Abstract: 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°-4° C.; b) immersing the portions of frozen pre-cooked pasta in water maintained at a constant temperature of 96-99° 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°-4° C.