Pasta recipes

Layered baked spaghetti casserole with tuna, ham, cheese, and sour cream in a creamy tomato sauce. Comfort food that bakes up bubbly and golden in about an hour.

Classic potato gnocchi made from riced potatoes, flour, butter, and a hint of nutmeg. Light, pillowy dumplings shaped with a fork and boiled until they float.

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.

Pumpkin ravioli stuff fresh egg pasta with a Parmesan, amaretti, and nutmeg pumpkin filling, then toss in browned butter. Northern Italian Mantua-style autumn pasta with sweet-savory crumbs.

Salmon manicotti stuffed with pink salmon, broccoli, and cottage cheese, baked in a creamy lemon-dill sauce with Parmesan. A lighter take on stuffed pasta.

Treat your family to this succulent and scrumptious lasagna that's fun to make and eat!

Mix-and-match meatballs you build your way, choosing the meat, broth, herb, and creamy finish. Baked, then simmered in a mushroom gravy enriched with sour cream, yogurt, or cream cheese, served over noodles, rice, or spaetzle.

Sauteed fresh morel mushrooms with Granny Smith apples, asparagus tips, and butter noodles flambed with Calvados. A spring-foraged dish with chipotle heat and watercress garnish.

Kreplach with four filling options: chicken, chicken liver with schmaltz, seasoned ground beef, or cottage cheese. Homemade Jewish dumplings for chicken noodle soup or served with sour cream.

Paper-thin veal scaloppine seared with crispy prosciutto strips in a garlicky white wine reduction, showered with freshly grated Parmesan. A light, elegant Italian dinner for two in 30 minutes.

German noodle ring baked in a cheese custard and unmolded onto a platter with extra cheese sauce poured over top. A retro Pennsylvania Dutch showpiece side dish.

Grandma's Italian gnocchi are pillowy homemade potato dumplings made from riced russets, egg and flour, grooved to catch sauce and boiled just until they float. Authentic from-scratch comfort, lighter than store-bought.

Homemade ricotta ravioli from scratch: a classic egg pasta dough rolled thin, filled with seasoned ricotta and Parmesan, sealed with a fork, and boiled just until tender. Simple, old-school Italian.

This cheesy and delicious baked macaroni is packed with yumminess. Three cheeses together deliver the ultimate flavor. Make it ahead, reheat it for a quick and yummy dinner.

This scrumptious chicken dish made with sherry and mushrooms can be served with noodles or rice.

Homemade Ukrainian vareniki filled with seasoned cottage cheese, boiled until puffy, then tossed in melted butter and topped with toasted breadcrumbs. Serve with sour cream and bacon.