Pasta recipes
Pasta. Is it an ingredient, or a dish? Who knows. Either way, we love it. It’s the base for many of our speedy midweek meals, and we’ve got a few pasta challenges thrown in for good measure, if you fancy showing off your skills.
All Pasta recipes
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Italian pasta recipes
Tortellini in brodo
A Piedmontese classic, this dish from chef Chris Leach at Italian restaurant Manteca in London might look simple but is...
Macaroni cheese recipes
Green mac and cheese with bacon crumb
The cavolo nero leaves in this mac and cheese are whizzed smooth while the stems are quick pickled, then stirred...
Portobello mushroom recipes
Mushroom pasta alla vodka
Pasta alla vodka is a magically perfect thing on its own: smooth and creamy, fruity and tangy and full of...
Sausage pasta recipes
Sausage, squash and sage pasta
A hit of heat from chilli flakes and fragrant, savoury sage are butternut squash’s best friends in this quick-prep sausage...
Sausage pasta recipes
Pasta with sausage, chestnuts and sage
A wonderful combination of flavours takes centre stage in this autumnal pasta dish. If you can, use Italian sausages than...
Pork mince recipes
Macaronade Sétoise
Debora Robertson shares her recipe for Macaronade Sétoise, a hearty, meaty pasta dish from southern France. It’s made with steak,...
Spaghetti recipes
Anchovy spaghetti with chilli, garlic and pangrattato
Chef Jun Tanaka takes French soupe de poisson and reimagines it as a pasta sauce – with outrageously good results....
Easy dinner recipes and ideas
Chicken, bean and orzo soup with walnut pesto
This hearty chicken and bean soup from food writer Debora Robertson is packed with nuggets of filling orzo pasta. Finish...
30-minute meal recipes
4-ingredient air fryer mac ‘n’ cheese
Air fryer mac ‘n’ cheese using just four ingredients and ready in 30 minutes? It’s possible! Once you master this...
Butter bean recipes
Runner bean pasta salad
The perfect summer barbecue side, this zingy pasta salad contrasts the freshness of runner beans and soft creaminess of butter...
Crab recipes
Crab and courgette pasta
Grating courgettes into pasta allows them to retain their fresh flavour while melting into a sauce, providing a perfect partner...
30-minute meal recipes
Best pesto pasta
As far removed from any jarred pesto as you can get, this is the pesto pasta you wish you had...
July seasonal recipes
Mediterranean feta pasta salad
Classic Greek salad meets crowdpleasing pasta salad in this Mediterranean hybrid. Fresh seasonal veg, sun-dried tomatoes and a big block...
Lasagne recipes
Summer vegetable lasagne
This summer vegetable lasagne from food writer Debora Robertson is packed with courgettes, aubergine and flame-grilled peppers. Serve with a...
Summer pasta recipes
Trapanese pesto pasta with salmon
Basil and pine nut pesto, originally from Liguria, tends to hog the quick pasta sauce limelight, but Sicily’s trapanese pesto...
Aubergine recipes
Smoky aubergine and tahini pasta with feta
Aubergines collapse into a juicy pile of smoky flavour when cooked directly on a heat source, making a rich sauce...
30-minute meal recipes
Cheesy kimchi linguine with gochujang butter
Lara Lee’s cheesy kimchi linguine with gochujang butter is a pasta dish that flies the flag for sweet-spicy-salty-umami-fermented flavour. Plus,...
Nut recipes
Creamy vegan cashew and artichoke pasta
Whizzed cashews provide the perfect base for creamy vegan sauces, as this super-quick pasta recipe demonstrates. Lightened with lemon and...
30-minute meal recipes
Creamy chicken sausage pasta
This dish is inspired by Italy’s pasta alla norcina – a cream and sausage-based sauce. We’ve subbed in chicken sausages...
Easy student recipes
Spaghetti aglio e olio
Aglio e olio is simple Italian cooking at its finest. Originally from Naples, this pasta dish shows how just a...
Easy dinner party mains
Orzo carbonara
It certainly won’t please any Italians, but making carbonara with orzo instead of the more usual spaghetti or rigatoni creates...
One-pot chicken recipes
Spring chicken and orzo pot roast
Pot-roasting chicken makes sure it’s tender, juicy and – in this dish – allows plenty of those flavourful juices to...
Favourite lamb recipes
Paccheri pasta with lamb ragù
This lamb ragù develops its rich flavours during a long, slow simmer. Patience will be seriously rewarded, however, as the...
30-minute meal recipes
Bucatini cacio e pepe
Cacio e pepe is one of those dishes that rely on the method as much as the ingredients. This one,...