Pasta

Pasta recipes inspired by Italy and beyond. Cheesy gnocchi recipes, creamy pasta, seafood-based pasta recipes, pesto pasta, bolognese, and all of your pasta favorites. Don’t forget the Parmesan cheese.

Squid Ink Pasta with Mussels Recipe

Squid ink pasta with mussels is an incredibly simple and elegant dish made with squid ink pasta, mussels, marinara, garlic, shaved parmesan, and fresh basil.

Rigatoni Bolognese Recipe

Rigatoni bolognese is a simple, yet elegant dish made with homemade bolognese sauce, rigatoni, fresh herbs, and a dollop of ricotta or mascarpone cheese.

Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe

A simple rotini pasta salad recipe made with fresh basil pesto as the dressing. Cucumber, kalamata olives, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella all come together for a fresh and flavorful side dish.

9 Delicious Sausage Pasta Recipes

I love incorporating sweet and spicy Italian sausage into my pasta dishes. Italian sausage adds a hearty, rich, and filling element to simple pasta recipes. Below are 9 Italian sausage

Skillet Lasagna Recipe

Classic lasagna made in a 12 inch cast iron skillet. This recipe features a meat sauce, mozzarella and ricotta filling, and a final layer of broiled fresh mozzarella.

Butternut Squash Pasta Recipe

Butternut squash pasta recipe made in a sweet and savory butter-based sauce with crispy bacon, parsley, thyme, Parmesan cheese, and Pecorino Romano cheese.

Chicken Broccoli Ziti Recipe

Creamy pasta tossed with tender broccoli and thinly sliced chicken. It’s a full meal with everything you need. That’s what I love about it. Veggies, protein, carbs all in one bowl.

Penne Alla Vodka Recipe

Pasta in vodka sauce is a really easy ‘from scratch’ sauce to make with your most basic ingredients. Plus it’s on the table in about 25 minutes or less.

Baked Rigatoni Recipe

This cheesy baked rigatoni is layered with rigatoni, ricotta cheese, ground sweet Italian sausage and beef, fresh mozzarella, and topped with fresh chopped basil and parmesan cheese.

Simplified Pasta Alla Norma Recipe

A simplified pasta alla norma recipe made with roasted eggplant, canned plum tomatoes, fresh basil, breadcrumbs, and grated ricotta salata. Delicious and weeknight approved.