Easy pasta recipes - super easy pasta dishes that the whole family will love. If you're short on time and need dinner ready fast.
Consider this your online pasta cook book, perfect for when your really need a bowl of pasta!
From classic pasta meals like spaghetti bolognese, quick tuna bolognese or spicy prawn linguine.
We've got delicious easy Italian pasta salad recipes, loaded with fresh, crunchy vegetables that are great for summer dinner or packed lunches.
Or try out one of comforting pasta ideas - mouthwateringly good pasta bake recipes, from traditional Italian style to tasty Cajun chicken.
Our best pasta recipes are tried and tested and kid approved!
And if you're cooking on a budget we've loads of cheap pasta recipes to keep your belly and wallet full!
We are loving this prawn and pea pasta here at Daisies & Pie, it's a total standby dinner you can throw together using food from the freezer and cupboard, nothing fresh needed. The prawn and pea pasta is ready to eat in less than 20 minutes making it perfect for busy weeknight when you want...
Our squash and pancetta gnocchi is quick, easy and so tasty. Fab for busy work nights and packed with lovely autumnal flavours. Gnocchi goes so well with herby roast veggies, it soaks up the flavoured oil from the roasting tin - perfect comfort food. Make squash and pancetta gnocchi your way How to serve squash...
This delicious vegetarian red pepper and pine nut pasta can be on the table and ready to eat in under 20 minutes, making it fab for busy work nights when you want proper food but really fast. I use jarred peppers to make this dish, but you can just roast your own by slicing them...
Our chicken and spinach pasta makes a quick and easy healthy family dinner. Great for packing in the veggies, it's low fat, easy and did I mention quick?? Perfect for busy weeknights. Make chicken and spinach pasta your way How to serve chicken and spinach pasta More Chicken Mini Fillets Recipes to make Need Some...
Our Mediterranean Orzo Salad is quick and easy to make, tastes delicious and is perfect for busy weeknights. Orzo is a great thing to keep in the cupboard as it cooks fast, not only is it fab in pasta salad but you can use it to make a quick risotto, in place of rice when...
Bolognese Sloppy Joes are probably the BEST WAY EVER to use up leftover bolognese sauce! In fact you'll make bolognese just for the leftovers! I make no apologies for stuffing spaghetti bolognese into bread rolls, it tastes good, especially with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. It's a great way to use up leftover bolognese sauce...
Okay, you're going to love this tomato and spinach gnocchi bake recipe because it's ready so fast, it's flavoursome and just ideal. If your kids don't like gnocchi, then just switch it for some fresh pasta which will still cook quickly. Gnocchi Bake Ingredients How To Make Gnocchi Bake Get all our delicious vegetarian recipes here Make...
Advertisement Feature and Review You're just going to love this recipe! Lazy one pan tomato pasta is one of my favourite things to cook. It's easy to prepare, quick to cook and tastes just delicious. Cirio sent over some of their delicious tomato products for me to have a play with. I must admit it...
A delicious summery spaghetti with roast tomatoes and peppers that's super easy to make and tastes so good. Freshly cooked spaghetti tossed with olive oil and roast garlic, then mingled together with roast tomatoes and peppers. Served with chilli breadcrumbs and loads of vegetarian Italian style hard cheese. A summery, easy, feel good pasta dish....
The kids just love this BBQ chicken pasta and I love that it's got 'hidden' veg in the sauce which is great for picky kids! It's really simple to make but you do need a food processor (or the patience to chop veggies really tiny). We make up a delicious BBQ pasta sauce first, then...
Spaghetti with pesto, rocket and feta is one of my favourite weeknight dinners and perfect for when you want a dish of something tasty but with very little effort. It's deliciously flavoursome and very easy to prepare meaning dinner will be on the table in less than 15 minutes. Make spaghetti, rocket, pesto and feta...
This BBQ pasta pot with sausage is a family favourite for a quick and easy weeknight meal. Total hit with the kids and ready to eat in less than 15 minutes - great easy family dinner. Super quick BBQ pasta pot that the kids go mad for! Our BBQ pasta pot literally takes minutes to throw together and...
Our robust Italian chicken soup is the perfect winter warmer. Rich, delicious and packed with Italian flavours. Made using leftover roast chicken. Take out your biggest saucepan, add finely chopped onions, garlic, leeks, celery, carrots and peppers and sauté for 10 minutes until they're softening. Add chopped tomatoes, the fresh or dried Italian herbs, your...
Pumpkin pasta is deliciously simple to make and tastes, sweet, garlicky and totally yummy. You can make the pumpkin pasta using pumpkin flesh or squash, or even sweet potatoes. They'll all taste just as good. Simply peel and chop the pumpkin into bite-sized pieces, the small pieces mean they will roast so much quicker and...
Pasta with chickpeas and pesto is quick, easy, low cost and delicious. Ideal for a busy weeknight when you want dinner ready fast. This is a great store cupboard meal, especially if like me you usually have half eaten jars of pesto in the fridge, literally always! You can make this quick, easy flavor packed...
Deliciously quick pesto, great for a weeknight when you're busy and you want real food fast. This pesto is made in the food processor so it literally takes minutes and yet still tastes amazing. When I make pesto the ingredients are always in handfuls, it's just more relaxed. So you'll need a clove of garlic,...
Spaghetti alla marinara is one of the easiest Italian pasta recipes to cook. Just a few simple ingredients go into this quick and tasty meal. Our Spaghetti Marinara is one of the easiest Italian pasta recipes to cook. A delicious, rich tomato sauce flavoured with basil and garlic is just so simple to make and...
The tastiest one pot pasta bolognese recipe, made with orzo. Think bolognese risotto - easy, tasty and perfect for family dinner. There’s nothing better than a one pot meal when you’re cooking for a family. This one pot orzo bolognese is just delicious. The best pasta bolognese recipe ever! Think bolognese risotto and pile on...
This delicious Italian pasta dish is packed full of zesty flavours, super quick to throw together and a great family meal. Taking less than 15 minutes to make, rigatoni with tomatoes and rocket is a tasty weeknight meal. The addition of a sprinkling of lemony pangrattato complements this dish perfectly. Cook the rigatoni - this...
Cavolo Nero Pasta is one of my favourite vegetarian pasta dishes. It's a healthy weeknight dinner that's super easy to make. I really like to make the most of Cavolo Nero when it's in season, it's a lush dark green cabbage and it goes so well with garlicky tomato sauce. And there's nothing better than...
Who says meatballs need to be made with beef? Our easy sausage meatball recipe is packed with flavour and super quick to make - perfect for an easy midweek meal! Sausage meatballs with pasta is right up there with the kids favourite teas, the just love it! And I love it because it's a really...
Super easy, super cheesy tuna pasta bake recipe that's flavourful, quick to make and perfect for family dinner. As much as I love a big plate of cheesy tuna pasta bake it never seems worthwhile making it with lovingly prepared fresh tomato sauce and flakes of fresh tuna although I'm sure it would be delicious....
I love spaghetti with pesto, potatoes and green beans. It's a really quick meal idea great for midweek cooking. It all cooks in the one pan for less mess and if you wanted even less fuss just use shop bought pesto rather than making your own. Simple. The spaghetti, potatoes and green beans all cook...
A beautifully tasty family meal - bursting with Mediterranean flavours - Caponata makes a delicious fresh easy healthy summer dinner - serve this simply sprinkled toasted with flaked almonds for a quick vegan dinner. Caponata Ingredients How To Make Caponata Step One Step Two Step Three Step Four Step Five Get all our delicious vegetarian recipes here...
A lovely quick and easy family recipe. This pasta with rich tomato sauce is ready and on the table in around 20 minutes making it perfect weeknight food. It’s best served with a nice short pasta like rigati but it’s still yummy with spaghetti or penne. This sauce also makes a fab pizza sauce - worth...
Everyone should know how to make a great Spaghetti Bolognese, it's a classic go-to family recipe that feeds a crowd and is always a winner! Spaghetti Bolognese is the home cooked dinner my children as for the most! It's there absolute favourite and it's clear to see why! Sitting up to the table and tucking...
A basic pizza recipe is a must. Pizza is a great way of feeding a crowd cheaply or using up leftovers. When it comes to making the tomato sauce for the base this recipe makes more than is necessary, but it freezes well and can be used to make a pizza at a later date...
Lovely, creamy, garlicky tagliatelle with ham and peas. This meal is ready in around 10 minutes. It’s such a super quick meal and one the children really enjoy. A real easy family recipe. Ideal for quick weeknight cooking and if there are any leftovers they are nice cold the next day. Tagliatelle With Ham And...
Sausages and Savoy cabbage go together really well and serving them in pasta is a nice lighter alternative to a toad-in-the-hole or bangers, mash and gravy. Another really quick pasta recipe - ideal for a busy weeknight as it’s ready in 20 minutes. This is one of the only ways my children willingly eat cabbage!...
Give the humble sprout and little festive Italian twist and cook up a panful of delicious spicy sprout and bacon spaghetti - so easy and oh so tasty. Sprout And Bacon Spaghetti Ingredients Get loads more delicious easy pasta dishes here How To Make Sprout And Bacon Spaghetti Browse all our meat recipes here Get loads more easy dinner recipes here...