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easy pasta recipes

Make simple pasta recipes with pantry-friendly ingredients, quick prep, and comforting flavors for easy weeknight dinners. Browse 15 recipes with clear steps and quick prep.

15-Minute Garlic Parmesan Pasta on a plate
15 min · Easy

15-Minute Garlic Parmesan Pasta

When you need one of those fast, no-fuss easy pasta recipes, this garlic parmesan pasta comes together with pantry staples in about 15 minutes flat. It's silky, cheesy, and endlessly adaptable with whatever protein or veggies you have on hand.

Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs on a plate
50 min · Medium

Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs

Classic spaghetti and meatballs never go out of style. This version features tender, juicy homemade meatballs simmered in a rich marinara sauce over a bed of spaghetti, perfect for a comforting family dinner.

Easy Fettuccine Alfredo on a plate
20 min · Easy

Easy Fettuccine Alfredo

This easy fettuccine alfredo is rich, creamy, and made from scratch in about 20 minutes. A simple butter and Parmesan sauce coats every strand of pasta for a comforting classic.

Easy Baked Ziti on a plate
45 min · Easy

Easy Baked Ziti

This easy baked ziti layers pasta, meaty marinara sauce, and gooey melted cheese for a comforting, crowd-pleasing dinner. It's simple to assemble and always a hit.

One-Pot Creamy Taco Pasta on a plate
30 min · Easy

One-Pot Creamy Taco Pasta

This one-pot creamy taco pasta combines all your favorite taco flavors with cheesy pasta for a fun, kid-friendly dinner that's ready in about 30 minutes with just one pot to clean.

One-Pan Sausage and Spinach Pasta on a plate
30 min · Easy

One-Pan Sausage and Spinach Pasta

This one-pan sausage and spinach pasta cooks entirely in a single skillet, from browning the sausage to simmering the pasta right in the sauce. It's a fast, flavorful dinner with minimal cleanup.

One-Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce on a plate
30 min · Easy

One-Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

This one-pot spaghetti with meat sauce cooks the pasta right in the sauce, saving a pot to wash and infusing every strand with rich, savory flavor. Ready in about 30 minutes.

15-Minute Tomato Basil Pasta on a plate
17 min · Easy

15-Minute Tomato Basil Pasta

This quick tomato basil pasta comes together with a simple fresh tomato sauce in about 15 minutes, a light and fast pasta dinner.

Baked Ziti with Ground Beef on a plate
45 min · Easy

Baked Ziti with Ground Beef

This baked ziti layers pasta, seasoned ground beef, and gooey melted cheese for a comforting pasta dinner that bakes up bubbly in about 40 minutes.

Quick Weeknight Spaghetti Sauce on a plate
35 min · Easy

Quick Weeknight Spaghetti Sauce

This quick spaghetti sauce simmers seasoned ground beef and tomatoes into a rich sauce in about 30 minutes, perfect for a fast pasta dinner.

Rich Homemade Spaghetti Sauce on a plate
50 min · Easy

Rich Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

This rich homemade spaghetti sauce simmers Italian sausage and San Marzano-style tomatoes low and slow for extra depth, ready in about 45 minutes.

Garlic Butter Parmesan Pasta on a plate
17 min · Easy

Garlic Butter Parmesan Pasta

This garlic butter parmesan pasta is a simple, rich pantry-staple dinner tossed with melted butter, garlic, and plenty of cheese in about 15 minutes.

Creamy Garlic Parmesan Pasta on a plate
20 min · Easy

Creamy Garlic Parmesan Pasta

This creamy garlic parmesan pasta is coated in a rich, cheesy cream sauce infused with garlic, ready to serve in about 20 minutes.

Creamy Tomato Pasta on a plate
20 min · Easy

Creamy Tomato Pasta

This creamy tomato pasta blends a rich tomato sauce with cream for a silky pink sauce that clings to every noodle, ready in about 20 minutes.

Penne alla Vodka on a plate
25 min · Easy

Penne alla Vodka

This penne alla vodka tosses pasta in a creamy tomato sauce with a splash of vodka for classic depth of flavor, ready in about 25 minutes.