Easy Pasta Recipe Ideas

Here's the place to find easy pasta recipes and simple pasta recipe ideas. This listing will expand each week with quick pasta recipes and suggestions.

Updated after each weekday recipe blog post, this list contains seasonal ideas based upon the U.S. Eastern time zone -- that means we're looking at springtime recipe inspiration until the summer solstice in June.

 

 

• serve this Quick Ravioli Recipe: Greek-style with Spinach & Feta with meatballs for protein

• add meatballs to this Ramen Noodle Vegetable Soup

• make a quick pasta salad with veggies (can be served warm or cool): cook and drain pasta, then add diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and olives. Toss gently with your favorite dressing or a quick-whisked-together vinaigrette of olive oil, red wine vinegar, oregano, basil and black pepper

• boil a pot of noodles, elbows or shells. Drain when tender, stir in some butter and sprinkle with salt and a dash of black pepper

• Greek Noodle Bake Recipe

• serve this Fast Greek Linguine topped with meatballs

• Asparagus ala Pasta (Gluten-free) Recipe

• Ramen Noodle Dinner Recipe

• Tri-color Pasta Salad Recipe

• linguine with olive oil and parmesan (or try this Simple Pasta Primavera)

 

More Pasta Recipe Ideas:

 
Fast Greek Linguine  When you don’t have much time but want to turn pasta into a filling meal, this combo has Mediterranean flair. For added flavor, add some sliced mushrooms (if you have 'em on hand) -- sizzle for a couple minutes before adding the tomatoes.

 

Spinach Pesto Pasta  The food processor is the key to this recipe. Add the spinach with the rest of the ingredients, and you’re all set to mix up a fast pesto. However, if you have a small/medium food processor (like me), break the ingredients into 2 small equal batches, puree twice, and then add to the pasta. Tastes the same, just two batches to make it manageable.


Three-Step Italian Pasta  If you have some meatballs in the freezer and pasta in the cupboard, you can whip up this better-than-restaurant-fare meal in less than 20 minutes. For some extra kick, top with Parmesan/Romano grated cheese or black pepper.

 

Tomato Stovetop Ziti

Here's a tasty twist on a quick and easy-to-prepare favorite pasta—this all-in-one-meal is delicious any season of the year.

 

Tortellini in Light Cream with Tofu & Mushrooms  The protein in this dish is totally adaptable to whatever is left in your fridge: whether it's half a pound of tofu, sausage, hamburger--even veggie burgers--feel free to use what you have on hand to boost the protein power of this dish.

 

Vegetarian One-pot Pasta  Pasta is notoriously easy and quick, but filling? Too often I’ve prepared a pasta-based dinner, only to have hungry kids an hour later. My discovery: Combine pasta with a complementary protein, be it cheese, beans or meat. That’s when pasta becomes a stick-to-your-ribs food.

 

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