561 cream pasta recipes

Add some smoky bacon and juicy chicken into your mac and cheese to make this already-delicious dish even more flavorful.

Tuna mac and cheese with green olives, celery, and a sour cream and white wine sauce. Layered with American cheese and baked until golden. A retro casserole with grown-up flavor twists.

Silky angel hair pasta swirled in a bold black pepper cream sauce with white wine, clam juice, and Parmesan, crowned with buttery smoked salmon and a dill-kissed quick creme fraiche. Date night dinner in under an hour.

Fresh tomato pasta toss simmers blanched and peeled tomatoes with garlic, basil, parsley, and oregano, finished with a splash of cream over penne. A high-summer pasta sauce when tomatoes are at their peak.

Penette in padella toasts dry pasta in olive oil, flambes with brandy, then cooks risotto-style in vegetable stock with dried mushroom cream. A one-pan Italian technique that builds deep, nutty pasta flavor.

Creamy salmon pasta tossed in a dill and Dijon cream sauce over fettuccine, using pantry-friendly canned salmon. A quick, comforting 30-minute weeknight dinner with a bright lemon finish.

Silky oyster corn chowder loaded with smoky prosciutto, sweet corn, and plump oysters in a creamy chipotle-spiked broth. Orzo pasta makes this elegant soup hearty enough for dinner in just 25 minutes.

Cream cheese and Cajun seasoning add nice change to an ordinary casserole dish.

Lighter fettuccine Alfredo made with skim milk, reduced-fat cream cheese, and a roux instead of heavy cream and butter. All the creamy Parmesan flavor with less fat.

Penne arrabbiata with a vodka cream sauce: tomatoes, red pepper flakes, garlic, and vodka simmered with heavy cream and tossed with penne and Parmesan.

Crockpot beef stroganoff casserole with ground beef, mushrooms, and sour cream over elbow macaroni. A slow cooker comfort meal with a red wine gravy base.

Seared sea scallops and sliced pears over fettuccine in a garlic cream sauce with white wine, lemon verbena, and fresh ginger juice. An elegant, unexpected pairing.

Light linguine tossed in a tarragon-shallot sauce with thinly sliced sea scallops and tender asparagus. A spa-cuisine pasta that delivers restaurant flavor without the heavy cream.

Rainbow Raditore with Chicken, Broccoli, Red Peppers recipe

Ziti with asparagus, peas, and lemon cream: tender pasta in a tangy reduced cream sauce with spring vegetables, wilted Bibb lettuce, and Parmesan. A bright, elegant springtime pasta in 30 minutes.

Mac and cheese for grown-ups with Fontina, Gruyere, Emmentaler, sherry, cream, and thyme in a chicken stock bechamel, topped with Parmesan bread crumbs and baked golden.