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Italian pasta recipes

When it comes to pasta, Italians know best. From silky cacio e pepe and creamy carbonaras to perfecting an easy bolognese, give one of these Italian pasta recipes a go for a bowlful of carb heaven.

We’ve got cheesy layers of heaven with our lasagnas, like this wild garlic and pesto one. Discover pockets of flavour with ravioli (this crab and ricotta one with sage and saffron butter is particularly delicious). And try your hand at making it from scratch – this fresh spinach pasta is great if you fancy a twist.

Check out our vegetarian pasta recipes too, if you’re looking for meat free carb heaven, or explore our Italian midweek meals and Italian desserts.

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Tomato pasta recipes

Pasta pomodoro

Pasta pomodoro is the original – and best – tomato pasta. This recipe is quick and easy but uses a few tricks to really amp up the flavour.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Italian pasta recipes

Classic pasta puttanesca

One of the most famous classic pasta dishes of all time, pasta puttanesca includes anchovies, garlic, capers, olives and tomatoes.

Dairy-free

Easy

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Favourite lamb recipes

Fusilli con ragù d’agnello (fusilli with lamb ragù)

For midweek pasta with a difference, try this fusilli dish from Italy's Molise region. The fusilli is paired with a rich, herby lamb ragù.

Dairy-free

Easy

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Spaghetti recipes

Chitarrone alla teramana (square spaghetti with mini meatballs)

Try this traditional spaghetti and meatballs recipe from Abruzzo. Chitarrone – square spaghetti – with rich mini meatballs in a tomato sauce.

Medium

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Homemade pasta recipes

Malloreddus with veal ragù

Learn how to make authentic Sardinian malloreddus, then serve the little dumpling-shaped pasta in a rich veal ragù.

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Italian pasta recipes

Pansotti con salsa di noci (stuffed pasta with walnut sauce)

Pansotti, triangular-shaped ravioli, are a speciality of Italy's Liguria region, filled with greens and served with walnut sauce.

Vegetarian

Medium

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Celebrity chef recipes

Angela Hartnett’s gnocco fritto (deep-fried pasta)

Gnocco fritto is a popular snack in Emilia-Romagna. Pasta dough is fried until hollow and crisp and eaten with cured meat and soft cheese.

Easy

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'Nduja recipes

Ziti spezzati nduja e ricotta (ziti with ’nduja and salted ricotta)

Spicy, slightly sweet sausage 'nduja needs nothing more than a simple tomato sauce and sprinkling of cheese to shine in this ziti pasta dish.

Easy

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Budget pasta recipes

Bigoli in salsa (caramelised onion and anchovy pasta)

Bigoli in salsa is a classic Venetian dish: thick pasta strands with a rich sauce of caramelised onions and anchovies. Simple yet luxurious.

Easy

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Spaghetti recipes

Spaghetti all’assassina (‘killer spaghetti’)

Puglia's spaghetti all’assassina (killer spaghetti) is unforgettable. The spaghetti crisps up and chars in a rich tomato and chilli sauce.

Dairy-free Vegan

Easy

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Creamy pasta recipes

Pasta alla norcina

This rich pasta dish from Norcia in Umbria is a local speciality. Nuggets of fried sausage and earthy porcini mushroom infuse the cream sauce.

Easy

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15-minute meal recipes

Spaghetti alla nerano

This spaghetti has fudgy and sweet fried courgettes which need little more than a little cheese to enrich them. Simplicity at its finest.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Squash recipes

Squash, sausage and goat’s cheese pasta rotolo

Rolled lasagne sheets filled with roasted squash, sausages and sage are baked, standing upright in a pool of passata to create a lovely crispy topping in this pasta dish.

Freezable

Easy

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30-minute meal recipes

Umami bomb spaghetti

Ready in the time it takes to boil the pasta, this speedy umami bomb spaghetti is packed with olives, anchovies, capers, parmesan and parsley for a joyful tapenade-like flavour.