Lots of strips of pasta needing no introduction (6)
I believe the answer is:
oodles
'lots of' is the definition.
(informal term for a large amount)
'strips of pasta needing no introduction' is the wordplay.
'strips of pasta' becomes 'noodles' (type of pasta).
'needing no introduction' means to remove the first letter.
'noodles' with its initial letter taken away is 'OODLES'.
(Other definitions for oodles that I've seen before include "Plenty" , "Lashings, loads" , "wealth" , "Lots (colloq.)" , "A lot" .)