1,250 black pasta recipes

Creamy macaroni salad with a sweet-tangy dressing of mayonnaise, sweetened condensed milk, and vinegar. Mix, chill overnight, and bring to every cookout all summer long.

Pasta tossed with green peas, scallions, and fresh basil in a butter-vermouth sauce. A light, spring-inspired dish that comes together in 30 minutes.

Fettuccine Alfredo with butter, cream, and Parmesan tossed into a silky sauce in 20 minutes. A splash of Romano adds sharpness to the classic.

Asparagus and ricotta pasta tossed in a silky sauce made with parmesan and pasta cooking water. Fresh basil and black pepper keep it bright and light.

Baked macaroni with chipped beef gravy made from a homemade butter-flour-milk bechamel with dried beef. A retro American comfort pasta casserole ready in 30 minutes.

Pasta Giovanni tosses fettuccine with garlicky sautéed mushrooms, chopped pecans, parsley, sliced black olives, and pimientos in olive oil, finished with grated Romano. A vegetarian pasta with Mediterranean ingredients and crunchy textural surprise.

Pasta alla carbonara made with fettuccine, bacon, onion, eggs, and Parmesan in a silky sauce built from egg yolk and rendered bacon fat. An Italian-American weeknight classic ready in about 40 minutes.

Fettuccine tossed with canned clams, fresh tomatoes, sweet corn, garlic, and basil in a quick white-wine pan sauce. A 16-minute summer pasta that bridges pantry and farmer's market in one bowl.

Saffron pasta with sugar snap peas, Parmesan, and black pepper. A minimalist five-ingredient pasta dish where the golden saffron and crisp spring peas do all the talking.

Cajun shrimp pasta salad loaded with boiled shrimp, hard-boiled eggs, elbow macaroni, black olives, and dill pickles. A crowd-sized cold salad built for potlucks and family reunions.

Quick orzo salad with grape tomatoes, red onion, and fresh basil in a simple red wine vinaigrette. A 15-minute side dish that shines warm or cold, perfect for picnics and weeknights.

Pasta pizza with a crispy angel hair crust pan-fried in olive oil, topped with sauce, peppers, olives, and melted mozzarella. A fun skillet dinner that's lighter than traditional pizza.

Mediterranean fettuccine with shrimp and spinach cooked right in the pasta water, tossed in a no-cook yogurt-feta-dill-garlic sauce. A 25-minute one-pot Greek-style pasta.

Black bean soup with pasta, tomato sauce, and onion simmered in rich bean broth. A simple Latin-inspired one-pot soup that's filling, budget-friendly, and ready in under an hour.

This is an easy dish with very complex flavour from the herb pasta, the seasoned meat, the wild earthy mushrooms and the aromatic scented jus which you really only taste half way through the dish if it’s done right.

Baked orzo with crumbled feta, kasseri cheese, fresh dill, heavy cream, and olive oil. A rich Greek-style pasta side dish that can be assembled a day ahead and baked before serving.