pasta salad

Skint_Catt

pasta is fine IMO to leave for any length of time. I know there's an issue with rice but I haven't tried it.

My food flask is plastic and its rubbish - barely warm by lunch otherwise I'd use it every day!

Catt xx

Stephen_Leak

jo1972 wrote: »

It was a proper 'Thermos' stainless steel one, I'll have to have a look in Wilkies or Aldi next time I pass one.

ASDA have the genuine Thermos stainless steel ones. I got two "Everyday 500" 0.5 litre ones for £7.00 each. Argos have the same ones for £7.99.

They are certainly efficient: I put some ice cubes in one, thinking they would melt a bit and I would get a really nice, cold drink. They didn't melt!

winalot

sainsburys do a pasta for about 50p that you can pour boiling water in like pot noodle and stir - cheese and ham flavour. they also do other stuff the same like tuna and sweetcorn mash.. it's ok = slimfast used to do them too there are probably others in ohter supermarkets if thats any help i've had them for work lunches.

Clowance

I put newmans dressing (or for old style sometimes balsamic vinegar and olive oil )on cold cooked pasta and leave it overnight to marinade: lovely. My 10 year old will eat pasta no matter what we put on it, tonight he scoffed pasta with half a jar of babyfood pasta sauce (bought for extra clubcard points). Its a matter of taste, but without some sort of sauce it would be too sticky.
SOmetimes have bunged on some bolognese sauce from a Jar.
Tescos £1 yellow boxes currently have 2 packs of red edged microwavable plastic tubs, tried one with leftover soup the other day in the office microwave. They have a little lift up thing to vent the tub.

heatherw_01

Does anyone have a nice easy recipe for a tomato pasta salad like the shop bought ones?

Uniscots97

heatherw_01 wrote: »

Does anyone have a nice easy recipe for a tomato pasta salad like the shop bought ones?

Cook your pasta, drain it, then add a tsp of olive oil (1 per 2 portions of pasta), a good squirt of tomato puree and a pinch of mixed herbs. Stir through and leave to cool.

Meanwhile see what you have in the fridge, diced peppers are nice as is cubed ham, cold cooked chicken. Dice a tomato and whatever else you fancy and once the pasta is cold stir through your chosen ingredients.

lucylema

I would like to make pasta meals for lunches like those from the supermarket but i am not paying supermarket prices.

How do i make them so they are not dry?

sjaypink

lucylema wrote: »

I would like to make pasta meals for lunches like those from the supermarket but i am not paying supermarket prices.

How do i make them so they are not dry?

i make up big batches of basic pasta, and ive never found it to dry out....
what kind of types have you tried- maybe its certain ingredients that dry it?

i just make up pasta, mayo, cucumber, tomato and sweetcorn. it keeps well for at least 3 days in the fridge.

because we all like different we just add chicken/ ham/ peppers/ herbs/ spices/ tuna or whatever we want as we want it- so i wouldnt know how any of that keeps or dries, sorry!

OddjobKIA

add mayo or olive oil....

frugalswan

I usually put mayonnaise through it with some fried onion, bacon and mushroom. For times when I'm really pressed for time, I stir a spoonful of pesto through it.