Pasta & Grains

Pasta & Grains
Pasta Soup with Potatoes

Pasta Soup with Potatoes and Pancetta

This good old-fashioned soup has a frugal heartiness once needed by day laborers, a satiating subtleness now appreciated by foodies.

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  • 25 M
  • 45 M
  • 58
Lasagne Bolognese Recipe

Bolognese Lasagne

Think you know lasagne? As Giuliano Hazan explains, what you know may be sadly mistaken. His recipe will fix that.

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  • 1 H, 30 M
  • 4 H
  • 13
Pierogi

Pierogi

This family Christmas tradition will land 120 pretty little pierogi in your lap…and on your countertop…and on your tabletop….

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  • 1 H
  • 1 H, 15 M
  • 7
Mac N Cheese Canapes

Mac and Cheese Canapés

Fancy schmancy mac and cheese canapés? Why not? For the full effect, plop the lovelies on a silver platter and break open the bubbly.

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  • 25 M
  • 40 M
  • 19
Pasta Rags with Wild Mushrooms and Brussels Sprouts

Chestnut Pasta Rags with Wild Mushrooms and Brussels Sprouts

This eminently easy-to-assemble jumble of autumn veggies and pasta just sorta screams elegance, don’t you agree?

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  • 30 M
  • 30 M
  • 10
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Whole Spelt Risotto with Butternut Squash

We swear that this whole grain risotto doesn’t taste nearly as healthful as it actually is. But don’t take our word for it….

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  • 45 M
  • 1 H, 45 M
  • 2
Rigatoni with Artichokes, Garlic, and Olives

Rigatoni with Artichokes, Garlic, and Olives

This weeknight friendly, company worthy, simple but not simpleminded, subtle but not insipid pasta concoction has us swooning.

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  • 20 M
  • 30 M
  • 15
Lemon and Thyme Risotto Recipe

Lemon and Thyme Risotto

A lilt of lemon and hints of thyme dance throughout this simple risotto, which our testers tout as the best they’ve ever tasted. But don’t just take our word for it…

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  • 30 M
  • 30 M
  • 19
Not-from-a-Box Macaroni and Cheese

Not-from-a-Box Macaroni and Cheese

Incomparably better than what comes out of a box, this mac n cheese is so darn good, it may even be better than what Mom used to make. Velveeta optional.

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  • 20 M
  • 1 H
  • 7
Simple Spaghetti

Simple Spaghetti

Think you’ve got nothing on hand for a no-stress supper? Think again.

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  • 15 M
  • 15 M
  • 21
Pasta Puttanesca

Pasta Puttanesca

Just like the women for whom it’s named, this pasta puttanesca recipe is edgy, spicy, and more than a little sassy. Gets the job done in a hurry, too.

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  • 5 M
  • 30 M
  • 10
Bolognese Sauce Recioe

Marcella Hazan's Bolognese Sauce

Is there anything more soothing than standing before a big, slowly burbling pot of Bolognese and stirring for hours? We didn’t think so.

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  • 20 M
  • 6 H
  • 10
Mac and Cheese with Carrots

Mac and Cheese with Carrots

Simple and, yes, a little sneaky, this kid-friendly, fuss-free, casserole-like mac and cheese melds Cheddar and carrot to healthful effect.

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  • 20 M
  • 1 H
  • 19
Pastina Stars with Butter and Milk

Pastina Stars with Butter and Milk

We’ve got stars in our eyes…and our bowls…and our spoons…all thanks to pastina, the teensy star-shaped pasta. It just may be the cutest supper in the solar system.

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  • 10 M
  • 20 M
  • 42
Pumpkin Lasagne

Pumpkin Lasagne

A lovely labor of love, this lasagna buries fresh pumpkin pasta beneath a quartet of cheeses–mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Fontina, and Parmigiano. May wanna loosen that belt.

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  • 40 M
  • 1 H, 20 M
  • 5
Pumpkin Label

Pumpkin Pasta Dough

Spectacular handmade noodles that take their lovely color and subtle flavor from the sweet and vibrant flesh of pumpkin or whatever winter squash you fancy.

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  • 15 M
  • 45 M
  • 6
Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Old-School Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Jambalaya just doesn’t get any more authentic than this deeply flavored, deeply revered rendition that hails from Cajun country.

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  • 1 H
  • 4 H
  • 25
Guinea Hen Sweet Corn Fregula

Guinea Hen with Sweet Corn Fregula

Dark-meat chicken lovers, have we got a recipe for you. Actually, we’ve got a bird for you. It’s called guinea, and once you try it, there’s no going back.

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  • 40 M
  • 50 M
  • 18
Giant Ravioli

Giant Ravioli | Ravioloni Valle Scannese

And by “giant,” we mean ginormous. Whopping. Biggest ever. Cookbook author and intrepid pasta eater Domenica Marchetti divulges both recipe and reason.

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  • 45 M
  • 1 H, 15 M
  • 10
Fresh Egg Pasta Dough

Fresh Egg Pasta Dough

Tastes just like what they slide in front of you at trattorias in Italy, with someone’s nonna in back rolling out sheets of fresh pasta, upper arms jiggling.

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  • 25 M
  • 25 M
  • 18
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