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July seasonal recipes
Mediterranean feta pasta salad
This crowdpleasing feta pasta salad is a Mediterranean hybrid. Fresh seasonal veg, sun-dried tomatoes and a big block of salty feta are ideal when you don’t feel like eating something hot.
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Summer pasta recipes
Trapanese pesto pasta with salmon
Scily’s trapanese pesto is made with tomatoes, toasted almonds and mint alongside the basil and cheese. The perfect partner for salmon pasta.
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30-minute meal recipes
Sausage, fennel and mascarpone orzo
This orzo is richly delicious and makes use of the classic flavour combo of sausage and fennel. Perfect weeknight comfort food.
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30-minute meal recipes
Harissa salmon with orzo courgette salad
Orzo pasta salads rule, and this one can be served hot or cold. The key to this delicious orzo salmon salad is the lightly pickled courgettes
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30-minute meal recipes
Creamy chicken sausage pasta
Chicken sausage pasta - it doesn't get easier or tastier than this. The tomatoes are optional but they do add a juicy sweetness.
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Easy student recipes
Spaghetti aglio e olio
This easy spaghetti aglio e olio requires just 15 minutes and 5 ingredients. We love it for an easy midweek meal.
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Easy dinner party mains
Orzo carbonara
It won’t please any Italians, but stirring carbonara through orzo instead of the more usual spaghetti creates an unparalleled creaminess.
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30-minute meal recipes
Bucatini cacio e pepe
This cacio e pepe recipe is given extra richness and tang thanks to a little beurre blanc in the sauce. Comfort food at its finest.
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Sardine recipes
Sardine and chilli oil pappardelle with smacked cucumber
Tagliatelle is an easy swap for hand-pulled noodles in this Chinese-inspired dish. Serve sardine noodles with chilli oil and smacked cucumber
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'Nduja recipes
Speedy tagliatelle with ‘nduja, mascarpone and spinach
This easy low-energy, speedy tagliatelle scores high for its sustainability credentials, because it uses little energy: your hob is only turned on for less than 5 minutes total.
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30-minute meal recipes
Pressure cooker creamy chicken pasta
Throw everything in the pressure cooker for quick creamy chicken pasta. You'll love this creamy chicken with tangy sun-dried tomatoes.
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Winter pasta recipes
Lasagne sheets with celeriac sauce, olive tapenade and egg yolk
Sheets of pasta don’t just have to become lasagne! In Liguria, they’re traditionally served tossed in pesto, but they’re great with any creamy, rich sauce.
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15-minute meal recipes
Pasta with beans and sausages
This riff on pasta e fagioli (pasta with beans) is big on flavour and low on budget. Feed a four with this hearty 15-min sausage pasta.
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15-minute meal recipes
Lemon pasta
Pasta al limone is the ultimate quick storecupboard dinner. The key players are anchovies, olives, lemons and stale bread.
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15-minute meal recipes
Prawn and harissa pasta
This 15-minute prawn pasta is inspired by arrabbiata sauce, normally made with chilli flakes. Ours gets its fragrant heat from rose harissa.
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15-minute meal recipes
Chilli butter and crab pasta
Serve up a 15-minute meal that tastes like a restaurant dish. Our aromatic crab pasta is tossed with chilli butter, breadcrumbs and lemon.
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