Tex-Mex chicken spaghetti
A friend once described Tex-Mex chicken spaghetti as baked pasta with chicken and chile con queso. If you look at many of the recipes shared today, you’d have to agree…
Pasta recipes
Green chile cheeseburger mac
After school one day in junior high, I went over to a friend’s house to study with her for a test. After we did our homework, she said she needed…
Kimchi mac and cheese
Kimchi macaroni and cheese is a creamy, zesty baked dish made with cheese, pasta, bacon, and green onions.
Pastalaya
Cajun Pastalaya is a blend of pasta and jambalaya, and combines chicken, sausage, shrimp, aromatics, and tomatoes with pasta instead of rice.
Green spaghetti
Green spaghetti gets its namesake color from poblano chiles, which are then blended with sour cream, cilantro, garlic, and spices.
Cheesy baked pasta with chorizo
Back when I was learning to cook, one of my favorite combinations was pasta, sauce, cheese, and ricotta. That summer, I waited tables at an Italian restaurant and on the…
Macaroni and cheese, Texas cafeteria style
A few years ago, a shop in New York that specializes in vintage restaurant plates had on display white mugs marked with the Luby’s logo. Since Luby’s is a Texas…
Chicken sesame noodles
When I first moved to New York City, there was a Chinese restaurant in my neighborhood that offered free sesame noodles with every purchase. For someone young with limited income,…
Green chile turkey spaghetti
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Smoky macaroni and cheese
When I pulled up to the barbecue cart, I was dismayed to see it shuttered. The posted hours had assured me that it would be open through the afternoon but…