Quick and Easy Pasta Dishes Recipes

There's no better quick and easy dinner than a bowl of steaming hot pasta. From pastas with chicken and shrimp, to fast sauces and pasta salads, these quick and easy pasta dinners will have everyone begging for more.

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Orecchiette with Pancetta, Peas and Fresh Herbs

From Food & Wine

Orecchiette with Pancetta, Peas and Fresh Herbs

Quentin Bacon
Bow Ties with Sausage and Sweet Peppers

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

Classic Fettuccine alla Carbonara

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

Ravioli Skillet

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

Mushroom Chicken Cream Pasta

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

Crawfish Fettuccine

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

Pasta Twists with Beer-Cheese Sauce

From Better Homes and Gardens

Be sure to use sharp cheddar to give this meatless main dish the cheesiest flavor.

Pasta Twists with Beer-Cheese Sauce

Penne with Asparagus, Sage and Peas

From Food & Wine

For a simple spring dish, chef Cindy Pawlcyn folds penne with asparagus and sweet English peas, then adds a little cream for richness.

Penne with Asparagus, Sage and Peas

Tina Rupp
Linguine with Shrimp and Creamy Roasted Tomatoes

From Food & Wine

Linguine with Shrimp and Creamy Roasted Tomatoes

Quentin Bacon
Creamy Ham and Penne Pasta

From RO*TEL

Zesty diced tomatoes, ham, and peas combine with penne pasta in a creamy sauce.

Creamy Ham and Penne Pasta

Chicken and Bow Ties

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

Penne & Creamy Asparagus

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

Skillet Four-Cheese "Baked" Pasta

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

Fettuccine with Chicken

From Better Homes and Gardens

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

Fettuccine with Chicken

Southwestern Noodle Bowl

From Better Homes and Gardens

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

Southwestern Noodle Bowl

Fettuccine with Cherry Tomatoes

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

Ravioli And Snap Peas

From Better Homes and Gardens

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

Ravioli And Snap Peas

Pasta and Sicilian Tomato Sauce

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

Gnocchi Gorgonzola

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

Cavatelli with Broccoli Rabe

From Family Circle

Broccoli rabe has a slightly bitter yet delicious taste that blends beautifully with spicy Italian sausage in this pasta recipe.

Cavatelli with Broccoli Rabe

Jarlsberg Cheese and Vegetable Pasta

From Better Homes and Gardens

This meatless entree dishes up only 7 grams of fat per serving, even with the creamy sauce.

Jarlsberg Cheese and Vegetable Pasta

Tagliatelle A La Hudson

From Midwest Living

Lemon and prosciutto flavor this easy pasta dish. It can be on the table in just 25 minutes.

Tagliatelle A La Hudson

Bucatini all'Amatriciana

From Food & Wine

Chef Way: At New York City's Babbo, Mario Batali creates a simple, brilliant version of this classic dish, tossing the long, hollow pasta strands with house-cured guanciale (pork jowl) and a spicy house-made tomato sauce.Easy Way: Use pancetta, which is simpler to find than guanciale, and buy a good jarred tomato sauce instead of making one.

Bucatini all'Amatriciana

Quentin Bacon
Orecchiette with Veal, Capers and White Wine

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

Quentin Bacon
Pasta Cacio e Pepe

From Food & Wine

Pasta Cacio e Pepe

Wendell T. Webber
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