Pasta recipes

Mexican spaghetti tossed with a chipotle tomato sauce and topped with diced fresh avocado. A 15-minute weeknight pasta where smoky chipotle meets cool, creamy avocado.

Roasted red pepper sauce blends sweet roasted peppers with fresh basil, parsley, and garlic into a smooth, no-cook pasta sauce. Bright, light, and ready in about five minutes, with no cream or stovetop required.

Two-ingredient raspberry cranberry sauce blended smooth and served chilled. A no-cook fruit puree for topping cake, fruit, ladyfingers, and more.

So easy salad, I made it about 10 mins, very fresh, good to keep fit too.

Basic Couscous: a 3-ingredient pantry side ready in 10 minutes. Just couscous, broth, and salt steamed off the heat. Endlessly versatile under stews, kebabs, or roasted vegetables.

Quick orzo salad with grape tomatoes, red onion, and fresh basil in a simple red wine vinaigrette. A 15-minute side dish that shines warm or cold, perfect for picnics and weeknights.

Australian-style macaroni salad with green beans, red bell pepper, celery, and shallots tossed in fat-free mayo. A light, crunchy, healthy side that comes together in 10 minutes flat.

Lemon-thyme pesto skips the basil for a brighter, herbal twist on the classic. Parsley, pine nuts, fresh lemon, and thyme blend into a sauce ready in 15 minutes for pasta, fish, or chicken.

A delicious appetizer made with shrimp, garlic and a pinch of cayenne pepper.

Melrose plates: chicken and pasta salad with mandarin oranges, water chestnuts and a honey-mustard poppy seed yogurt dressing. A lighter chicken-pasta luncheon salad served on lettuce.

Fettuccine alla panna with just three ingredients: butter, cream, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. The original Italian cream pasta, simpler and purer than Alfredo.

The rich taste of this pesto sauce made of pine nuts and basil goes great with pasta and any type of meat.

A tasty alfredo sauce that doesn't take long to make with this hassle-free recipe!

A tasty Italian casserole made with ground beef, spinach and a variety of spices and cheeses.

Basil sunflower seed pesto with parmesan, garlic, butter, and olive oil. A budget-friendly twist on classic pesto that swaps pricey pine nuts for nutty, toasty sunflower seeds.

Hacienda dressing made with just two ingredients: creamy ranch and Pace picante sauce. A spicy Southwestern ranch that works on salads, beans, pasta, and sliced avocados.