quick pasta recipes

Shrimp Fra Diavolo

A simple technique and a pantry ingredient imbues this spicy Italian-American classic with rich shellfish flavor.

Ricotta Gnocchi With Asparagus and Prosciutto

Not only one of the fastest fresh pasta recipes around, but also the perfect way to showcase first-of-the-season aspa...

Roman-Style Fettuccine With Alfredo Sauce

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On the other hand, if you're in Rome and looking to make fettuccine Alfredo in a culturally appropriate way—or even...

Lighter Fettuccine Alfredo

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With its emphasis on heavy cream, traditionally made fettuccine Alfredo tends to be a bit of a guilty pleasure for ma...

Pesto Pasta With Potatoes and Green Beans

Pasta

Making our perfect pesto with a mortar and pestle instead of a food processor takes more elbow grease, but it's total...

Penne With Melted-Vegetable Sauce

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This rustic dish's Italian name, penne con stracotto di verdure, translates to "penne with overcooked vegetables"—w...

Vegan Carbonara Pasta

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A vegan version of carbonara that's rich, dotted with meaty mushroom bits, plus the characteristic lactic tang of Pec...

Cacio e Pepe

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Cacio e pepe seems simple, all right—it's nothing more than pasta, olive oil, butter, Pecorino Romano cheese, salt,...

3-Ingredient Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese

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Fewer ingredients than the boxed version but comes together in the same amount of time.

Pasta With Butternut Squash and Sage Brown Butter

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In this fast and flavorful pasta dish, the hardest thing is dicing the squash.

chicken and broccoli pasta

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Have this cheat's creamy pasta on the table in 20! Simply shred a roast chook, add chopped broccoli, sun-dried tomato...

Fast and Easy Pasta With Blistered Cherry Tomato Sauce Recipe

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Pasta doesn't get much quicker or easier than this—the sauce requires four ingredients and is ready in the same amo...

Creamy Garlic Pasta

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As far as creamy pasta recipes, this is the best I have ever had. Add prawns and/or scallops to make an amazing seafo...

Pasta alla sorrentina

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This delicious, easy pasta recipe is inspired by gnocchi alla sorrentina, a crowd-pleasing dish from Sorrento in the ...

Gennaro Contaldo’s asparagus carbonara

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Gennaro Contaldo gives classic carbonara a spring makeover with the addition of asparagus. “A classic carbonara is ...

Harissa, mascarpone and basil rigatoni

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This speedy, veggie pasta has just six ingredients but heavily delivers on fiery, creamy goodness. It’s a winner fo...