From Ladies' Home Journal

Make a simple mushroom cream sauce and mix with shredded chicken and peas for a restaurant-style meal that's ready in 25 minutes.

Mushroom Chicken Cream Pasta

From Better Homes and Gardens

It's hard to believe this delicious sausage, sweet pepper, and pasta main dish recipe only takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Bow Ties with Sausage and Sweet Peppers

From Better Homes and Gardens

When prosciutto, Italian for air-dried rather than smoked ham, isn't available, cook two extra slices of bacon instead. This rich and creamy pasta dish is as good or better than the popular restaurant version.

Classic Fettuccine alla Carbonara

From Food & Wine

Pasta Cacio e Pepe

From Food & Wine

Linguine with Shrimp and Creamy Roasted Tomatoes

From Better Homes and Gardens

This quick meatless pasta meal is flavored with a simple tomato-wine sauce.

Pasta Primavera with Asparagus

From Better Homes and Gardens

Bottled stir-fry sauce provides a dozen seasoning ingredients in a single step making this five-ingredient recipe possible.

Pasta Stir-Fry

From Better Homes and Gardens

We cut the fat in this pesto by using less oil than traditional pesto recipes. Fresh flavor still stand out in this versatile side dish recipe.

Spaghetti with Cottage Cheese Pesto

From Betty Crocker

Wow! Healthifying this dish cut cholesterol and sodium by more than half from the original recipe. It also has 65% less fat, 71% less sat fat, and 36% fewer calories.

"Healthified" Fettuccine Alfredo

From Better Homes and Gardens

A rich wine and cheese sauce tops chicken and pasta in this simple, yet elegant, dinner.

Chicken and Bow Ties

From Family Circle

This 30-minute recipe is the ticket to elegant weekday dining. The rich cream sauce perfectly coats the chicken chunks, asparagus, and pasta.

Penne & Creamy Asparagus

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cheese tortellini are stuffed with goodness and cook quickly. In this recipe, they're tossed with chicken, broccoli, and tomatoes for an easy one-dish dinner.

Chicken Tortellini Toss

From Family Circle

To save a dish, be sure to use an ovenproof skillet when making this 30-minute recipe. Add the pasta, sauce, and cheese to the sauteed sausage, peppers, and onions and bake in the skillet until hot and bubbly.

Skillet Four-Cheese "Baked" Pasta

From Better Homes and Gardens

Sweet or hot sausage and fresh basil contribute a storehouse of flavor to this 30-minute pasta recipe.

Bow Tie Pasta with Sausage and Vegetables

From Better Homes and Gardens

A rich cream sauce tops purchased ravioli for this easy meatless main dish.

Ravioli And Snap Peas

From Food & Wine

"The sauce fits the pasta," said judge Marc Vetri in praise of this tender veal ragu flavored with white wine, capers, thyme and rosemary, then tossed with the little ear-shaped orecchiette. "The meat, the capers--they hang on to the pasta when you lift up your fork."

Orecchiette with Veal, Capers and White Wine

From Food & Wine

"I look forward to going to Sicily for many reasons," says Frank Castronovo of his biannual trip to southern Italy. "One of them is because I'm amazed at how many times Frank [Falcinelli] can order linguine con vongole." Their exquisite, supersimple version is packed with garlic and a judicious amount of crushed red pepper. If you prefer, shell the clams before tossing them with their juices in the pasta.

Spaghetti with Clams and Garlic

From Food & Wine

Orecchiette with Pancetta, Peas and Fresh Herbs

From Better Homes and Gardens

A pantry standout, canned beans are useful in many recipes like this low-fat ravioli and vegetable main dish. Prepare in just 15 minutes.

Ravioli Skillet

From Better Homes and Gardens

Toss chicken and pasta with a creamy Parmesan sauce to make this satisfying 30-minute dinner.

Fettuccine with Chicken

From Better Homes and Gardens

This delicious noodle bowl is a fantastic combination of pasta, peppers, and steak.

Southwestern Noodle Bowl

From Better Homes and Gardens

Oil and Parmesan cheese provide a simple coating for this chicken and pasta main dish recipe prepared in less than 30 minutes. Cherry tomatoes and ripe olives add additional flavor and a splash of color.

Fettuccine with Cherry Tomatoes

From Better Homes and Gardens

This fresh-tasting, no-cook sauce is the perfect topper for pasta on the hottest of summer days.

Pasta and Sicilian Tomato Sauce

From Better Homes and Gardens

When crawfish is in season, serve it in this saucy pasta dish recipe. Shrimp makes a good stand-in for the crawfish.

Crawfish Fettuccine

From Family Circle

Gnocchi are potato dumplings and are most often served as a side dish in Italy. In this quick and easy recipe, purchased gnocchi are tossed with a blue cheese and ham sauce to make a tasty main dish.

Gnocchi Gorgonzola