Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi

You know chicken cacciatore--chicken made with vegetables, herbs, and tons of tomatoes--right? Wrong.

Bored by plain old water? Allow us to introduce you to your solution.

Say hello to the most failproof way we know to get everyone to eat their veggies—and just about anything else you can dip or dunk or douse.

This crazy satisfying, ridiculously cheap, pantry-minded dinner consists of just pasta, cheese, oil, salt, pepper, and a nifty technique.