pasta

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Bring some water to a boil, add salt and orzo and cook till the pasta is al dente.

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  1. noun Unleavened dough, made of wheat flour, water, and sometimes eggs, that is molded into any of a variety of shapes and boiled.
  2. noun A prepared dish containing pasta as its main ingredient.

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  • The recipe for the pasta is from a friend-it's got a lot of eggs, but it holds up really well.
  • Tomato sauce is usually cooked with pasta which is a staple of many athletes 'sports nutrition diet. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • But pasta is pasta, and more important than shape is how it's prepared. '' —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • This pasta was also the perfect chance to whip out my recently purchased mandolin. —  TriniGourmet.com
  • Be sure the water is at a rolling boil when you add the pasta, and let the water return to a boil before timing the cooking. —  The Register-Guard: RSS Feeds
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tortellini · orzo · pastitsio · fuži · s�?men · janchi guksu · hobak guksu · memil guksu · ssuk kalguksu · somyeon · chilk guksu

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  1. Italian, from Late Latin, paste, pastry cake; see paste1.
 

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