Simple (but YUM) pasta or rice dishes?

I am looking for some new simple (but YUM!) pasta or rice dishes. My youngest is turning TWO this week and I know just what to fix for his birthday dinner, pasta or rice. But I am bored with my stand by's. I check this site and use it's goodness all the time, this is my first time posting. My youngest eats onions and broccoli - he isn't a picky eater, but he does LOooooooVE his pasta and rice. He usually doesn't care for chicken, loves beef, but today he ate his first two (yes, TWO) chicken nuggets!