20 Spaghetti Hacks You Need To Know
© Holly Farnworth
Use Your Spaghetti Spoon To measure Out Your Pasta
Turns out that hole in the middle of your spaghetti spoon isn't just for letting water drain as you transfer your pasta to the serving bowl but also serves as a quick and easy way to measure out a single portion of pasta. If you're not convinced, you can also rely on the quarter trick. 2 oz. of dry spaghetti bunched up should roughly have the same diameter as a quarter.
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VIDEO: Rainbow Shrimp Pasta
This multi-colored Rainbow Shrimp Pasta is utterly delicious, and sure to impress when you serve it up!
Ingredients
- 2 oz red spaghetti
- 2 oz green spaghetti
- 2 cups shrimp
- Pepper
- Salt
- Paprika
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
Method
- Boil the red and green spaghetti separately in salted water until al dente.
- Fry the shrimp in a pan with plenty of salt, pepper and paprika.
- Add 1/2 cup of cream cheese, and stir through until combined.
- Arrange the cooked spaghetti in an alternating pattern on a plate.
- Top with the creamy shrimp sauce
- Garnish, and serve!