Pasta recipes

Start off your summer barbecues with this scrumptious Chinese-style pasta salad that your whole family will enjoy!

Tri-pasta salad combines ziti, bow-tie, and spinach rotini with tri-color peppers, olives, and capers in a no-oil herbed red wine vinaigrette. Colorful, tangy, and low-fat for picnics and potlucks.

Italian bean and pasta salad with anasazi beans, spinach spaghetti, fresh vegetables, and a lemon-herb dressing. A no-cook, protein-packed side that improves as it chills.

Homemade tomato basil pasta made with just three ingredients: durum semolina flour, dried basil, and tomato juice. A simple, oil-free fresh pasta dough.

Pasta with white clam sauce made with fresh littleneck clams steamed in fish stock, white wine, garlic, and olive oil. A light, briny Italian seafood pasta with no cream.

Lentil pasta sauce: hearty meatless tomato sauce with lentils, oregano, and a kick of hot sauce, perfect for vegan or vegetarian pasta night. Protein-rich alternative to classic meat ragu.

Pasta arrabbiata with linguine tossed in a spicy tomato sauce made from canned tomatoes, garlic, red pepper flakes, and olive oil. A fiery Italian classic ready in 30 minutes.

A bright Italian-style vegetable sauce with three sweet bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, and garlic, simmered in stock and tossed with pasta. Vegetarian, low-fat, ready in about 30 minutes.

Penne pasta salad with kalamata olives, dried currants, toasted pine nuts, and red onion in a curry-cumin parsley vinaigrette. A Mediterranean-meets-Indian make-ahead side.

Broiled sweet potato slices with Parmesan and a brown sugar glaze served over spinach fettuccine. A sweet-savory pasta dish that's surprisingly light and comes together in under an hour.

Mayo-free pasta salad with marinated artichoke hearts, alfalfa sprouts, black olives, and red wine vinegar. The artichoke marinade doubles as the dressing in this tangy, make-ahead side.

A tantalizing and delicious pasta dish that's perfect for a light lunch!

Pasta salad with currants, olives, and pine nuts tossed in a curry-lemon-parsley vinaigrette. A make-ahead vegetarian penne salad with Mediterranean and Indian flavors in every bite.

Vegetarian chunky tomato pasta sauce loaded with mushrooms, celery, and bell pepper, simmered with fresh tomatoes and herbs. Oil-free option available. Ready in under an hour.

Vegan miso pesto with toasted pine nuts, fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, and white miso, tossed with fine pasta. A cheese-free pesto with deep umami flavor.

Pesto pasta with marinated artichoke hearts, black olives, and sauteed bell peppers tossed with bowtie or angel hair. A 40-minute vegetarian-friendly dinner.