Quick-Fix Pasta Suppers

Pasta dishes cook quickly and offer endless flavor possibilities. Make one of our best Italian classics or try a new twist on an old favorite tonight.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Spaghetti With Sausage and Peppers

Spaghetti With Sausage and Peppers

Looking for a variation on classic spaghetti sauce? This recipe spotlights strips of colorful bell peppers and crumbled sausage that are mixed with Italian-style tomato sauce.

One-Dish Chicken Pasta

Photo: Howard L. Puckett

One-Dish Chicken Pasta

Ready in 30 Minutes
If you're craving a cheesy casserole but don't have the time to assemble and bake one, make a quick cooktop casserole with all your favorite casserole ingredients. The best part: It's ready in 30 minutes.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Forget the box mix. Our mac and cheese from scratch delivers a taste worth the extra time, and the process is much easier than you might think. Our step-by-step guide removes any guesswork from making this classic pasta.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Chicken and Bow Tie Pasta

Chicken and Bow Tie Pasta

Your family will love this updated version of familiar chicken-spaghetti casserole. Cook pasta in the same pot as the chicken to add flavor to the noodles.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Orange Beef Pasta

Orange Beef Pasta

Beef broth, soy sauce, and orange marmalade form a simple yet flavorful sauce for this pasta tossed with beef, snow peas, and carrots.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Cheese Ravioli With Spicy Tomato Sauce

Cheese Ravioli With Spicy Tomato Sauce

Won ton wrappers make homemade ravioli super easy to prepare. A light sauce made with chicken broth and white wine tops the fresh ricotta, Parmesan, and basil-stuffed pasta.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Speedy Lasagna

Speedy Lasagna

This classic Italian dish can be prepped and cooked in less than an hour. Our secret for speedily preparing your favorite lasagna ingredients? The microwave.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Pasta with Sausage and Kale

Pasta with Sausage and Kale

Kale provides a cabbage-like flavor that complements the sausage nicely in this bow tie pasta dish (substitute spinach to eliminate the steaming step). Pine nuts and feta cheese finish off the fresh flavors of the sautéed garlic and onion mixed into the pasta.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Pronto-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Pronto-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Spinach, chopped chicken, and Parmesan and cottage cheeses combine to form the filling for these rich, Alfredo-topped pasta shells. Use a store-bought rotisserie chicken to speed up the prep time.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Fettuccine with Blue Cheese Sauce

Fettuccine with Blue Cheese Sauce

Blue cheese dresses up a super simple white sauce to coat ham, spinach, and noodles for this elegant pasta.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Chicken Cannelloni with Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce

Chicken Cannelloni with Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce

This company-worthy pasta dish is easy enough to make on a weeknight. To get dinner on the table fast, stuff the chicken, cheese, and spinach mixture into the pasta in advance and freeze. When you’re ready to eat, just arrange thawed cannelloni in a dish, top with jarred sauce, and bake.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Mediterranean Turkey Cutlets and Pasta

Mediterranean Turkey Cutlets and Pasta

Cooked quickly in a skillet, Greek-seasoned turkey cutlets are the perfect accompaniment to fettuccine with sautéed red onion, tomatoes and olives.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Roasted Red Pepper-Caesar Tortelloni

Roasted Red Pepper-Caesar Tortelloni

If you like Caesar salad, you’ll love this pasta twist. Lemon and Dijon mustard enhance bottled Caesar dressing to make a warm, creamy sauce for tortelloni and roasted red bell pepper strips.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Spinach Ravioli Lasagna

Spinach Ravioli Lasagna

The pasta in this dish cooks as the lasagna bakes, making it ideal for busy nights. Ravioli and spinach layered with pesto, Alfredo sauce, and Italian cheeses provide unbeatable flavor.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Sweet-Hot Asian Noodle Bowl

Sweet-Hot Asian Noodle Bowl

The no-cook sauce on this Asian spaghetti is filled with flavors of soy sauce, honey, ginger, sesame, chili, and garlic. Add your favorite veggies and chicken or pork tenderloin if you want to make it more filling. It tastes good cold, too, so it’s great for leftovers.

 

Easy Pasta Recipes: Chicken Tetrazzini With Prosciutto and Peas

Chicken Tetrazzini With Prosciutto and Peas

Colorful baby English peas and salty prosciutto add variety to one of our favorite creamy chicken casseroles. Parmesan cheese and slivered almonds top off the spaghetti dish with a flavorful crunch.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Spicy Tomato Macaroni and Cheese

Spicy Tomato Macaroni and Cheese

Canned diced tomatoes and green chiles kick up the flavor in this almost effortless mac and cheese. To tame the spiciness, use regular cheese and milder diced tomatoes and chiles.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Country-Style Spaghetti

Country-Style Spaghetti

Dump cans of tomatoes and spices into a saucepan, let them simmer, and, voilà, homemade spaghetti sauce. Add purchased or premade frozen meatballs to complete the Italian favorite. Double the sauce and freeze it for a simpler second supper.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Cajun Chicken Pasta

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Sautéed bell peppers, mushrooms, and green onion mix with Cajun-seasoned chicken and a simple white sauce for skillet meal that is sure to please at your dinner table.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Mediterranean Chicken Couscous

Mediterranean Chicken Couscou

Couscous is a coarsely ground semolina pasta that cooks simply by letting it stand with boiling chicken broth for 5 minutes. Mix couscous with cooked chicken, feta, tomato, and lemon for a fresh weeknight meal that can be ready in 20 minutes.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Tortellini Salad

Tortellini Salad

Mix cheese-filled tortellini with olives, artichokes, salami, and your favorite Caesar salad dressing. This easy chilled salad is sure to be a hit at your next picnic or family meal.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Fettuccine-Vegetable Toss

Fettuccine-Vegetable Toss

Jarred Alfredo sauce makes preparing this flavor-packed pasta simple. Sautéed onion, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, and fresh spinach leaves are a winning veggie combination. Add cooked chicken for a heartier variation.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Tomato-Herb Pasta

Tomato-Herb Pasta

Mint and cilantro add zest to this fresh spaghetti dish. Add cooked shrimp or chicken along with tomatoes and cucumber for a filling entrée.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Tuscan Pasta With Tomato-Basil Cream

Tuscan Pasta With Tomato-Basil Cream

Dress up refrigerated cheese ravioli with a semi-homemade cream sauce flavored with chopped tomatoes and fresh basil. Garnish with fresh Parmesan cheese.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Tex-Mex Ravioli Casserole

Tex-Mex Ravioli Casserole

Cheese ravioli gets a Southwestern twist layered between black beans, cheese, and a salsa mixture in this easy-to-assemble dish.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi

Lemon and garlic combine with delicate angel hair pasta and mild-flavored shrimp for a refreshing and quick pasta supper. Buy peeled and deveined shrimp at the grocery store to cut prep time.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Pizza Spaghetti Casserole

Pizza Spaghetti Casserole

Sausage, pepperoni, and your favorite jarred pasta sauce fill this cheese-topped casserole. Freeze it unbaked up to a month to pull out on a busy weeknight.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Porcini Mushroom Tortelloni With Wilted Greens

Porcini Mushroom Tortelloni With Wilted Greens

Bacon and a white wine sauce add plenty of rich flavor to tortelloni, peas, tomatoes, and spring greens. We tested with porcini mushroom tortelloni, but you can substitute your favorite variety.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Grilled Chicken-and-Veggie Tortellini

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Grilled Chicken-and-Veggie Tortellini

This recipe packs in flavorful summer veggies with cheesy tortellini and char-flavored chicken, all coated in your favorite pesto. You're only six ingredients away from a dinner everyone in your family is sure to request again.

Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna

Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna

A container of refrigerated pesto adds distinctive flavor to this basic beef-and-cheese lasagna, and the unbaked lasagna can be frozen for up to three months. 

Fast-and-Fresh Sausage Ragu Recipe

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Fast-and-Fresh Sausage Ragu

Ready in 40 Minutes
Use your favorite breakfast or Italian sausage. For a finer texture, break up the sausage as it cooks using a potato masher.

Quick Chicken Noodle Bowls Recipe

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Quick Chicken Noodle Bowls

Ready in 45 Minutes
Fresh lime juice adds extra bright flavor. Bringing the broth back to a boil before serving ensures the snap peas cook to a crisp-tender texture.

Burst Tomato and Herb Spaghetti Recipe

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Burst Tomato and Herb Spaghetti

Ready in 40 Minutes
Serve up the sweet taste of summer any night of the week. Sautéed in a hot skillet with a splash of olive oil, grape tomatoes become fragrant and juicy – perfect for pairing with pasta.

Lemony Broccoli Rabe Pasta

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Lemony Broccoli Rabe Pasta

Ready in 30 Minutes
Broccoli rabe, a bitter, almost-spicy descendant of wild mustard, is actually more closely related to turnips than broccoli. Blanching, before sautéing, mellows out its bitterness and locks in the bright green color.

Roquefort Noodles

Photo: Iain Bagwell

Roquefort Noodles

Ready in 20 Minutes
Don't skimp on the quality of the blue cheese in this recipe - it'll transform this simple pasta dish into a mouth-watering weeknight favorite.

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