Pasta recipes

Classic German beef pot roast that is marinated with vinegar, spices and seasonings. It's traditionally served with red cabbage and/or spaetzle or even pasta. Perfect for celebrating Oktoberfest.

This recipe is fun to make.Store-bought noodles is fine, for the most part, but homemade pasta noodles offer a completely different texture and taste experience.

An easy yet tasty sauce is made with tomatoes, almonds, chili and garlic. Toss it with pasta, top it as a topping for hot dog... YUM!

Homemade hot Italian sausage stuffed into hog casings with pork butt, fennel seed, garlic, red pepper flakes, and cayenne. The real deal for pasta, pizza, and grilling.

This easy and tasty vinaigrette is so versatile. It can be used as a salad dressing, a light, tasty and refreshing drizzle over cooked fish, or tossed with pasta.

Barbecue meatballs in a sweet-tangy ketchup and chili sauce glaze, baked until sticky and caramelized. Family-style comfort food great over rice, pasta or with toothpicks for parties.

Stuffed cheese mushroom meatballs filled with melted Swiss and sauteed mushrooms, simmered in a tomato cream-of-mushroom sauce. Hearty Midwestern comfort food served over pasta or mashed potatoes.

Fresh basil pesto blitzed in the food processor with pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan, and extra-virgin olive oil. A bright, no-cook sauce for pasta, baked potatoes, or toasted baguette.

Broccoli and hazelnuts make this nutty, tangy and tasty pesto, it can be mixed into pasta or spread onto bread, wraps. And it is so quick and easy to make.

Beef meatballs in a creamy milk gravy with sherry, thyme, and Worcestershire. A lighter take on Swedish-style meatballs using yogurt as binder. Serve over egg noodles or pasta.

Pan-seared scallops with fennel over soba noodles plates golden-crusted scallops on Japanese buckwheat noodles in a Pernod and orange pan sauce. East-meets-West restaurant plating at home.

Turkey pasta salad with red grapes, celery, and creamy mayo-sour cream dressing over mostaccioli. An easy cold lunch or potluck side that turns leftover holiday turkey into something genuinely crave-worthy.

Momma's stuffed peppers fill tender green bell peppers with seasoned ground beef, rice, and pasta sauce, then crown them with melted mozzarella. An easy, old-fashioned weeknight dinner built from pantry staples.

This turned out great. Much lighter tasting than a traditional heavy lasagna but very much like a lasagna without the fat and carbs from the pasta. I found a single serving more than filled me up. Like a no-guilt lasagna.

Make your own bulk Italian sausage at home with ground pork, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, and a bold garlic punch. Season it your way, skip the casings, and freeze in batches for pasta night, pizza, and more.

Basil chicken with zucchini and tomatoes pan-tossed in garlic and a splash of vinegar. A lean, garden-fresh weeknight skillet built on chicken breast and dried basil, served over rice or pasta in 30 minutes.