Pasta recipes

Mediterranean chicken baked in a tomato-wine sauce with mushrooms, black olives, artichoke hearts, and Parmesan, served over pasta. A one-dish Italian-inspired chicken dinner with rich, layered flavors.

Basil-mint-orange pesto with walnuts and a splash of frozen orange juice concentrate. A bright, citrus-spiked pesto that works on grilled lamb, vegetables, and pasta.

Gambardella's minestrone with five dried legumes, fresh fennel, basil, oregano, and Italian vegetables simmered into a thick, hearty soup. Serve over pasta or rice.

Homemade spaghetti marinara with garlic-infused olive oil, simmered tomatoes, basil, oregano, and a kick of red pepper. A from-scratch Italian classic in about an hour.

No-cook summer spaghetti with a cold marinated sauce of Roma tomatoes, green olives, capers, garlic, and fresh herbs tossed with hot pasta.

Northern Italian style lasagna layered with a bacon-rich meat sauce, a creamy nutmeg-scented white sauce, and a parmesan-ricotta filling. Richer and creamier than the usual red-sauce version.

Cheese tortelloni tossed with stir-fried cabbage, red, yellow, and green bell peppers in olive oil with basil. A colorful vegetarian pasta dinner that comes together in one hour.

Light fish pasta sauce with turbot, tomatoes, lemon zest, and fresh herbs simmered in fish stock and olive oil. A bright Mediterranean seafood sauce tossed with hot pasta.

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.

Lasagna lovers will adore this easy recipe that will have them drooling once dinner is ready!

Chicken and noodle cacciatore with a whole stewing hen simmered until tender, then baked over wide noodles in a tomato-olive-mushroom sauce.

Spaghetti tossed with toasted walnuts, black olives, pimientos, garlic oil, and Parmesan. A no-sauce Mediterranean pasta that's nutty, briny, and endlessly satisfying.

Chilled summer spaghetti tossed with raw gazpacho sauce of tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, bell pepper, sherry, and saffron. Spanish-inspired no-cook hot weather pasta.

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.

Pesto spaghetti tossed with a fresh parsley and basil sauce, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, and butter. A 30-minute pasta dinner with a no-cook pesto that freezes well.

Green and white lasagne with spinach, ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan in a creamy white sauce with olives and nutmeg. A meatless lasagna with no red sauce in sight.