Best-Ever Pasta Recipes for Easy Dinners

Add your fresh lobster into a comforting pasta dish the whole family cannot resist. Toss it with a little creamy pasta and a little Calabrian chili paste to bring together the irresistible flavours you know and love.

This umami-forward trendy miso mushroom pasta features all our favourite ingredients, from garlic and butter to mushrooms, miso paste and Parmigiano Reggiano. It also takes 5 minutes to prepare!

Ready to make the most comforting dinner with the least amount of effort? Then you’ll love this beef Bolognese. It only requires five ingredients, plus a little salt and pepper!

While you can’t go wrong with traditional mac and cheese, Lynn Crawford gives the classic comfort dish a gourmet twist with the addition of chorizo sausage, smoked paprika and Dijon mustard.

This simple pan fried gnocchi comes together in under 30 minutes and is the perfect weeknight pasta dish. It gets its flavour by browning the butter first, which gives a really toasty and nutty aroma to the final dish.

This Spanakopita Lasagna mashes up everyone’s favourite Italian and Greek dishes. With layers of spinach and herbs, feta and ricotta, and a classic béchamel, it’s a perfect comfort dish that everyone will love.

With just nine ingredients and 25 minutes from start to finish, this viral pasta dish is 100 per cent worth the hype.

With luxurious fall-apart duck legs, yummy pasta and plenty of veggies, this is sure to be your new go-to pasta recipe. Also, this is a hearty make-ahead dish: it improves over time and lends a richness to the noodles that keep you wanting more.

Enjoy this cheesy, creamy pasta for dinner, while sneaking in a healthy serving of vegetables too!

A switch-up to traditional potato gnocchi, this pillowy ricotta version is lighter, easier to make and just as versatile. Served with a luxurious gorgonzola cream sauce, the Italian dumpling will be your new go-to for an extraordinary dish that’s a breeze to pull off.

Whether you’re whipping up this easy and soul-satisfying dish for a family or planning for an intimate weeknight meal, the main course’s classic old-world Italian flavours and simplicity will quickly make its way into your dinner rotation.

Consider this a fancy mac and cheese of sorts; creamy, cheesy, smooth…one bowl of comfort, coming right up!