Comfort Foods {Recipe & Giveaway}

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(Disclosure: I received products for review but all thoughts are my own.)

If it were up to me I’d probably eat pasta every day. It’s one of the foods that brings back the most food related memories from childhood. I loved when my mom made lasagna (cheese only, no meat!) and Beef Stroganoff. My dad used egg noodles to make his homemade chicken noodle soup in winter. My favorite food using Creamette® Pasta though is homemade mac & cheese. I remember my grandma making it when I went to visit her years ago and thought it was odd that she added tomatoes to this cheesy pasta dish. It’s my favorite way to eat macaroni & cheese now and I can’t imagine it without tomatoes.

Since having a family of my own, quick pasta dishes have become my new comfort food. I still have the memories of pasta without the time consuming task of making the dishes. One of our favorite ways to have noodles now is to add a red spaghetti sauce to them. I make mine with just veggies but Sinisa likes his with a meat sauce. Here is one of his favorite sauces to make called a Bolognese Sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground pork or ground beef
  • 1 can of mushrooms (pieces)
  • 1 white onion (diced)
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes
  • olive oil
  • Italian seasonings

Directions:

  • Saute the ground meat and use a spatula to break it in tiny pieces
  • In a separate pan use a small amount of oil and saute your onion and mushrooms.
  • Add meat to the onions and mushrooms
  • Simmer for a few minutes over low heat
  • Add a can of diced tomatoes (don’t drain them)
  • Add seasonings to taste (Sinisa uses garlic, basil, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper)
  • Simmer for a few minutes over low heat
  • Put a generous spoonful over noodles
  • Sprinkle with shredded cheese (optional)

When it comes to sharing good food and good times with family and friends, nothing makes us feel more at home than comfort food. Creamette® Pasta is proud to have been a part of creating comforting family meals for 100 years and – to honor ten decades of warm memories and mealtime moments – the brand is launching its Comfort Food Recipe and Essay contest.

Through May 30th, Creamette Pasta invites families from the Midwest region to share their favorite comfort food recipe made with Creamette Pasta along with an original essay of 100 words or less explaining their family mealtime memory as it relates to the recipe and what makes it so comforting for a chance to win $10,000. In June 2013, ten semifinalists will be chosen to participate in a nationwide online vote.

You can submit your recipe here: Creamette.NewWorldPasta.Com/100thAnniversary

GIVEAWAY:

One winner will win a delicious prize pack including two boxes of Creamette® Pasta, two Creamette® Pasta recipe cards, one colander and one casserole baking dish.

HOW TO ENTER:

Tell me what your favorite comfort dish made with Creamette Pasta is

Additional Entry:

Share this giveaway on a social network

Giveaway ends June 3, 2013 at 11:59pm Central time. Must be a United States resident 18 years of age or older to enter.

91 thoughts on “Comfort Foods {Recipe & Giveaway}”

  2. I’ve never tried Creamette Pasta, but my favorite comfort food is my grandmother’s spaghetti sauce. I have been known to eat it from a bowl with just slices of bread (though its much better over pasta with crusty garlic bread)

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  10. I make my mom’s Baked Macaroni & Cheese recipe she passed on to me! I also make a mac recipe my dad made all the time with cheddar cheese & peeled tomatoes Its delicious!

  48. my favorite pasta dish would have to be shrimp alfredo…thanks for this chance….have a great day and many blessings…best of luck to everyone

  50. My favorite is good ol’ spaghetti–it’s simple, but that’s one of the things that makes it so comforting :)

  56. I’ve never tried this brand of noodles, but I make something called Noodles Romano and it is soooo good :)
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  74. Homemade baked mac n cheese, hands down is our family’s favorite. AND…….I need a new casserole dish! So thank you for the chance!

  85. I like spaghetti & lasagna. I also like boiling the noodles & just putting veggies on top. Yum-O! Thank you :)

  89. My Husband’s favorite comfort food is a sort of Goulash made w/Creamette’s, ground beef, stewed tomatoes & mixed veggies, topped w/breadcrumbs & baked – it tastes a lot better than it sounds!!!((1955nursehjc4me(at)myway(dot)com))

  90. I shared this (HollyCunningham) on Pinterest!!!((1955nursehjc4me(at)myway(dot)com)) Thanks for the chance!

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