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
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
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
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
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
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
This mac couldn't be more classic.
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Baked Feta Pasta
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
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
What makes carbonara even better? Roasted asparagus.
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Homemade Gnocchi
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
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
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
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
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
With a sun-dried tomato cream sauce, these stuffed shells will transport you straight to Italy.
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Sausage and Mushroom Penne
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
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
With a super-light cream sauce, this spinach and roasted red pepper penne is addictive.
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