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Jamie Oliver’s Sausage Pappardelle
Pasta with Butter and Parmesan
This is my all time favorite way to have spaghetti. How can you beat just plain ol’ salty spaghetti and butter, which is all this recipe basically is, allowing that we’ll all use more or less garlic, butter, or pepper to make it our own. There is nothing wrong with keeping it simple.
Dal. R
Creamy Pappardelle with Chicken and Bacon
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
Wowza! I made this tomato pasta with broccoli rabe and it blew me away. The bitter greens with the creamy tomato sauce were outstanding. It’s so easy to make and this will be a great pasta dish to brighten up a winter night!
Lisa
San Francisco-Style Vietnamese Garlic Noodles
Cacio e Pepe
This cacio e pepe was really delish and super easy. Nice to have a meatless meal for a change.
anne
Spaghetti Carbonara
This spaghetti carbonara recipe was the freaking BOMB! So easy to follow, only a few steps and ingredients (read: easy for a working mama to make during the week!) and our family literally devoured it.
My husband and kiddos always order this dish when we visit high end restaurants, and they all said this was right up there in flavor. Will most definitely be making this again. And again. And again.
Tifany
Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Tortellini with Prosciutto and Peas
I couldn’t believe how fast this one-pot tortellini came together. And how much my family loved it! Thank you so much.
Susan
Pasta with Tuna and Crispy Bread Crumbs
Pasta FAQs
Different pasta shapes are suited to different types of sauce. Some pasta recipes work best with long strands so that they are fully coated in sweet tomato sauce, while other pasta shapes have nooks and crannies to capture bits of ground beef or sausage.
However, within those categories, you can easily swap in different shapes of pasta. Check out this guide on How to Choose the Best Pasta Shape for Your Sauce.
Our preferred method is to reheat leftover pasta gently in a saucepan over low heat. When you’re making pasta, save some of the pasta water and stash it in the fridge with your leftovers. It works miracles in loosening up pasta sauces that have turned too thick and clumpy.
There are three important things to remember when cooking pasta. First, undercook it slightly. You want it to be just al dente which is usually about 1 minute less than the box suggests.
Second, save some pasta water before you drain the noodles. That starchy liquid will help bring your sauce and pasta together.
Lastly, finish cooking your pasta in your sauce. The flavors will meld together and the pasta will absorb some of the sauce as it finishes cooking. For more details, read this article on How to Cook Perfect Pasta.
What are your go-to simple pasta recipes? Let us know in a comment below.