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Pasta is the ultimate comfort food — endlessly versatile, deeply satisfying, and ready in under 30 minutes on most nights. Whether you love a slow-simmered bolognese, a quick weeknight aglio e olio, a creamy carbonara, or a cheesy baked pasta that feeds a crowd, this collection has exactly what you are looking for.
Classic Pasta Sauces
Master these foundational sauces and you can make hundreds of pasta dishes from memory. Each one is a building block for countless variations.
Baked Pasta Recipes
Baked pasta dishes are the ultimate make-ahead meal. Assemble them ahead, refrigerate, and bake when ready. They feed a crowd and reheat beautifully.
- Baked Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
- Cheesy Spicy Baked Spaghetti Recipe
- Baked Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
- Chicken Lasagna Meat Sauce Recipe
Chicken Pasta Recipes
Chicken and pasta are one of the great culinary partnerships. These recipes cover every mood — from weeknight quick-fixes to proper dinner-party dishes.
- Baked Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
- Chicken Parmesan Pasta Recipe for Weeknight Dinner
- Baked Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
- Anne Burrell Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
More Pasta and Noodle Recipes
- Cinci-Chili Pasta Recipe With Cincinnati Flavor
- Chilli Oil Pasta Recipe With Garlic Crunch
- Chicken Meatball Noodle Soup Recipe
- Chicken Fajita Feta Fettuccine Recipe
- Low-Carb Zucchini Lasagna Recipe
Pasta Cooking Tips
Salt your water generously. Pasta water should taste like the sea. This is the only opportunity to season the pasta itself — don’t skip it.
Save pasta water. Before draining, save a cup of starchy pasta water. It is the secret weapon for emulsifying sauces and adjusting consistency.
Don’t rinse pasta. Rinsing removes the starch that helps sauce cling to every strand. Drain and sauce immediately.
Finish pasta in the sauce. Transfer pasta to the sauce a minute before it is fully cooked and let it finish in the pan. The pasta absorbs the sauce and the result is far better than just pouring sauce on top.
Match pasta shape to sauce. Chunky, hearty sauces need ridged pasta (rigatoni, penne) that can hold them. Delicate, oil-based sauces suit long thin pasta (spaghetti, linguine).
Browse All Pasta Recipes
Explore the full Pasta and Noodles collection, and visit our Chicken Recipes page for more pasta-friendly protein ideas.