Here's a tip I use when I have lots of cooking to do on a day, like days I make a bunch of freezer meals.
To save time when you're going to have a long day in the kitchen, prepare your pasta the night before.
Just boil the pasta as usual, drain and rinse it.
When it's cool, place it in a ziploc bag and refrigerate.
The next day, when you're ready to use it, put it in a colander and rinse with hot water. The pasta will look just like it did just after you boiled it and you can use it as you usually would.
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I do that with leftover pasta all the time. It works great!
I think I can manage that. :) Now if I can just learn to plan meals, I can take advantage of such a good tip!
Great idea. I don't fix pasta often, but I will remember this! Thanks and have a great week.
That is a great tip...and making dinner would be so fast then!
I never thought to do this when cooking large quantities. Great tip.
I never knew that! What a great idea! And I think I will use it this very week, when I make that crock pot chicken noodle soup recipe you posted last Thursday (we're having that on Wednesday evening when everyone begins arriving). Every little bit I can do ahead will help. Thanks, Mari.
...great post. The most important with cooking and storing pasta is keeping it COLD.
Hi Mari! I have never tried this. I would just assume that the pasta would stick together in a big lump. I guess that's not true? Maybe this is what restaurants do all the time.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment on the blog. I appreciate your blog-friendship! Blessings to you and prayers for a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday.
Blessings,
Ceil
PS We nurses have to stick together :)
You are so organized. You amaze me.
I've never tried this but it sounds like a great tip. Thanks, Mari!
I had no idea you could do that. Cool Beans! Have a blessed Tuesday!
using precooked pasta tonight. hot water rinse is a great idea!!
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