A process is described for the preparation of "fastfood" Italian-style
pasta dishes that comprises the steps of a) providing single-dose
portions of frozen pre-cooked pasta, and sauces or flavorings maintained
at 0.degree.-4.degree. C.; b) immersing the portions of frozen pre-cooked
pasta in water maintained at a constant temperature of 96-99.degree. C.
for 20-30 seconds; c) pouring a pre-measured amount of sauce or flavoring
into a container suitable to be put onto a stove top, and transferring
the container onto the stove top to heat the sauce or flavoring; d)
draining the pasta portion and adding it to the sauce or flavoring in the
container on the stove top and amalgamating, over the heat, the pasta
with the sauce or flavoring; the above process is carried out using an
equipment comprising a thermostated water bath, a stove top and means for
maintaining the sauce or flavoring at 0.degree.-4.degree. C.
