Pasta recipes

A bowl of creamy chicken pasta - this uses up chicken breasts, spring peas, leeks and spinach - just what you need for an easy dinner.

More than a simple bowl of pasta – this recipe is bursting with flavour from the pesto, roasted cauliflower and raisins.

This zingy broccoli spaghetti, served with lemon and a good pinch of chilli is topped with toasted almonds for added crunch.

Make a change to your midweek bowl of pasta and use tiny rice-sized orzo to make this Mediterranean-style recipe – a great quick dinner for vegetarians.

Crunchy lemon breadcrumbs and salty anchovies take this quick dinner recipe from a simple budget meal to an Italian-style midweek winner.

We've used pork sausages, fresh fennel and a drop of double cream in this quick and easy pappardelle pasta dish – ready in 30 minutes.

This easy spaghetti dish, made with a creamy courgette, lemon and bottarga sauce, is a surefire way to impress dinner party guests.

Heston Blumenthal adds fresh green chilli to his luxurious carbonara. A great recipe for those who love extra zing added to their dinner.

Rick Stein's quick crab linguine recipe combines sweet crab meat with fresh tomatoes, parsley, lemon juice, garlic and chilli flakes.

A spin on the Italian classic, this risotto-style recipe is made with orzo pasta instead of rice and is full of summery flavours and seasonal broad beans

This spaghetti with green bean and olive tapenade is given more depth from anchovies. A simple, quick midweek meal.

Our homemade gnocchi recipe is impressive, with a texture far superior to the store-bought stuff. Try making it for your next dinner party.

Have a go at making gnocchi from scratch – it's a little more time-consuming but easy to do – then stir it through a sauce of tomatoes, olives and spinach.

You don't need many ingredients for this creamy dish – just some really good quality gnocchi, smoked pancetta, artichokes, mascarpone and fresh herbs. 

This simple midweek pasta recipe uses few, but tasty, ingredients including brown shrimp, butter, garlic and lemon – and all it takes is 20 minutes! 

You'll find almost everything you need for this spinach and garlic fusilli recipe in your storecupboard – it's easy, thrfity and quick!

A crowd-pleasing sausage pasta bake recipe made with a rich homemade tomato sauce and melty balls of mozzarella - you can't knock it.

Feed the entire family with this quick, budget-friendly pasta recipe for under £5. It uses orecchiette, the little pasta shaped like ears.

Raid your cupboards and freezer for the ingredients to make this quick and satisfying sausage spaghetti recipe. It's creamy, comforting and delicious!

Make this warm orzo salad recipe, with spicy paprika prawns, when spinach is at its best in springtime.

Try this springtime vegetarian gnocchi recipe made with caramelised leeks and a homemade spinach pesto – all in 20 minutes.