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Pasta Recipes

Spaghetti around a fork

Spaghetti. Aline Ponce / Pixabay.com / 2016 / CC0 1.0

Most informed cooks know that in Italy, pasta is typically a small dish served at the start of a meal as a first course, to take the edge off your hunger. Outside Italy, however, it has evolved into a main-course ingredient.

Consider experimenting with adding whole-grain pastas into your repertoire. It’s evolved a long way since its early days, and can provide a real nutrition boost.

See also: Pasta (main entry)

  • Pasta Recipes

    • Bacon and Egg Farfalle Recipe

      Bacon and Egg Farfalle

      This is a hearty take on Pasta Carbonara, with peas added to boost the protein and add interest.

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    • Baked Cauliflower Pasta

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      A really good baked pasta dish, very flavourful and hearty.

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    • Baked Gnocchi with Cauliflower and Broccoli

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      A good hearty baked pasta dish, with veggies in it.

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    • Baked Tuna, Zucchini and Spinach Pasta

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      A really good baked pasta dish, with veggies in it.

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    • Broccoli and Ricotta Sauce for Pasta

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      A very easy sauce to make.

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    • Butternut Squash and Couscous

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      Squash stuffed with couscous — very nice!

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    • Camembert and Pancetta Macaroni Cheese

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      A grown-up’s macaroni and cheese!

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    • Chickpea and Broccoli Pasta

      Chickpea and Broccoli Pasta

      This recipe is even better with wholewheat pasta. The flavour really rounds out that of the broccoli and chickpeas.

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    • Couscous and Parmesan

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      A very satisfying couscous dish.

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    • Easy Pesto Recipe

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      Making pesto is absolutely no work if you have a food processor.

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    • Eggplant Rollatini

      Eggplant Rollatini

      Delicious eggplant rollups with cheese and mushrooms inside, and baked in a tomato sauce. The eggplant comes out fully cooked and yummy.

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    • Fettucine Alfredo Recipe

      This is the authentic recipe used by Alfredo Restaurant in Rome, and as you will see, there is no added Alfredo sauce. The pasta ends up tasting creamy just from the three ingredients used.

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    • Gnocchi with Roasted Peppers

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      A very flavourful and colourful gnocchi dish.

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    • Grape Jelly Spaghetti Sauce

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      No one needs to know there’s grape jelly in their spaghetti sauce — until after dinner.

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    • Green Crunch Pasta

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      Feel free to vary the veg in the recipe according to what you have on hand or what looks good at the store. Bear in mind, though, that the idea is to end up with veg in the pasta that have some crunch to them to give it interest.

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    • Lemon & Pine Nut Couscous

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      A very tasty, multiple layers of flavour couscous recipe.

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    • Linguine with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Balsamic Vinegar

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      Especially nice with wholewheat linguine.

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    • Macaroni & Cheese Florentine Recipe

      Macaroni & Cheese Florentine

      Yummy macaroni & cheese for grown-ups, with a crumbled potato chip topping. Very morish.

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    • Parsley and Walnut Pesto

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      Here’s a pesto that uses parsley — great for using up leftover bunches in the fridge. Takes 10 minutes to make including clean-up, and you can toss it into the freezer using the pesto ice-cube trick and you’re set for a couple of good meals out of what wo

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    • Parsley Spaghetti

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      You will probably want to use fresh parsley as it is a featured item. Use whatever quantities you wish.

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    • Pasta with Cabbage

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      The cabbage makes for a hearty, and healthy, pasta dish.

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    • Penne with Bacon & Roasted Cauliflower

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      The roasted cauliflower adds a depth of flavour and texture to this dish.

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    • Polenta Recipe

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      Dead easy!

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    • Ravioli with Mascarpone and Gorgonzola Sauce

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      A very easy to make and rich tasting sauce — it’s basically all melted cheese!

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    • Rocket & Tomato Pasta

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      A very sophistic, full of flavour pasta dish, and very good for you.

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    • Sage and Walnut Ravioli

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      The taste of sage and walnut together in a pasta sauce is rich and satisfying.

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    • Sausage and Carrot Pasta Sauce

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      You can serve this warm or piping hot. Use whatever kind of sausage you please, mild or spicy, but do use big ones — not breakfast size sausages or Chipoltas.

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    • Sausage, Capers and Olives Pasta Sauce

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      The flavours in this dish explode out of your pasta bowl.

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    • Spaghetti Ravello Recipe

      A very simple pasta dish to make, flavoured by lightly by anchovies and pine nuts. It’s very tasty if you are an anchovy fan.

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    • Spiced Polenta

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      This Indian style polenta can be served with Indian food, or with fish or chicken.

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    • Spinach and Tomato Baked Gnocchi

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      A very, very morish dish. But go slowly at the table — those gnocchi are more filling that they first seem to be!

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    • Sweetcorn and Onion Polenta

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      A really great, tasty side dish when you just can’t face potato, rice or pasta again.

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    • Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta Salad

      Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta Salad

      This combines all the great Italian flavours with the colours of the Italian flag: red, white and green.

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    • Tuna and Anchovy Pasta Recipe

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      A full-flavoured pasta dish that can be served warm, or chilled as a pasta salad.

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    • Walnut and Blue Cheese Penne

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      A rich, gutsy pasta dish.

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    • Watercress and Broadbean Pesto

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      A very nice pesto. No one needs to know it’s also a particularly healthy recipe.

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    • Watercress, Spinach and Rocket Pesto

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      The watercress in this recipe makes the pesto particularly nutritious and lends it a peppery taste. The rocket (aka Arugula) leaves lend depth with mildly bitter tones.

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    • Whole Wheat Pasta with Anchovy and Onion Sauce

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      Most recipes for whole wheat pasta draw on it because of its alleged health values. This recipe actually draws on it instead for its taste! The sauce stands up to well to the whole wheat pasta and the gutsy tastes really go together.

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