Our Favourite Pasta Recipes To Ever Grace Delish's Cooking Pages (2024)

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The easiest and breeziest meal to whip up after a long day? Pasta. We're talking everything from Creamy Prawn Linguine to One-Pot Sausage Pasta and Roasted Asparagus Carbonara — easy-to-make and downright delicious! Pair your favourite pasta type up with some protein, whether that's chicken pieces, lentils or eggs, or load it up with some filling veggies like courgette, spinach or broccoli. Either way, you're pretty much onto a winning weeknight dinner. Keep reading for 79 of our favourite pasta recipes.

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One-Pot Sausage Pasta

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This one-pot sausage pasta dish is deliciously rich and indulgent - and only leaves you one pan to wash up! Feel free to use another type of sausage if you prefer.

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Tuna Pasta Bake

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Most of you might think you know how to make a tuna pasta bake, but to make a GOOD one, it's more than just bunging all your ingredients into a dish a la uni student days. Our pasta bake takes a little bit more time, but is worth the effort.

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Healthy Pesto Pasta

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Traditional pesto usually uses basil, pine nuts and heaps of Parmesan, so we've tried to make our version a little bit healthier, incorporating pumpkin seeds, kale and avocado instead (sorry to the Italians reading this!)

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Cacio e Pepe

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Cacio e pepe literally translates to “cheese and pepper,” and while those are the prominent flavours here, this dish is SO much more. It’s transformative. And what makes it so perfect? Its simplicity.

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Tomato & Anchovy Pasta

Adding anchovies to all sorts of dishes automatically brings a ton of rich, salty flavour. And this comforting tomato pasta dish is no exception.

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Classic Carbonara

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When you're craving a comfort food, nothing—I repeat, NOTHING—will cure you like creamy carbonara.

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Three Cheese Mac & Cheese

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This mac couldn't be more classic.

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Baked Feta Pasta

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A scoop of pasta water will help stretch your sauce to coat your pasta more smoothly and generously.

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Oven Baked Spaghett

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We’ve made this incredibly low effort yet very delicious baked one-pot spaghetti dish that involves no pre-cooking of the spaghetti. The spaghetti cooks into the sauce which releases starch as it cooks, making the sauce extra creamy and delicious.

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Baked Cream Cheese Pasta

Just like the original, this pasta is pretty adaptable. Use red onion or shallot, leave out the spinach or add kale instead, and use any pasta you want.

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Roasted Asparagus Carbonara

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What makes carbonara even better? Roasted asparagus.

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Homemade Gnocchi

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Making your own gnocchi is so satisfying, and seriously tasty. Our gnocchi recipe is paired with a smokey roasted tomato sauce.

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Baked Penne Alla Vodka with Turkey

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Here we changed up the classic Penne Alla Vodka a little bit and added in turkey mince (or you could use leftover turkey). The result is a creamy pasta that satisfies every carb craving possible with a little extra boost of protein.

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Butternut Squash Ravioli

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A homemade pasta is no easy feat, but trust us, it is 100% worth it. It takes a bit of extra planning and to roll pasta thin enough for ravioli will take some extra patience. Putting in the elbow grease will make you feel like a true chef and the pasta will taste 10x better just knowing you made it from scratch.Get the Butternut Squash Ravioli recipe.

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Smoked Salmon Carbonara

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Instead of crispy pancetta, this recipe starts by melting down salty anchovies with garlic, giving the dish a divine umami undertone. This paired with fresh lemon zest and herbs, means the spaghetti is wrapped with a bright, fragrant sauce that cuts through the rich parmesan and eggs.

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Turkey, Tomato & Butternut Squash Cannelloni

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When you're craving cheese and carbs, there's really nothing better than cannelloni. Popular stuffings include spinach and ricotta or beef mince, but we've switched our recipe up to use turkey mince and butternut squash (the end result is crazy-delicious).

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Creamy Caprese Stuffed Shells

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With a sun-dried tomato cream sauce, these stuffed shells will transport you straight to Italy.

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Sausage and Mushroom Penne

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Creamy, garlicky pasta is what dreams are made of. This recipe calls for chicken sausage (Heck and Richmond do great varieties), but opt for pork sausages if you prefer.

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Classic Mac & Cheese

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Macaroni cheese is a classic, but to master a mac and cheese recipe? Well, you've got to commit to a little prep. Our recipe comes together in an hour, and we've even added our own little twist... crushed Doritos!

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Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Penne

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With a super-light cream sauce, this spinach and roasted red pepper penne is addictive.

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FAQs

What are 4 famous Italian pasta dishes? ›

There are four classic Roman pasta dishes: cacio e pepe, carbonara, amatriciana, and alla gricia. Each one is a variation on the other — alla gricia is cacio e pepe plus guanciale, carbonara is gricia plus egg, and so on. These four dishes are famous in all of Italian cooking, not just in Rome.

What is America's favorite pasta? ›

Spaghetti. SHAPE: Long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta. It's the most popular in the U.S. and the best-known pasta shape. SERVED: Spaghetti has a lot of versatility and mixes with a variety of sauces.

What is the most famous pasta dish in Italy? ›

Along with carbonara and cacio e pepe in Rome, Spaghetti alla puttanesca is one of the most famous pasta dishes of Italy, and certainly one of the most famous foods in Naples and Campania.

What is Italy's number 1 pasta? ›

Barilla Pasta is Italy's largest dry pasta brand and dominates the European and American markets. With a long-standing reputation as one of the best Italian pasta brands in the United States, Barilla's products are made with high-protein durum wheat flour, ensuring top quality.

What is spaghetti called in Italy? ›

Etymology. Spaghetti is the plural form of the Italian word spaghetto, which is a diminutive of spago, meaning 'thin string' or 'twine'.

Which dish is also very typical in Italy besides pasta? ›

Risotto is a dish from Northern Italy that's similar to pasta, but it's made from rice that's creamy thanks to being slow-cooked in broth.

What is the best pasta dish in Rome? ›

Roman pasta is renowned, and there are four dishes that you need to have at least once when you're there: amatriciana, carbonara, gricia, and cacio e pepe. Each is different, but there are a few common denominators: mainly, guanciale, which is cured pork jowl, and lots of cheese.

Which state eats the most spaghetti? ›

The United States of Pasta Lovers

New York- It's no surprise that New York leads the nation in pasta lovers per capita - after all, it's home to some of the best Italian restaurants in the world like Carmine's on Times Square or nearby Trattoria Trecolori.

What is the most ordered pasta? ›

1. Spaghetti. Perhaps one of the most popular pasta types in the world, spaghetti consists of long, thin noodles which can be paired with a wide variety of sauces. Possibly the most well known dish is Spaghetti Bolognese, where pasta is paired with meat in a marinara sauce.

What is the #1 food in America? ›

popularity is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a american dish. Find out more
  • 1 Mashed potatoes86%
  • 2 French Fries86%
  • 3 Hamburgers85%
  • 4 Cheeseburger83%
  • 5 Grilled Cheese82%
  • 6 Steak and Baked potato82%
  • 7 Hash browns82%
  • 8 Fried Chicken82%

What do Italians say when food is really good? ›

“Buono” is a versatile term that can be used to describe anything from food to experiences. It's a more general way to express that something is good or enjoyable. A common expression in Italian is “Che buono!” (How good!) which is frequently used to comment on any type of food, often while enjoying the dish.

What town in Italy is famous for pasta? ›

FUN FACT. Gragnano is actually known as The City of Pasta! Since the late 1700s, the tiny town of Gragnano has been famous for its pasta.

What are the top 4 pasta dishes in Rome? ›

The iconic quartet of carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana and gricia make up the four most famous and beloved Roman pasta dishes.

What is the number one pasta in the world? ›

Spaghetti is the most popular of all the pasta types. It is the favorite of many, especially kids. Indeed, this is one of the most frequently cooked pasta worldwide. It is also usually available in most restaurants.

What are the 4 main pasta dishes? ›

There are four classic Roman pasta dishes: carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana, and alla Gricia.

What is the rarest pasta dish? ›

Su filindeu—literally “threads of God” in Sardo—is unfathomably intricate. It's made by only three women on Earth, all of whom live on Sardinia. And they make it only for the biannual Feast of San Francesco. It's been this way for the last 200 years.

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