Tomato pasta recipes
Fresh or tinned, meaty or veggie – tomato pasta is the base of so many of our favourite dinners. There’s comfort in knowing that if you’ve got a tin of tomatoes and a packet of pasta, you can probably rustle up something sumptuous in no time. Find all the old classics or something new to try here…
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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.
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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.
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July seasonal recipes
Halloumi and blistered tomato orzo
This 5-ingredient dinner is so easy. It's full of flavour from blistered tomatoes, grated halloumi, mint and lemon.
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Tomato pasta recipes
Anelli alla vodka (vodka spaghetti hoops)
This is spaghetti hoops – but for grown-ups! Far superior to the sickly-sweet tinned stuff, this is a twist on the penne alla vodka popular in Italian-American restaurants.
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Weekly pasta recipes
Tuna puttanesca ragù
Whizzing up olives and capers to form a sort of mince and gently simmering them like you would a ragù creates something far deeper and richer than the usual puttanesca.
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Weekly pasta recipes
Penne all’arrabbiata
Penne all'arrabbiata hails from the Lazio region of Italy, most notably Rome. Penne is tossed with a simple tomato and chilli sauce and topped with gratings of pecorino.
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Winter pasta recipes
Short rib ragù with pappardelle
A slow-cooked ragù is always a joy to cook – and fills the kitchen with its amazing aroma as it gently putters away.
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Slow cooked beef recipes
Leftover beef ragù rigatoni
This beef brisket ragù is made with leftover batch-cooked meat, making it speedy to put together and meltingly tender.
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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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Aubergine recipes
Pasta alla Norma
Aubergine is the star of Sicily’s iconic pasta dish. It's deliciously simple and requires only a handful of ingredients, but is one of our all-time favourite pasta sauces.
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Easy orzo recipes
Orzo with roasted veg sauce
Dale Pinnock's orzo with roasted veg sauce is vegan comfort food for busy nights. Blitz roasted veg and simmer with orzo for an easy dinner.
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Traybake recipes
Oven-roasted pasta puttanesca
Rustle up an easy midweek family dinner with our oven-roasted pasta puttanesca recipe. Just five minutes prep, then let the oven do the work.
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Easy orzo recipes
Creamy tomato orzo with artichokes and ricotta
This easy recipe uses storecupboard ingredients including marinated artichokes, orzo and tomato purée to create a fuss-free springtime dish.
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Budget pasta recipes
Sardine puttanesca with a herby crumb
This hearty sardine puttanesca spaghetti recipe uses tinned storecupboard ingredients – it will come to the rescue for a last minute meal
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Spaghetti recipes
Roasted cherry tomato spaghetti with tarragon
A tomato pasta with a bit of a difference - this roasted cherry tomato spaghetti recipe uses a little cream and fresh tarragon to compliment the sweetness
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Ragù recipes
Pulled harissa lamb ragù
This gorgeously rich, slow-cooked lamb ragu is easy to make and uses Belazu rose harissa for an extra spicy kick.
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