How to Make My Easy Fresh Pasta Recipe

Today I am sharing my easy fresh pasta recipe which can be used to make any kind of pasta. It’s easy and tastes really good.

I also only use four or five ingredients which makes my easy pasta recipe perfect for the Five-Ingredient Challenge I am doing today.

If you have never made fresh pasta before, it’s worth giving it a try. You can make it by hand, use an inexpensive pasta roller, or use the attachments for a Kitchenaid mixer.

The good news is it doesn’t matter how you make it … it always tastes good.

Homemade pasta is the best.

In act, there is nothing else like it.

I would guess that last year I made homemade fresh pasta about thirty times. Of course, those thirty times range from Butternut Squash Ravioli to Fig, Gorgonzola and Chicken Ravioli to spaghetti and fettuccine and the Best Marinara Sauce. If I had to guess, I would say I cook pasta at least three times a month. 

I have shared my pasta making on Instagram a gazillion times. So if you haven’t tried my recipe, now is the time to try it.

Today I am part of a blog hop called Five Ingredients. And pasta is about the only thing I make that takes only five ingredients. (Which might be a hint that I need to simplify things.)

What You Need to Make My Easy Fresh Pasta Recipe

Equipment

• Pasta roller or a Kitchen Aid Mixer with pasta attachments (Pasta Roller and Spaghetti Cutter or Fettuccine Cutter).

You can also use a less expensive pasta hand roller or a hand crank pasta machine. I have shared some of these options with you below.

• Pasta Drying Rack

Pasta making equipment links here …

Ingredients You Need to Make My Easy Fresh Pasta Recipe

Every time I make pasta I use these exact ingredients. Flour, eggs, salt, and water. That’s it!

It’s a recipe that is easy to memorize.

When I make Gluten Free Homemade Pasta, I use 1 2/3 cups of Gluten-Free flour, one tsp. xanthan gum, 1/2 tsp. salt, and three eggs. The process is the same, but know without gluten you will likely need to knead the dough a bit longer.

I make the dough in my Kitchen Aid Mixer (and then make the pasta using the attachments). It’s very easy that way.

Then I roll it into a ball and cut it into four equal parts.

Next, flatten one section of the pasta and using the flat pasta roller attachment, press the pasta through machine. Start on Level 1 and run it through six times, increasing the level by one each time. Stop at the desired thickness, which for me is level 6. 

Select the cutting tool (fettuccine or spaghetti) and cut the pasta.

As you cut each batch, carefully place them on the pasta rack. Cook the pasta immediately or let it dry on the rack.

How to Store Fresh Pasta

There are a lot of ways to store fresh pasta. This one is my favorite and it is so easy.

All you do is place the fresh pasta on the pasta rack, making sure there is a clean surface below. Let the pasta dry over night. It will break while it is drying, so don’t panic when you see it in the morning. When it is completely dry store it in a ziploc bag. It lasts a few weeks but it never even lasts that long as it is always eaten right away.

Fresh Basil Pasta

In the photo below, I cut up basil and put it between two sheets of pasta. Then I ran the pasta through the machine to press the sheets together and then I cut it. Isn’t it fun?

Here is what you need to make and serve homemade pasta!

I wanted to share how you can make my easy pasta recipe with fresh basil. It’s fun to infuse the pasta with fresh herbs.

Besides, I needed a fifth ingredient anyway. Fresh basil!

These are the simple steps you can follow to make Fresh Basil Pasta.

• Make the fresh pasta and use the roller attachment to level #5.
• Chop about one TBL of fresh basil and place it on one side of the pasta sheet.

• Fold over the pasta sheet two to three times.

• Place the pasta back in the roller at level #3 and run the pasta through until you have reached level #7.

• Run the pasta through the cutter and cook accordingly.

Here is one of my favorite pasta sauces.

Brown Butter Basil Recipe

Sauce

1 stick butter

2 TBL chopped fresh basil

Grated parmesan for garnish

Sage Brown Butter Sauce

1. Melt butter and add chopped basil. Cook over medium heat for five minutes until the butter starts to brown. Do not burn. (Strain if necessary.)
2. Cook pasta and serve on a plate. Top with butter sauce and parmesan cheese.

I hope you have enjoyed this simple recipe!

Five Ingredient Recipes

Now I am sharing with you eleven more recipes that only have Five Ingredients!

Layered Hummus Dip – Modern Glam

Appetizer Trio With Roasted Rosemary Cashews – Classic Casual Home

Have you Made Pesto Lately? – Most Lovely Things

Homemade Hummus – Lemongrove Lane

How to Make Bubble Tea (Boba Tea) – Happy Happy Nester

Lemon Rosemary Shortbread Cookies – Finding Lovely 

5 Ingredient Blueberry Crepes – Zevy Joy

Raspberry Lemonade Sorbet – Jenna Kate At Home

Easy Pasta Recipe – My 100 Year Old Home

Easy Italian Sausage Pasta – Maison De Pax

Creamy Grape Salad – Twelve on Main

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