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cooking pasta

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Recipe by
gaynel mohler
junction city, OH

This technique is great, especially if making a cold pasta salad or macaroni salad. I do this method all the time

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Ingredients For cooking pasta

  • pasta, your desired amount
  • water, cover pasta 2" above

How To Make cooking pasta

  • 1
    Slowly drop pasta into boiling water in compatible size pot. Following directions on package.
  • 2
    Bring to a full rolling boil ,stir
  • 3
    Place a tight fitting lid on pot and turn off heat walk away...it will be done when you are ready for it.
  • 4
    Drain and rinse with cold water
  • 5
    Do not do this if you want el'dente pasta As it absorbs water the longer it sits.
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