Recipes

Spaghetti Sauce

A crowd-pleaser for all ages, this classic spaghetti sauce is thick, meaty and, most importantly, perfectly coats each s...

Caramelized Shallot Pasta

This pasta is all about the shallots, cooked down in a bath of olive oil to a jammy, caramelized paste. Tomato paste is ...

Pasta Primavera

This vegetarian pasta is a great way to use all of your fresh vegetables from the farmer’s market (or even the ones stil...

Slow-Roasted Tomato Sauce with Pasta

Instead of standing over a bubbling cauldron all day long, wondering how many dots of sauce you can collect on your apro...

Lemony Pasta with Chickpeas and Parsley

You can used either canned or home-cooked chickpeas in this take on the classic Italian dish pasta con ceci, which is an...

Pasta E Ceci (Italian Pasta and Chickpea Stew)

There is an incredible number of recipes for this classic Roman dish, and everyone has an opinion on how it should be pr...

Lemony Pasta with Asparagus and White Beans

Marinating canned white beans in lemon juice and zest, along with red-pepper flakes and shallots, imbues them with brigh...

Creamy One-Pot Mushroom and Leek Pasta

This deeply satisfying pasta, brimming with rich umami, is made in just one pot, an approach that bolsters its flavors. ...

Pasta with Kale Pesto and Roasted Butternut Squash

Here is a one-pot meal designed explicitly for the hungriness of a long-distance runner, with garlicky kale pesto and sw...

Crispy Gnocchi with Sausage and Broccoli

In this cozy, easy dinner, store-bought gnocchi, broccoli and little meatballs (made by pinching pieces of Italian sausa...

Basic Pasta with Marinara Sauce

Pasta Con Palta (Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta)

In 2016, Sandra A. Gutierrez began to narrow down a list of 9,000 recipes to about 500 for her encyclopedic Latin Americ...

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts Pasta with Toasted Chickpeas

This fast and satisfying vegetarian weeknight pasta packs in a whole pound of brussels sprouts. The mountain of shredded...

One-Pot Tortellini with Prosciutto and Peas

Luxurious in the end result but not in process, this quick, one-pot pasta features crisp shards of salty prosciutto, sof...

Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce

This is perhaps the most famous recipe created by Marcella Hazan, the cookbook author who changed how Americans cook Ita...

Ricotta Pasta Alla Vodka

In a 1974 cookbook, the Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi published a recipe for pasta all’infuriata, "furious pasta," a chile-...

Crispy Gnocchi with Burst Tomatoes and Mozzarella

Pan-fried gnocchi is like a faster version of baked pasta. Store-bought gnocchi can simply be browned in a pan for an ex...

Arrabbiata Sauce

Like marinara’s fiery cousin, this classic tomato sauce comes together in about 30 minutes with just canned tomatoes, ga...

Five-Ingredient Creamy Miso Pasta

This one-pot pasta comes together in minutes, and requires zero prep and minimal cleanup. It builds on the classic combi...

Creamy Pasta with Smoked Bacon and Peas

This elegant riff on a childhood favorite came to The Times in 2009 by way of Jamie Oliver, the British chef and cookboo...

Spaghetti Al Limone

This creamy yet bright lemon pasta, from the cookbook author Marlena Spieler, is simple, elegant and destined to become ...

Creamy Garlic Pasta with Greens

In this 20-minute weeknight pasta, one of the tastiest, most versatile sauces, aioli (or garlic mayonnaise) is dolloped ...

Skillet Pasta with Bacon and Eggs

Emulsifying creamy carbonara sauce can feel trickier than treading a tightrope, but this skillet pasta recipe fulfills t...

Summer Pasta with Zucchini, Ricotta and Basil

A summer pasta should be simple and fresh, ideally made with vegetables straight from the garden or market. Look for the...