Creamy pasta recipes

Your favourite pasta covered in a decadent, creamy sauce – dinnertime doesn’t get much better than that. Try one of our 40+ creamy pasta recipes when you need a comfort food fix in a hurry. It’s an easy, budget-friendly option and and gives you that hug-in-a-bowl feeling for minimal effort.

Our top creamy pasta recipes include a quick ham carbonara, velvety cacio e pepe, caesar tagliatelle and a silky fettuccine alfredo. For a fancier occasion, try our alternative options such as cavatelli with crab, chilli and lemon and baked pasta with peas, broad beans and herbs by Italian chef Francesco Mazzei.

We have plenty of veggie and vegan options too, including a plant-based creamy cashew pasta and vegan sausage and spinach bowlful.

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Creamy trout and caper linguine

Creamy pasta recipes

Creamy trout and caper linguine

This new pasta classic proves cooking fish is easier than you think. Trout fillets are baked with lemon and dill,...

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Creamy vegan cashew and artichoke pasta

Nut recipes

Creamy vegan cashew and artichoke pasta

Whizzed cashews provide the perfect base for creamy vegan sauces, as this super-quick pasta recipe demonstrates. Lightened with lemon and...

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Creamy chicken sausage pasta

30-minute meal recipes

Creamy chicken sausage pasta

This dish is inspired by Italy’s pasta alla norcina – a cream and sausage-based sauce. We’ve subbed in chicken sausages...

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Bucatini cacio e pepe

30-minute meal recipes

Bucatini cacio e pepe

Cacio e pepe is one of those dishes that rely on the method as much as the ingredients. This one,...

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Pressure cooker creamy chicken pasta

30-minute meal recipes

Pressure cooker creamy chicken pasta

Throw everything in the pot and get creamy chicken pasta from pantry to table in under half an hour –...

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Creamy mushroom linguine

Creamy pasta recipes

Creamy mushroom linguine

Welcome in the autumn months with this warming, creamy bowlful of mushrooms and herbs folded through silky threads of linguine....

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Cajun-spiced cauliflower pasta bake

Cauliflower recipes

Cajun-spiced cauliflower pasta bake

This hearty, cajuin-spiced pasta bake is packed with veggies. Cauliflower, peppers, sweetcorn and pasta are baked in a rich cheddar...

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Creamy salmon pasta bake

Budget pasta recipes

Creamy salmon pasta bake

Stretch two salmon fillets to feed four with this easy, creamy salmon pasta bake. Our budget-friendly recipe with peas and...

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Pasta with crispy bacon, courgette and herbs

Summer pasta recipes

Pasta with crispy bacon, courgette and herbs

This colourful herby pasta with crispy bacon recipe combines ricotta cheese, pistachios, courgette ribbons and bacon for a creamy, summer...

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One-pot carbonara pasta bake

Carbonara recipes

One-pot carbonara pasta bake

This creamy carbonara pasta bake recipe is a no-fuss, one-pot dish that’s perfect for a weeknight meal and ready in...

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Creamy vegan sausage and spinach pasta

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 and garlic for a satisfying...

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10-minute mushroom pappardelle

Quick midweek meals

10-minute mushroom pappardelle

Our 10-minute mushroom pasta recipe is made with a handful of luxurious but easy-to-find ingredients that will take weeknight cooking...

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Pea and pancetta carbonara

Carbonara recipes

Pea and pancetta carbonara

Peas, pasta and pancetta mixed with creamy carbonara sauce… It doesn’t get much better for an inexpensive, crowd-pleasing supper. Prefer...

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Baked pasta with peas, broad beans, fresh herbs and grana padano

Creamy pasta recipes

Baked pasta with peas, broad beans, fresh herbs and grana padano

Serve Italian chef Francesco Mazzei’s baked pasta – in little bowls – as a dinner party starter. Francesco says: “The...

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Sausage and sprout carbonara

Carbonara recipes

Sausage and sprout carbonara

Our creamy carbonara for two is a great way to use up leftover brussels sprouts and sausages. And if you...

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Fettuccine alfredo

Creamy pasta recipes

Fettuccine alfredo

Fettuccine pasta is stirred through a silky sauce of double cream, parmesan and butter in this fantastic treat-yourself meal. Grab...

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