
Cajun Shrimp And Tomato Cream Sauce over the pasta of your choice is easy to make and as spicy as you like it. It’s perfect for a weeknight meal.
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Here are recipes that use either pasta or rice. Lots of tips and tricks with timetables and best practices.

Cajun Shrimp And Tomato Cream Sauce over the pasta of your choice is easy to make and as spicy as you like it. It’s perfect for a weeknight meal.

Asian couscous is a no-cook side dish. It’s a fusion of two cuisines that comes together in your kitchen in about 15 minutes.

Your Instant Pot makes this rich and creamy risotto with chicken, gorgonzola, and pistachios in about 15 minutes.

This easy-to-make Tuscan chicken pasta salad sports sun-dried and fresh tomatoes, green onions, and fettucini. Serve it with crusty Italian bread and white wine. Enjoy!

Spaghetti and Meatballs don’t have to take hours and hours. These are Mrs. Frank Sinatra’s meatballs with the sauce from Joe Dog’s Mafia Cookbook. Served with some crunchy Italian bread to sop up the sauce, you can’t get more Italian than this.

This spicy Instant Pot Jambalaya is quick and easy to make, perfect for a work night meal. Make it how you like it and serve it with a nice salad. Dinner? Done!

Tomato Rice Pilaf comes together so easily and quickly in the Instant Pot. Rich with a warm tomato flavor, it makes a wonderful side dish.
Shrimp and Pasta Blue Fin of Columbia, South Carolina is a tasty recipe for shrimp, broccoli, and sun-dried tomatoes in a blue cheese cream sauce. Enjoy it with a big salad and white wine.

The sauce is from Joseph “Joe Dogs” Iannuzzi’s Mafia Cookbook. Even though the recipe for this Lasagna with Béchamel has been tweaked to reduce fat and calories, you would never know from the taste. Enjoy this with a salad and a glass of red wine.