1,250 black pasta recipes

Impossible chicken parmigiana pie with Bisquick, three cheeses, and Italian herbs. A crustless pie that forms its own base as it bakes in a pie plate.

Spaghetti sauce from fresh tomatoes with fennel seeds, green pepper, Parmesan, and a triple tomato base of fresh, pureed, and paste. The longer it simmers, the better it gets.

Greek-style turkey stuffing with three meats, chestnuts, pine nuts, and white raisins simmered in red wine and tomato paste. A meat-forward holiday stuffing with rice instead of bread cubes.

Lasagna rolls with tomato-fennel sauce wrap mushroom-and-tofu filling inside lasagna noodles, then bake in a sweet fennel-spiked tomato sauce with mozzarella. A lighter, vegetarian take on baked pasta.

Slow cooker New Hampshire stew with beef, potatoes, and carrots in a maple syrup and tomato paste broth. Bacon bits, dry mustard, and Worcestershire add New England character.

Slow cooked classic, beefy just bursting with flavor, easy to make and feeds a crowd. Perfect for company.

Try this spicy yet savory chili that's so easy to make, your crockpot can do it alone!

This is a tasty burritos, nutritional and healthy too.

A gourmet take on a classic snack. Don't be fooled by the humble ingredients, this is delicious

Jumbo prawns butterflied and stuffed with a garlic-coriander-chicken paste, then grilled on skewers until bright orange. Served with a tangy sweet-sour cucumber salad on the side.

H. Allen Smith's legendary no-bean chili: 4 pounds of coarse-ground sirloin simmered for 3 hours with dried hot chilis, Mexican oregano, and cumin. Pure Texas-style chili, the way the purists intended.

Juicy ground chicken burgers seasoned with tarragon and tomato paste, grilled and topped with a creamy Dijon-tarragon sauce on toasted English muffins. Lighter than beef, bigger on flavor.

Pressure-cooked beef roast shredded into a rich tomato-clam broth with mushrooms, onions, and garlic creates an unexpected fusion goulash with Hungarian-seafood soul.

Italian oil-packed tuna blitzed with mascarpone, kalamata olives, capers, anchovy paste, and lemon zest into a luxurious tapenade spread. Pile it on grilled crostini for a cocktail party appetizer that disappears fast.

Slow cooker chicken cacciatore with two whole chickens braised in tomatoes, red wine, garlic, and Italian herbs. Set it, forget it, and feed a crowd of ten with zero effort.

Smoky chicken chili built on toasted ancho and chipotle peppers, dark beer, and a whisper of cinnamon. No beans, no tomatoes, just bold, complex heat over rice. Ready in under an hour.