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Recipes using pasta as the main ingredient

Pasta recipes!  Mama mia - puttanesca!

Why pasta so good? Spaghetti, Fusilli, Bow Ties, Orzo, Gnocchi, Rice Noodles, Ramen Noodles, Soba, Macaroni.  I could shove them all in my mouth easy.

Here's some of my favorite pasta recipes by season:

  • Spring - Coconut Curry Rice Noodle Bowl - These noodles have all the fixens
  • Summer - Lemon Dill Orzo Salad - This cold pasta is packed with flavor.
  • Fall - Creamy Lemon Mushroom Pasta - Love this with Fusilli
  • Winter - Beef Bolognese - A Classic spaghetti / pasta recipe with Meat and Tomato Sauce
Close up of white plate with chicken and noodles in an orange sauce with basil leaves on top.

Chicken with Creamy Tomato Sauce Pasta

Close up of pan of fusilli pasta with quartered mushrooms in a light cream sauce with parsley garnish.

Creamy Mushroom Pasta with Lemon

2 wood bowls and one pair of chopsticks. Bowls have rice noodles and a tan sauce with cilantro, mung beans, and sliced green onion garnish. side top view.

Coconut Curry Chicken Rice Noodle Bowl

Slice of meat lasagna on a white plate with another slice in the background. Close up.

Beef and Italian Sausage Lasagna

Beef Bolognese on a white plate with a plate . Close up. Parmesan Cheese garnish on plate in background.

Traditional Beef Bolognese

Browned sausage meatballs in a tomato sauce with olives and capers. Close up.

Sausage Meatballs with Puttanesca Sauce

Top down view of pasta on a white plate. Pasta is filled with ingredients and has lemon zest and parsley on the top.

Mushroom Zucchini Pistachio Pasta with Parmesan

Close up of elbow Macaroni & Yellow Cheddar Cheese Pie topped with golden buttery breadcrumbs.

Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Pie

Chicken breast with Mozzerella broiled on over a bed of spaghetti with marinara. 2 white plates. Basil Garnish.

Italian Stuffed Chicken Breast Cacciatore

Spaghetti in a white bowl with a cracked sunny side up egg and basil leaves.

Spaghetti, Fried Egg, Basil, Cheese....

Top down view of a white plate with chicken over egg noodles and peas. Forks and parmesan cheese on side.

Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms, Peas, & Egg Noodles

Close up top image of cooked cherry tomatoes, sliced basil, creamy chunks of goat cheese, sliced pepperoncini, and garlic in a bowl.

Baked Tomato and Goat Cheese Pasta

2 bowls of orzo pasta in a green herb sauce with diced cucumbers, red onions, and green onions. One bowl has shredded parmesan and a spoon. Side view.

Lemon Dill Orzo Salad with Feta

White plate with spaghetti topped with chili and grated cheddar cheese with a parsley garnish

Easy Cincinnati Chili with Spaghetti

Top view. Stainless steel pan filled with thin noodles in a light soy sauce with garlic, chopped peanuts, and sliced green onions.

Soy Sauce Peanut Noodles

rectangle white plate full of noodles in a yelow sauce with broccoli florets and chunks of sweet potatoes. Chopsticks resting on plate.

Sweet Potato and Broccoli Udon Bowl

White bowl of orzo salad with diced artichoke hearts, red onions, red bell peppers with willted spinach. Silver spoon in the bowl.

Easy Italian Orzo Pasta Salad

¾ of a plate filled with browned gnocchi, sautéed kale, and ground sausage. On a white plate with a white napkin with small colorful flowers. Top view.

Pan Fried Gnocchi with Sausage and Kale

White deep plate of spaghetti with sautéed kale and thin sliced radishes. Topped with grated Parmesan cheese.

Sautéed Radish and Kale Spaghetti

Bowl of Fresh Littleneck Clams on ice in a stainless steel bowl. clos up.

Linguine with Fresh Clam Sauce

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I’m Beckie Hemmerling. I love food and I think of it on a basic level of providing strength & nourishment. Cooking has helped me *try* to figure out life, not just my own, but also other people's. I have cooked through many joys / sorrows and cooking has always been a meditative place through these highs & lows. More background info →

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