Pasta Recipes

Curried orzo and chicken salad with marinated artichoke hearts, cucumber, green peas, and a tangy artichoke-mayonnaise dressing. A cold pasta salad with warm curry flavor.

A simple but succulent chicken dish that can be served with pasta, rice or a crusty bread.

Homemade dandelion green fettuccini made by blending fresh dandelion leaves into the egg pasta dough. A forager-friendly green pasta with just 4 ingredients.

Oxtail is one of the most economical and most flavorful cuts of meat, and one that takes well to marinating for days in a hearty mixture of red wine, herbs, and vegetables. The longer you marinate the mixture, the more flavorful it will be, but be sure it marinates at least 3 days. Oxtail is also a fatty cut -- give yourself plenty of time to allow the stew to cook and then cool, so all the fat can be skimmed off. Serve this with thick noodles in warmed soup bowls, accompanied by a tossed salad, and of course, a robust red wine.

Decadent pasta primavera with fettuccine in a rich butter cream sauce blushed pink by tomato, thickened with egg yolks, and tossed with seasonal vegetables. A classic restaurant-style pasta from the 80s.

A simple and delicious macaroni and cheese casserole that's made with bell peppers and tabasco sauce.

Vegetarian Thai drunkard's noodles stir-fried with green chilies, garlic, kaffir lime leaves, and fresh basil. Spicy, aromatic, and on the table in under 40 minutes. A fiery wok-tossed noodle dish for heat lovers.

An easy side dish that pairs well garnished with Parmesan, feta cheese, herbs or a drizzle of olive oil.

Easy roasted vegetable pasta sauce with oven-roasted red peppers, onions, and garlic folded into jarred spaghetti sauce with sauteed mushrooms and fresh basil. A semi-homemade upgrade.

German egg-dough drop soup with breadcrumbs, butter, eggs, and nutmeg in warm beef broth. A simple, warming Central European soup ready in under 25 minutes.

Vegan eggplant lasagna with cornmeal-crusted oven-fried eggplant, tofu ricotta filling, and tomato sauce. No pasta, no dairy, all the layered comfort of classic lasagna.

This is actually fairly easy to make, the only time consuming part was peeling the eggplant and chopping vegetables.

Eingemachtes Kalbsfleisch, traditional German veal in a creamy lemon-and-egg-yolk-thickened gravy. A classic Swabian comfort dish served over potato dumplings or pasta.

A tasty family staple recipe that is easy to make and beats any jarred sauce.

A tasty family meat sauce that is super flavorful.

Homemade potato gnocchi, pillowy basil-flecked potato dumplings made from mashed potato and just enough flour to hold. Boil them a few minutes until they float, then toss with your favorite sauce.