Pasta/37 recipes

Vegetarian bean pate purees a 7-bean and barley mix with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and cumin into a thick Mediterranean-style spread. Serve chilled with whole wheat bread or crackers.

Vegetarian tamale pie with a golden cornmeal crust wrapped top and bottom around a spiced bean-and-barley filling loaded with corn, ripe olives, and sweet red pepper. A hearty meatless main baked until the cheese bubbles.

A delicious and filling vegetable and ground pork soup with pasta for two that's ready in under 30 minutes and packed with flavor. It's easy to turn ground pork and pasta into a great tasting inexpensive soup.

Leek and zucchini pasta tosses rotini with a tarragon-scented sour cream sauce of sautéed leeks, mushrooms, julienned zucchini, and tomato. A creamy white-wine vegetable pasta in under 30 minutes.

Pasta with spring asparagus and peas tossed with butter-softened onion, fresh thyme, basil, a squeeze of lemon, and grated Parmesan. A quick green spring pasta on the table in 30 minutes.

Penne pasta tossed with fresh tomato wedges, black olives, crumbled feta, and herbs. A quick Mediterranean vegetarian dinner ready in under 30 minutes.

Enjoy a healthy, low-fat penne pasta recipe packed with sundried tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, and turkey bacon. Packed with veggies and ready in about 30 minutes!

Simple homemade marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and torn basil. Simmers in 30 minutes for a rustic Italian pasta sauce.

Homemade marinara sauce with pureed Italian plum tomatoes, garlic, and fresh parsley simmered with bay leaves. A simple meatless pasta sauce ready in about 30 minutes.

Mexican fideo is the classic toasted-noodle soup-pasta: thin vermicelli coils browned in oil, then simmered in tomato sauce and water with onion and garlic. Comforting 30-minute Mexican kitchen staple.

This cod linguine packs all the flavour of the ancient dish that inspired it, and can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Capers and anchovies shine alongside honey and balsamic, and plenty of herbs add depth to this recipe. Cod provides essential B vitamins, is an excellent source of protein, and contains potassium and healthy omega-3 fatty acids. This meal quickly comes together for a delicious, healthy weeknight dinner that’s more soFISHticated than your typical pasta dish.

Pasta with grilled turkey or chicken sausages, fresh tomatoes, roasted peppers, and saffron vinegar. A light, Mediterranean-style pasta toss ready in 30 minutes.

Boiled spaghetti squash for a low-carb pasta substitute. Cut, simmer 30 minutes, scrape out the noodle-like strands. Diabetic-friendly side or pasta swap.

Chicken and broccoli pasta with garlic, white wine, and chicken broth tossed with bow-tie pasta. A quick one-skillet weeknight dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Buttery angel hair pasta tossed with crisp-tender broccoli, golden fried elephant garlic, red pepper flakes, and Parmesan. A quick weeknight pasta that's ready in 30 minutes.

Chicken and vegetable pesto pasta tossing browned chicken breast, broccoli, and carrots with pasta and basil pesto. A fast, balanced weeknight one-bowl dinner ready in about 30 minutes.