Pasta/5 recipes

Make-ahead Italian pasta salad with rotini, crisp vegetables, and tangy garlic vinaigrette that gets better overnight for easy potluck and picnic perfection.

Cold cucumber pasta salad in a sweet vinegar dressing with mustard, parsley, and sliced onion. A tangy, refreshing no-mayo summer side dish perfect for cookouts.

Spinach pasta with red peppers tosses wide spinach noodles in a garlic-heavy sauce of sauteed capers, basil, rosemary, and sweet red peppers. Light, vibrant, and oil-free.

Baked mac and cheese with tomato sauce, sharp cheddar, and chicken broth soaked into the noodles before baking. A Southern-style casserole with no cream sauce needed.

Fusilli alla Sorrentina with canned tuna, fresh tomatoes, black olives, white wine, garlic, and fresh mint. A quick Southern Italian pantry pasta.

Penne with bacon, peas, and ricotta is a creamy 5-ingredient pasta ready in 20 minutes. Smoky bacon fat coats the penne while ricotta melts into a silky sauce.

Greek macaronada with nutty browned butter and grated cheese coats every strand of tender elbow pasta. A six-ingredient traditional dish that proves simple Greek cooking delivers bold flavor.

Greek-style vegetarian pastitsio with spiced lentils, fettuccine, and a fluffy egg white topping. Comfort food without the meat.

Ramp ravioli pair grilled-wild-leek filling with tender one-hour slow-cooked calamari in olive oil. A springtime Italian pasta showcasing foraged ramps at their peak.

A scrumptious and simple pasta dish made with italian plum tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.

Tuoni e Lampi! This rustic Italian classic pairs tender chickpeas with elbow macaroni, garlic, basil, and good olive oil. A hearty vegetarian pasta that's comfort food at its most elemental.

Meaty ziti casserole with a lean blend of ground chuck and ground turkey, mushrooms, bell pepper, and a from-scratch tomato sauce baked under bubbling parmesan. A weeknight crowd-pleaser that lightens the classic without losing the meat-sauce flavor.

Creamy Cajun fettuccine with shrimp, smoked sausage, carrots, and zucchini tossed in a Parmesan half-and-half sauce. A one-skillet weeknight pasta ready in 40 minutes.

This is an easy recipe with some great flavor. Next time I will have rice instead of pasta, and I think it will be yummy too.

Penne alla puttane d'Elba tosses hot pasta into a no-cook sauce of raw tomatoes, zucchini, capers, olives, basil, and chili. A sun-soaked Tuscan summer pasta from the island of Elba.

Try something different with this scrumptious pasta dish that will have you making it every week!