Budget pasta recipes

Pasta is a great thrifty way to bulk up meals. Try our favourite budget pasta dishes to help with both empty stomachs… and wallets.

Try our creamy fettucine alfredo, a spicy sausage and chilli ragu, vegan squash macaroni cheese and lots more.

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Cajun-spiced cauliflower pasta bake

Cajun-spiced cauliflower pasta bake

This hearty, cajuin-spiced pasta bake is packed with veggies. Cauliflower, peppers, sweetcorn and pasta are...

Vegetarian
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Pasta with crispy kale and peas

Pasta with crispy kale and peas

This vegetarian pasta dish comes with crispy kale and peas. On the table in 30...

Vegetarian
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Sausage and fennel ragù with orecchiette

Sausage and fennel ragù with orecchiette

Looking for an easy sausage pasta recipe? This hearty orecchiette with a flavour-packed sausage and...

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Aubergine cannelloni parmigiana

Aubergine cannelloni parmigiana

This easy vegetarian pasta bake is ideal for busy weeknights. Stuff cannelloni with sauteed aubergine...

Vegetarian
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Sardine linguine

Sardine linguine

Stir up the flavours of southern Italy in this easy sardine linguine recipe. Add saffron,...

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Creamy chicken and mushroom pasta

Creamy chicken and mushroom pasta

Get ready to add this creamy chicken and mushroom pasta to your midweek rota. On...

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Creamy salmon pasta bake

Creamy salmon pasta bake

Stretch two salmon fillets to feed four with this easy, creamy salmon pasta bake. Our...

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Oven-roasted pasta puttanesca

Oven-roasted pasta puttanesca

Rustle up an easy midweek family dinner with our oven-roasted pasta puttanesca recipe. Spaghetti is...

Dairy-free
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Chicken macaroni cheese with crispy pancetta

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Chicken macaroni cheese with crispy pancetta

Use up leftover chicken in this delicious chicken macaroni cheese with crispy pancetta and rosemary....

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Tomato and burrata tagliatelle

Tomato and burrata tagliatelle

This simple tagliatelle pasta dish with roasted tomatoes and burrata proves that sometimes the fewer...

Vegetarian
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Sardine puttanesca with a herby crumb

Sardine puttanesca with a herby crumb

This hearty sardine puttanesca recipe uses tinned storecupboard ingredients – it will come to the...

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Tortellini with pumpkin, brown butter and sage

Tortellini with pumpkin, brown butter and sage

Give your shop-bought tortellini a gourmet twist via this classic combination of brown nutty butter,...

Vegetarian
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Roasted cherry tomato spaghetti with tarragon

Roasted cherry tomato spaghetti with tarragon

A tomato pasta with a bit of a difference – this roasted cherry tomato spaghetti...

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Creamy vegan sausage and spinach pasta

Creamy vegan sausage and spinach pasta

Comforting and creamy, this plant-based pasta dish marries vegan sausages with fennel seeds, red onion...

Vegan
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Pasta with vodka sauce

Pasta with vodka sauce

This luscious pasta with tomato vodka sauce is the just-about-perfect simple supper, requiring just 20...

Freezable Vegetarian
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Vegetarian mushroom bolognese

Vegetarian mushroom bolognese

We’ve given the classic spag bol recipe a veggie makeover in this vegetarian mushroom bolognese....

Vegetarian
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