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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Budget pasta recipes
Tortellini with pumpkin, brown butter and sage
Give your shop-bought tortellini a gourmet twist via this classic combination of brown nutty butter,...

Spaghetti recipes
Roasted cherry tomato spaghetti with tarragon
A tomato pasta with a bit of a difference – this roasted cherry tomato spaghetti...

Vegan dinner recipes
Creamy vegan sausage and spinach pasta
Comforting and creamy, this plant-based pasta dish marries vegan sausages with fennel seeds, red onion...

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

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

Budget pasta recipes
Tuna pasta shells with sweetcorn
Tuna and sweetcorn are a great combo when it comes to budget-friendly recipes. Try our...

Budget pasta recipes
Pesto trofie pasta
There’s something so eye-catching about trofie pasta! Treat yourself to a bowl of our pesto...

Budget pasta recipes
Sausage cannelloni
Crumbled sausagemeat and passata come together to create a mighty filling in this budget-friendly sausage...

Budget pasta recipes
Tomato pasta salad
Angela Hartnett’s light and summery pasta salad requires just five ingredients (four excluding olive oil)...

Vegetarian pasta recipes
Spinach and ricotta cannelloni
A comforting, moreish meal for six that won’t break the bank, this spinach and ricotta...

Carbonara recipes
Pea and pancetta carbonara
Peas, pasta and pancetta mixed with creamy carbonara sauce… It doesn’t get much better for...

Quick vegetarian recipes
Chickpea linguine with samphire and lemon
Struggling to make it to payday? You can still dine like a king if you’re...

Pasta bake recipes
Cauliflower cheese and greens pasta bake
There are lots of good things about this great value cauliflower cheese pasta bake: it’s...

Creamy pasta recipes
Fettuccine alfredo
Fettuccine pasta is stirred through a silky sauce of double cream, parmesan and butter in...

Midweek meal recipes
Super green pasta
Who knew that a pot of houmous could make such a fabulous, quick and creamy...

Quick pasta recipes
Tapenade pappardelle with ricotta
A quick and easy pasta dish for two that’s ready in just 15 minutes. Whizz...

Budget pasta recipes
Sausage spaghetti with spinach pesto
Keep midweek meals quick, easy and budget-friendly with this sausage spaghetti dish. We’ve added spinach...

Budget pasta recipes
Chilli tomato and prawn pasta
A quick Mediterranean-style pasta dish that’s made with chilli, tomato and prawn – perfect for...

Midweek meal recipes
Fennel, chilli and sausage ragù
Whip up this comforting ragù recipe in no time using sausagemeat for maximum flavour. Like...

Budget pasta recipes
Prawn, lemon and mint pasta
Who doesn’t love a meal that’s ready on the table in a matter of minutes?...

Budget pasta recipes
Spicy tomato and basil pasta
Ribbons of pappardelle are perfect for catching this chilli, tomato and basil sauce. We’ve added...

Budget pasta recipes
One-pot garlic, sun-dried tomato and pecorino pasta
This quick one-pan recipe will change the way you eat pasta. As garlic, chilli, tomatoes...

Budget pasta recipes
Spicy tomato and mackerel pasta
Stir smoked mackerel fillets and tagliatelle into spicy tomato sauce for a quick satisfying midweek...

Vegan dinner recipes
Butternut squash and sage macaroni
A spin-on-a-classic, this vegan version of macaroni and cheese is one of Katy Beskow’s most...