Need tomato free pasta ideas

[DevaMajka]

We recently discovered that tomatoes cause ds2's nightwaking, which is sad because I LOVE tomatoes in all forms. lol. I need some pasta ideas that don't involve tomatoes! I'm up for experimenting with sauces made from pureed veggies- we all like most veggies.

I'm pg and in the 1st tri with food aversions, and right now anything creamy and savory is out, so no sauces made of roux's (sp?) would work right now, but they might work next week...who knows. lol.

Ketchup is ok for some reason (but I'm not sure I'd want it in a pasta recipe. lol), and small amounts of fresh tomato are ok too.

[Chamomile Girl]

Pesto tomato pasta: Cut up some small cherry tomatoes and fry them up in garlic-y olive oil. Mix with fresh pesto pasta (pesto= fresh basil pureed with a handful of walnuts, a couple of garlic cloves and lots of salt and olive oil. Mix in parm cheeze right before serving.). Of course this is great without the tomatoes too.

Garlic Lemon Artichoke pasta: Roughly chop a bunch of artichoke hearts. Add freshly squeezed lemon juice, olive oil and garlic and mix into freshly drained pasta. Top with pepper and parmesan cheese. This is good with roasted peppers added too.

College Pasta: Fry up a bunch of veggies in butter and soy sauce. Add to pasta which has been slathered also in butter and soy sauce (I actually use tamari). Sounds kind of nasty but its sooooo gooooood.

Speaking of roasted red peppers, you can puree them and make a yummy pasta sauce. Sweet and tasty.

[ammiga]

We do Asian pastas like pad thai or spicy peanut with sauteed veggies.

Olive oil, garlic, salt, parmesan, and peas/artichokes/broccoli/green beans/sun dried tomatoes

Of course, mac and cheese, but that's pretty creamy :)

[DuckDuckGoose]

I don't have the recipe but I had some delicious tortellini with a pumpkin sage sauce. It was awesome! But I guess creamy and savory too so it may be out for you. Otherwise we really like penne with cut up tomatoes, spinach, and goat cheese (onions & garlic optional). Simple and tastes gourmet!

[DevaMajka]

Yummy! Good ideas so far- thanks!

The pumpkin sage sauce sounds good. I love sage! It's my favorite herb. lol.  My food aversions are really specific this pg. lol. Maybe that means it's a girl? (my other two pg, the food aversions were more general).

[Arduinna]

With all those restrictions, I have no idea. Nothing savory? I can't even think of a pasta dish I like that isn't savory.

[DevaMajka]

Just not savory and creamy at the same time. :) A thin sauce is fine, lemony is fine, tart is fine. But nothing like a roux, or like tuna noodle salad, stuff like that. Cheesy can go either way. Pesto type sauces are fine, and anything that is tomato consistency is fine (like pureed veggies).

Yeah, my food aversion annoy me greatly! One of my main pasta dishes, that the kids love, is cheesy broccoli pasta, but I can't even look at the stuff these days!

[Chamomile Girl]

If you like sage than a sage with brown butter pasta would be yummy. Its normally served over squash ravioli but its really good alone too.

[katelove]

Steamed or roasted broccoli, cubed fetta, grated Parmesan and toasted flaked almonds tossed through fettuccine

or

Cut capsicum and onion into strips. Roast until soft and a little bit blackened. Toss through pasta with cubed fetta, parmesan and toasted pine nuts.

[cristeen]

I like a really simple garlic butter w red pepper flakes... Just melt the butter, saute the red pepper and garlic, toss in the pasta, top w some fresh parmesan.

If you like brown butter, rosemary brown butter is amazing (i'm sure you could do it w other woody herbs). Just drop a stick of butter into a ss pan, rest a good-sized sprig of rosemary on top of it. Over low heat, cook it until the butter is brown and the rosemary is crispy.

We make a great garlic/butter/spinach sauce... Just stir finely chopped cooked spinach into a garlic butter/white wine combo. Its quite thin, but is great on anything.

[ollyoxenfree]

My kids aren't fond of fresh or cooked tomatoes, although tomato-based pasta sauces are fine. I often just use olive oil and saute veggies and fresh or dried spices and herbs to create a pasta sauce:

Heat 2 to 3 tbsp. olive oil.

Saute diced onion and crushed garlic.

Add spices and herbs to taste - grated rind of a lemon, dried oregano or basil or thyme, pinch of red pepper flakes or chili powder....

Add chopped vegetables - red or yellow peppers, broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, asparagus, peas, etc. You can also separately roast sweet potato or squash or red peppers etc. and add them to the saute. 

Mix in cooked pasta. 

If it isn't "saucy" enough, you can add a little of the water from the cooked pasta or a 1/4 cup of chicken broth. 

Top with toasted pine nuts, grated parmesan, bocconcini, feta etc.

If your family likes creamy pasta, but you don't, before you mix in the pasta, you can remove some of the sauce and make up your own pasta separately. Then, on low heat, add 1/2 cup of mascarpone cheese to the pan with the veggies, let it melt and then mix in the pasta.

[neptunemama]

Here's a recipe we like over pasta.  Good with rice too.

1 C frozen edamame

1 C frozen peas

Bring water to a boil in a pot, add edamame and peas, and cook for approx 5 min, drain.  In a blender/food processor, add the beans and peas, some broth and olive oil.  Puree.  Keep adding oil and a little broth, until you get a nice creamy consistency.  Maybe not as runny as pesto, but not too thick.  We like it made w/more oil than broth, but it's up to you how you proportion the two.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Serve over pasta. 

We like this as a dip too.  My kids like to dip veggies and crackers in it.  

[Otto]

Greens and beans with crevicey pasta have a pretty good pedigree. Farfalle/chickpeas/spinach/lemon/thyme, orrecchiette/rapini/maybe-some-sausage, penne/borlotti/mustards/sage, etc.

[ETA.--No beans in that second one, I got carried away.]

[berkley]

Recently: basil pesto mix from Simply Organic, reconstituted, plus broc and spinach sauteed, plus chopped walnuts, plus small pasta (shells or curly pastas), and also olive oil and Raw Parma (vegan parmesan). I can't do much by way of any sort of tomatoes and other nightshades due to inflammation in my joints.

I added garbanzo beans last time, too!

[blumooned]

This is what I do a lot with left-over cooked pasta:

Saute some chopped spinach (I even use frozen, super easy) in a little butter or olive oil or both.  Add a bit of garlic and basil.  Toss with cooked pasta & parm cheese.  It's pretty dry, but I love it!

Another option: go for cold pasta salads, especially those that have a vinaigrette dressing. 

[Magali]

We make a fresh spinach pesto that is really yummy.  Lots of spinach leaves (uncooked), olive oli, garlic lemon and fresh parsley or basil or whichever spices u feel like...and parmesan too.  It's a great way to get spinach into my ds!

[BetsyS]

I make something that my kids call "Chinese spaghetti".  Stir fry veggies and meat (if you want).  Use a sauce of 4 T soy, 2 T rice vinegar, 1 T ketchup or brown sugar (optional, but it is good; I know it's weird, but it's good), and 2 t sesame oil.  Add spaghetti noodles to the stiry fry and sauce.  Mix it up, and voila!  Chinese spaghetti.  My kids aren't huge fans of stir fry, but they like this.

I most often stir fry onions, peppers, and some sort of greens.  I'll add green beans and broccoli pretty frequently, too.  If I've got it, I'll season it with fresh garlic and ginger at the beginning of the stir fry. 

[KempsMama]

I sautee yellow squash and zuccinni with garlic and olive oil.  Yum.

[Summersquash]

My aunt's spring vegetable pasta is delicious.  Basically, saute a few chopped leeks in olive oil, then add sliced yellow peppers, peapods, cut up asparagus, or whatever other fresh vegetables you like and let them cook until they are just slightly done.  Add about 1/2 cup of white cooking wine as the veggies begin to soften and let that reduce.  Boil linguine and drain, returning linguine to pot.  Add vegetable mixture and sauce it was cooked in.  Then squeeze fresh lemon juice over the whole mixture and toss.  Upon serving, top with toasted pine nuts and/or blue cheese crumbles to taste.

Also, I really like this Cavatappi with Spinach and White Beans recipe from allrecipes.  I don't eat dairy and can tell you that it is equally good with no cheese if you want to avoid any creaminess! http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cavatappi-with-spinach-beans-asiago-cheese-10000000222380/

[skreader]

1. Easiest plan

Make your usual pasta sauces w/ tomato for rest of the family boil up pasta; put some in a  small bowl for DS2 & stir in some margarine or butter or olive oil. If he can eat dairy, sprinkle on some cheese. Serve.  Basically  a not-to-rich "al burro" for the boy

2) Basic non-tomato pasta

Saute some onions, garlic, and  (Italian sausage/ ham/ proscuitto /  or whatever) in olive oil w/ oregano, thyme, basil, etc (fresh & chopped if you have it, dried if you don't). Put drained pasta in & stir around in the sauce - sprinkle in some cheese.

 -  variation - lower heat & add cream before putting in the pasta

3) Pasta w/ salmon cream sauce

http://www.recipesource.com/main-dishes/pasta/03/rec0386.html

4) Make a white sauce and throw in what you have :)

6) Serve the noodles or pasta in a non-tomata based soup?