Pasta recipes

Penne pasta tossed with leftover cooked turkey, broccoli florets and a quick garlicky tomato sauce kicked up with chili flakes. A leftover-turkey weeknight dinner ready in 45 minutes.

Whole hard-shell crabs simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce with red pepper flakes, cracked and tossed over spaghetti. Messy, hands-on, and worth every napkin.

A quick, easy and delicious one skillet meal is great for busy week day supper.

Seafood linguine with shrimp, scallops, and mussels in a tomato-chili-basil sauce, brightened with lemon zest and white wine. Italian coastal classic, feeds six.

Ziti with Spicy Pesto Pantesco and Locatelli recipe

Oversized ravioli filled with mascarpone potatoes, sautéed mushrooms, and a whole egg yolk that oozes when you cut in. Topped with crispy pancetta and fresh tomato-basil sauce.

Fettuccine and mushrooms in a light white wine, lemon, and garlic sauce with red pepper flakes and parsley. A dairy-free, diabetic-friendly pasta side dish in 45 minutes.

Low-fat linguine with greens, potato, garlic, hot pepper, and tomatoes simmered in vegetable stock. An Italian-inspired pasta loaded with wilted greens and tender new potatoes, no added oil.

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

Noodles and cabbage: a rustic Italian Alpine-style baked casserole layering fettuccine with savoy cabbage, potatoes, melted soft cheese, and brown butter perfumed with sage. Vegetarian comfort food from the mountains.

Linguine with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach recipe

Stir-fried beef strips marinated in red wine vinegar with broccoli, mushrooms, and linguine, finished with Parmesan. A fast Mediterranean-style weeknight dinner.

Sautéed chicken, broccoli, and zucchini with sun-dried tomatoes and a splash of cream over linguine. A veggie-loaded pasta with a hint of heat from red pepper flakes.

Meatball zucchini Italiano is a fast one-skillet dinner: tender beef meatballs and sliced zucchini simmered in a quick tomato sauce and spooned over pasta. A weeknight-easy way to sneak in vegetables.

Twelve cloves of sliced garlic warmed in extra-virgin olive oil with red pepper flakes, a squeeze of lemon, and fresh parsley over spaghetti. Topped with toasted breadcrumbs for crunch. Done in 25 minutes.

Mussels steamed over a simmering tomato-white wine sauce with oregano and red pepper flakes, served on pasta and topped with crumbled feta cheese. A Greek-inspired seafood pasta dinner for two.