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Tips and Tricks on Cooking Pasta in a Skillet

January 1, 2015 by Jenn K 3 Comments

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31 Days of Skillet Dinner Recipes | 5DollarDinners.com

Hey and hi from our first post in 2015!

We decided to kick off this New Year with a brand new theme for the crazy popular ’31 Days’ series that we ran this past year. By the time that we are done with this series, you are going to be an EXPERT SKILLET DINNER MAKER! EXPERT, I say!

I’m going to teach you the ins and outs of skillet dinner cooking, will include one of my favorite skillet dinner recipes (towards the end of the month) that up until now has only appeared in my One Dish Dinners Cookbook. You’ll just have to wait and see which one it is, so stay tuned!

Here’s what I love about skillet dinners:

  1. They are super simple to prepare.
  2. You can have dinner on the table in 20-30 minutes or less.
  3. They can easily be a ‘one dish dinner’ that includes your protein, starch and veggie all cooked together in the same skillet!

A couple of tips and tricks for you:

  • Invest in a good skillet. (Perhaps you have a gift card from Christmas you could use?!) You want one with a good tight fitting lid, and one that is large enough to fit 4 hearty servings. (Here is mine.) Also, a sturdy 12″ cast iron skillet is perfect for making 4 serving size skillet dinners.
  • Be sure to keep the heat at medium-medium low to keep things from getting burned or crusty on the bottom.
  • Take good care of your skillets so they last you many, many years. I’ve detailed how to do this in my One Dish Dinners Cookbook, but you could also get some good tips here: How to Season and Care for Cast Iron Skillet.

Tips for Cooking Pasta in a Skillet | 5DollarDinners.com

And finally, for the first ‘recipe’ (although it’s technically not a recipe!) of our 31 Days of Skillet Dinners…

  • Tips and Tricks on Cooking Pasta in a Skillet

Find out how much liquid you need and what to do if you added too much or not enough!

And, stay tuned as we feature Skillet Dinner Recipes for the entire month of January!

Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn commissions on qualifying purchases. Reviews, opinions are my own.
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  1. nancy lewis says

    January 1, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    Hi, when i clicked on”tips for cooking pasta” a warning came up that said this site has been reported as unsafe. it might just be my virus blocker? has anyone else told you they got this warning? i’m going to look anyway as i have never had any problems on your page.

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    • Jenn K says

      January 2, 2015 at 2:51 pm

      I haven’t seen anything come up and our tech guy keeps an eye on it. Thanks for letting us know, Nancy – we’ll be looking into it.

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  2. Dotty Nagle says

    January 4, 2015 at 9:03 am

    i look forward to skillet meals. ☺️

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