Pasta Recipes

Some of the world's most iconic dishes are built around noodles, from <a href="/recipes/pasta/spaghetti/">spaghetti</a> with meatballs to pasta salad to creamy, gooey <a href="/recipes/pasta/macaroni/">macaroni and cheese</a>. If you're making pasta recipes using dried wheat-flour pasta (the default for most Italian dishes), it's important to follow some simple pasta cooking tips: Salt the water liberally (don't add oil, it will make the noodles repel sauce), cook the pasta just to al dente (nothing's worse than gummy pasta), and never, ever rinse after cooking: You want the starch on the pasta to act as a magnet for sauce. Pasta comes in many shapes, and not just to entertain the kids - each cut is perfectly suited to a purpose. Thin, delicate <a href="/recipes/pasta/shapes/angel-hair/">angel hair pasta</a> (cappellini) is best dressed with a light sauce like tomato, garlic and olive oil, while the wide tubes of <a href="/recipes/pasta/shapes/manicotti/">manicotti</a> (cannelloni) work great for stuffing with ricotta. Penne (rigate) has ridges that are great for capturing hearty sauces, and corkscrew shape of fusilli is perfect suited for creamy cheese sauces.

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Simple Seasoned Pasta

From Swanson Broth & Stock

Cooking pasta in chicken broth instead of water, with just a few simple seasonings, gives you an easy-to-make side dish that pairs nicely with just about any main dish.

Simple Seasoned Pasta

Pasta Primavera

From Campbell's

This restaurant favorite is a cinch to make at home. The veggies get great flavor because they cook in the sauce, and the whole dish is ready to serve in just 35 minutes!

Pasta Primavera

Easy Pasta Primavera

From Swanson Broth & Stock

This meatless entree uses chicken broth and a little cornstarch instead of the usual cream and butter to make a tasty but lighter version of classic pasta primavera.

Easy Pasta Primavera

Not Your Gramma's Kugel

From Campbell's

The slow cooker makes it easy to make this luscious kugel that's so versatile you can use it as a dessert, a brunch dish or a flavorful side dish.

Not Your Gramma's Kugel

Cheese Tortellini with Roasted Garlic and Herb Sauce

From Prego Italian Sauce

Yes, you can make warm, comforting Italian-style pasta in less than 45 minutes. Using prepared sauce is the key to this easy dish, that includes tortellini, sausage and frozen peas.

Cheese Tortellini with Roasted Garlic and Herb Sauce

Spaghetti Pie

From Better Homes and Gardens

This hearty spaghetti casserole recipe makes dinner a snap on busy weeknights. Using cottage cheese helps keep it low-fat.

Spaghetti Pie

Baked Ziti

From Prego Italian Sauce

Short tube-shaped pasta tossed with seasoned tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses is baked in a casserole until bubbling.

Baked Ziti

Spicy Szechuan Noodles

From Betty Crocker

Love your Asian hot and spicy? Try this Szechuan-style dinner that's ready in less than 30 minutes.

Spicy Szechuan Noodles

Avocado Basil Pasta

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cook the pasta then toss everything together for this fast dinner recipe.

Avocado Basil Pasta

Beefy Pasta Skillet

From Campbell's

This dish features ground beef and onion simmering with tomato, pasta and cheese.

Beefy Pasta Skillet

Broccoli and Garlic Penne Pasta

From Swanson Broth & Stock

You can serve this versatile pasta recipe for a speedy family supper, a girlfriends get-together or a casual dinner party. The aroma will draw them to the table, but the great taste will win them over.

Broccoli and Garlic Penne Pasta

Three Cheese Macaroni

From Better Homes and Gardens

No Southern-style barbecue is complete without Three Cheese Macaroni. For this super-easy version, just stir the ingredients together and bake.

Three Cheese Macaroni

Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Shells

From Prego Italian Sauce

Large pasta shells stuffed with creamy cheese and chopped broccoli are laced with seasoned tomato sauce and baked until piping hot.

Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Shells

Mama's Marinara

From Better Homes and Gardens

The rich flavors in this simple, yet delicious, pasta sauce meld together as it simmers.

Mama's Marinara

Black Bean Lasagna

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cheesy and rich-tasting, this vegetarian casserole recipe will please calorie watchers. To spice it up even more, use chunky chili-tomato sauce. Make-ahead and freezer friendly, it's the ideal dish to have ready to serve with little notice.

Black Bean Lasagna

2-Step Cheesy Pasta Twists

From Prego Italian Sauce

Ready in just 30 minutes, this easy skillet dish features corkscrew pasta, Italian sauce and mozzarella cheese, topped with crushed croutons...it's delish!

2-Step Cheesy Pasta Twists

Saute-and-Serve Pasta Toss

From Better Homes and Gardens

Jarred sauce makes this sausage, vegetable, and pasta a quick dinner recipe.

Saute-and-Serve Pasta Toss

Orecchiette, Cauliflower and Proscuitto

From Ladies' Home Journal

Orecchiette means "little ears"--and that cup-like pasta shape is perfect for holding the vegetables and prosciutto in this vegetarian meal.

Orecchiette, Cauliflower and Proscuitto

Rotini with Ham

From Better Homes and Gardens

Rotini with Ham

Pappardelle with Butternut Squash and Blue Cheese

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pappardelle with Butternut Squash and Blue Cheese

Chicken Caesar Lasagna

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this recipe, which includes whole wheat noodles, when you crave classic comfort food but want to add a healthy spin.

Chicken Caesar Lasagna

Cheese Kugel

From Campbell's

This creamy noodle casserole features a cheesy custard spiked with lemon and rum, studded with almonds and raisins.

Cheese Kugel

Pasta with Rosemary and Onion-Orange Marmalade

From Food & Wine

Anna Imparato made this ingeniously simple dish at a luncheon at the Montevetrano winery in Campania in Southern Italy. She tossed her pasta in a sweet-tart onion-orange marmalade made at the estate; in its place, this recipe calls for caramelized onions and store-bought orange marmalade.

Pasta with Rosemary and Onion-Orange Marmalade

Lucy Schaeffer
Orzo Risotto with Roasted Vegetables

From Better Homes and Gardens

Whole grain orzo is full of flavor yet low in fat. It cooks quickly, making this butternut squash dish an easy dinner.

Orzo Risotto with Roasted Vegetables

Cheesy Shell-Stuffed Shells

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cheesy Shell-Stuffed Shells

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