want seconds of!
- This sandcastle ice cream is so clever and EASY to make! You are sure to be the coolest mom on the block!
- You don’t need a fancy ice cream maker; here is how to make ice cream in a bag
- These homemade cinnamon sugar tortilla chips are the perfect dessert to go along with your Mexican dinner
- If you’ve never tried our melt in your mouth sugar cookies, you are missing out!
- Whip up a batch of this carmel chex mix for your next game night or potluck!
- These snicker cookies are so decadent with a delightful melty middle!
- This soft Gingerbread Man Recipe for kids is my most requested for every cookie swap!
- I can almost smell this cooking, my perfect every time, best pumpkin pie recipe
- My kids favorite cookies – Monster Cookie Recipe
- Or make these classic Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- So good their gone, easy homemade brownies recipe
- Perfect for summer, Lemon Bars with vanilla wafer crust
- Homemade Ice Cream Cake – this is what I request for my birthday cake every year! YUM!
- Classic Vanilla Ice Cream in a homemade ice cream maker
- Our favorite cake ball recipes
- So good you just can’t stop eating it Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge
- Mom’s Homemade Apple Pie
Appetizers
- Pepperoni Cheeseball Game Day Appetizers
- My famous pineapple cream cheese dip
- Zesty Spinach Artichoke Dip
- Our GO TO Salsa Recipe with gardne fresh tomatoes
- Grab your veggies, they are going to want to take a dunk in this Southwestern Dip
- Family Favorite appetizer meatballs with super quick secret sauce!
- Quick Pineapple Salsa made from scratch
- Sweet and Sour Bacon and Water Chestnut Appetizer
- Go to Peanut Butter Dip for Apples
- It wouldn’t be Christmas without serving up this family traditional Wassail Recipe
Breads and Side Dishes
- Super Moist Southern Cornbread recipe with creamed corn
- Easy Bread Machine Hamurger Buns
- Super Yummy Quick Yeast Rolls
- Rosemary Crock pot Bread
- Sweet Potato Sourdough Buns
- Delicious Yeastless Bread – quick bread recipe no yeast
