Craving a simple, comforting one-pot pasta meal? These recipes will satisfy in a hurry, with minimal dishes to do.
Spaghetti with Garlic and Chile Flakes
Think you've got nothing in the house for supper? Take a look at this nifty little pasta recipe that comes together in minutes. And then think again.
Pastina 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 that just may make the cutest supper in the solar system.
Pasta Soup with Potatoes and Pancetta
This good old-fashioned soup has a frugal heartiness once needed by day laborers. And a satiating subtleness now appreciated by foodies.
3 Ingredient Macaroni and Cheese
Mac and cheese honestly doesn't get any quicker or easier or pantry-friendlier than this 3-ingredient savior that can be tossed together with stuff you already have on hand. Certain to please.
Quick Cacio e Pepe
Dinner doesn't get any easier or more elegant than pasta tossed with butter, olive oil, Parmesan and pecorino Romano cheeses, and dusted with lots of black pepper.
Leftover Pasta Frittata
Got leftover spaghetti in the fridge? If you've also got eggs, then you've got supper. A simple, frugal specialty of a chef from Chez Panisse, this comes together with spectacular ease.
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One of the best examples of a single-pot pasta meal right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXxW5cbDC2Y
The cheeseburger casserole from Recipe Tin Eats is also a great one.
There’s something about these one-pot dishes, especially ones that mix through pasta. Heck, recently I simply mixed butter with banana ketchup and some garlic granules as a stir-through dish for some spaghetti – plus a small pinch of curry powder. Throw some reserved succotash, and you have a solid meal (I also might have cooked some chicken nuggets to plump it out further). It is funny how you get more frugal and inventive with cooking after the experience, what you should have had from earlier days.
Thanks, Mikey. They are a great way to use up whatever you’ve got on hand!