Best 6 Pasta Nachos Recipes

PASTA NACHOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Pulse the carrot, onion and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped.
• Heat the olive oil and 2 tablespoons water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until the water starts to boil. Add the sausage link and cover the pan. Cook until browned in spots, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the lid and continue to cook until all the water has evaporated and only the oil is left, about 5 minutes. Remove the sausage from the pan and slice into half-moons and set aside.
• Add the carrot mixture to the pan and cook, stirring, until the onions begin to soften and the garlic is fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the ground beef, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper cook, breaking up the beef into very small pieces with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the marinara, tomato paste, sausage, and 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce begins to thicken, about 15 minutes. Keep warm.
• Attach a deep-fat fry thermometer to the side of a large heavy bottom pot. Fill with about 1-inch of vegetable oil to 375 degrees F.
• Working in batches of 2 to 3, fry the wontons, until golden brown and crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. (Be sure to return the oil to 375 degrees F between batches.) Sprinkle with salt to taste.
• Lay 6 wontons on the back of a baking sheet, overlapping slightly. Spread half of the meat sauce over the chips. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup mozzarella, 2 tablespoons Parmesan, half of the alfredo sauce and 1/4 cup of the cherry peppers. Lay the remaining 6 wontons on top and repeat with the remaining ingredients in the same order. Bake until the cheese has melted, about 10 minutes. Slide the chips off the back of the baking sheet onto a serving platter.

QUESO BAKED NACHOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain. Stir in taco seasoning and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally., In an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan, layer a third each of the following: chips, beans, beef mixture and queso dip. Repeat layers twice., Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 10-15 minutes. Top with tomatoes and, if desired, chives; serve immediately with sour cream on the side.

ITALIAN NACHOS

Steps:

• Cut the lasagne noodles into large trangular"chip" shapes.
• Pour the pasta sauce into a small saucepan and set over low heat to warm while you make the nachos Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat.
• Fry the pasta chips in batches without crowding until crisp and golden, 2-3 minutes.
• Remove the chips from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle the hot chips with the Italian seasoning and coarse salt to taste. On a platter, layer the chips with the shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Heat in oven or microwave until the cheese is melted and bubbly Serve the nachos immediately, with the warm pasta sauce for dipping.

ITALIAN NACHOS

Steps:

• Cut wontons into 4 triangles each and toss lightly in olive oil.
• Cover a cookie sheet with a single layer of wontons. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with oregano or Italian seasoning.
• Bake at 400ºF for 6 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, heat the sauce, brown the Italian sausage and drain fat.
• On a platter layer the pasta chips, sausage, and sauce. Top with the tomato, onions, olives and peppers. Finish with shredded cheese and red pepper flakes.
• Place in warm oven for 5 minutes to melt cheese and serve.

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL NACHOS NAPOLI

Steps:

• stack the wonton wrappers and slice into 3-4 sections lengthwise and then cut each strip 3 more times to make little rectangles or chips.
• Deep fry in hot canola oil till light golden brown, drain on paper towels and set aside.
• Cheese sauce:.
• Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl, then add granules; set aside.
• In a sauce pan heat the cream.
• Slowly add cornstarch mixture, mix till thick and slowly add in cheese.
• Stir till cheese is totally melted and then turn heat to low and stir occasionally.
• Place the chips on a plate and sprinkle with1/2 the mozzarella cheese.
• Dot the top with about 2/3 c hot cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle all other ingredients evenly over the top.
• Sprinkle with as much remaining mozzarella cheese as desired.
• Serve while hot.
• Cheese sauce makes about 3 cups. Servings are for a meal, for an appetizer it would feed around 2-4 people.

BEEFY LASAGNA NACHOS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and pat dry with paper towels. Cut each noodle into assorted desired shapes.
• Pour vegetable oil to a depth of 3 inches into a Dutch oven; heat over high to reach 360 degrees F (182 degrees C). Add 8 to 10 pasta pieces, one at a time to avoid them sticking together, and cook, lightly tapping under the oil and stirring with a spider tool occasionally, until golden brown and crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove using a spider or tongs to a paper towel-lined sheet tray, and sprinkle with salt. Repeat with remaining pasta pieces, allowing oil temperature to reach back to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C) before adding next batch.
• Set an oven rack in the top third and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil.
• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and ground sirloin; cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is browned, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and Italian seasoning; cook stirring constantly, until fragrant, 1 minute more. Stir in marinara sauce and remove from heat. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook, whisking constantly, until starting to bubble, about 30 seconds. Slowly whisk in milk, whisking constantly. Cook over medium heat, whisking often, until slightly thickened, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in mozzarella, Parmesan, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt.
• Arrange lasagna chips in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle 1/2 of the cheese sauce over top and evenly sprinkle with the sirloin mixture. Dollop with ricotta.
• Broil in the preheated oven until ricotta gets brown in spots, about 2 minutes. Serve drizzled with remaining cheese sauce, basil, and parsley.