Pasta recipes

Meatless spaghetti sauce with bulgur wheat stirred in for hearty texture, simmered with tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and bay leaf. Serve over pasta or spaghetti squash.

No-cook spaghetti with raw tomato sauce, fresh basil, garlic, and extra-virgin olive oil. Served at room temperature, this Italian summer pasta is ready in 40 minutes.

Sardinian fregula with clams, prosciutto, saffron, and chili flakes cooked to a risotto-like consistency in white wine and tomato broth. A rustic Italian seafood pasta.

Summer tomato spaghetti with vine-ripened tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. A barely-cooked sauce that lets peak-season tomatoes do the talking.

Skip the noodles! This crescent roll lasagna wraps seasoned ground beef, creamy cottage cheese, and melted mozzarella in buttery, golden dough. Ready in one hour with make-ahead flexibility.

Crock-Pot chicken cacciatore slow-cooked in tomato paste, red wine, mushrooms, and Creole seasoning until the meat falls off the bone. A set-it-and-forget-it Italian-Cajun fusion served over pasta.

Box mac and cheese transformed into a quick chicken cacciatore with seasoned canned tomatoes, green pepper, and cooked chicken stirred right in. A 40-minute shortcut dinner kids will devour.

A rich Mediterranean sun-dried tomato dip pureed smooth with garlic, oregano, thyme, and olive oil. Microwave method makes it fast, and it keeps in the fridge for a month.

Italian sausage, shrimp, and lobster simmered in a wine-spiked tomato broth with vegetables and fusilli, then broiled under a bubbling cap of Jarlsberg cheese. This cheesy cioppino is San Francisco soul food with a gooey twist.

Hearty Italian minestrone packed with beans, eggplant, zucchini, spinach, cabbage, and pasta, topped with a bright homemade basil pesto. A one-pot vegetable soup that eats like a meal.

Spaghetti with shrimp and browned eggplant in a fresh tomato-basil sauce. A Sicilian-style pasta with sea and garden in one bowl, finished with parmesan.

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

Classic meat lasagna layered with seasoned beef, cottage cheese, cheddar, and Parmesan between tender noodles, perfect for freezing and reheating.

Ron Santo's linguine with clam sauce pairs the Chicago Cubs legend's red clam sauce with diced tomatoes, mushrooms, white wine, and a pinch of cayenne for a quick Italian pasta dinner.

Oil-free tomato vinaigrette with fresh tomatoes, white wine vinegar, basil, thyme, and Dijon mustard. A light, fat-free blender dressing for green salads and pasta salads.

Handmade pumpkin ravioli filled with ricotta and pumpkin, served in a creamy pumpkin seed sauce with green chiles. A from-scratch fall pasta project.