Pasta

So magnificently and outrageously incredible that folks have literally applauded it at the dinner table. Swear. Easy enough for weeknights. Elegant enough for impressing guests.

A frugal Italian staple that's crazy satiating yet made in minutes from mere flour, eggs, bread crumbs, and cheese.

A show of hands, please. Who swoons to a beef ragu that's slowly imbued with wine and aromatics and then tossed atop pasta? Just as we thought.

This crazy satisfying, ridiculously cheap, pantry-minded dinner consists of just pasta, cheese, oil, salt, pepper, and a nifty technique.

Whether you need a no-fail romantic or celebratory dinner for two, here's how to pull it off with ease and impressiveness.

This skillet full of pumpkin macaroni and cheese awesomeness ranks off the charts in its indulgence-o-rama rating.

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. Witness this macaroni and cheese with fontina, Gorgonzola, pecorino, and Parmesan.

"Simple, quick, and delicious." "Elegant." "It sure as heck is good." That's what folks are saying about this easy weeknight supper.

This classic baked pasta casserole is hearty, crowd-pleasing comfort food at its finest.

We've tasted a lot of pasta alla Norma recipes in our day, and we gotta say, after trying this one, we're calling it quits on our search for the perfect recipe. Because this is it.

We suspect you've been looking for a lovely, elegant, knock-their-socks-off vegetarian dish that just happens to be fancy schmancy enough for Thanksgiving, yes? Look no further.

All’Amatriciana—go on, roll that "r" like they do in Italy—means a spicy pasta sauce of tomatoes and pancetta or bacon. Prego.

Four ingredients. Ridiculously easy. Wonderfully inexpensive. And, quite frankly, the best gnocchi we've ever experienced.

Fancy schmancy mac and cheese canapés? Why not? Plop these lovelies on a silver platter alongside flutes of Champagne or tuck them into a lunch box.

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.

Is anything more soothing than standing before a burbling pot of Marcella Hazan's Bolognese sauce? (Hint: Our answer is absolutely not.)

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

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.

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

Ree Drummond divulged her simple and much-requested recipe for lasagna in her children's book, Charlie the Ranch Dog. You'll also find the recipe tester-approved recipe here.