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Believe it or not, the first step in all easy pasta recipes has to do with simply placing the pasta in the water. You might not think anyone could do that wrong, but there is a right way and a wrong way even to start boiling the pasta. If you’re a complete beginner, then that fact might surprise or bewilder you, but it’s really just a matter of doing a couple of simple things right at the beginning. Then you can go on to make your delectable pasta dishes knowing the pasta itself is in perfect shape.

To make any pasta meal, whether using easy or more involved pasta recipes, you always must get the pasta to the right consistency by beginning the same way. Provide enough water for the pasta to “swim” in, so it won’t stick, and also to expand to about twice the size it is when dry. Salting the water will help it taste good, without adding excessive amounts of salt to your diet.

Put the pasta into boiling water and stir for the first few moments, again to prevent sticking, and cook at a gentle boil for the amount of time indicated on the package. A quick and easy way to tell when it’s done is to bite a piece; it should be tender, but firm enough that it’s not totally limp.

Beyond cooking, you may be surprised to discover that the shape and size of the different pastas are also factors in how meals turn out. Any good guide will provide explanations. For example, pieces of the smaller types of pasta can get rather drowned if you have a sauce that’s pretty chunky, whereas larger shaped pasta can hold its own. Heavier sauces are better for pieces with distinct shapes and also for the tubular types with grooves in them, as the shapes and grooves retain the sauce better. One way to ensure easy pasta recipes is to remember that smaller or thinner types of pasta work best with more delicate sauces, while thicker, larger pieces can handle heavier sauces.

Easy pasta recipes can be made unnecessarily more difficult if you haven’t mastered the basics, like cooking the pasta properly and matching the different pastas with the right kinds of sauces. You might follow all the recipe instructions to the letter, but if you’ve missed out on one of these fairly simple points, the final dish may be less than perfect. Learning to do things the right way at every step of the process will make the entire recipe much easier.

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