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Healthy pasta recipes

There are fewer than 500 calories in a serving of these lighter pasta recipes. Try macaroni cheese made with a vegan butternut squash and sage sauce or a green pasta sauce made with houmous.

Explore our vegetarian pasta recipes if you’re looking for something meat free and indulgent.

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Gnocchi recipes

Caramelised fennel gnocchi

Slowly caramelising fennel in the same way you would onions renders it sweet and tender – an easy yet tasty topping for shop-bought gnocchi.

Vegetarian

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Weekly pasta recipes

Mixed seafood conchiglioni

This pasta brings all the flavours of moules marinières, with none of the fuss. Give it a go tonight for a 20-minute winner.

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Courgette recipes

Summer courgettes with malloreddus, parmesan and oregano

This courgette recipe combines the seasonal veg with Sardinian malloreddus pasta, parmesan and oregano for a filling summer dinner.

Vegetarian

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Weekly pasta recipes

Brothy tortelloni with beans

Cooking filled pasta in a garlic and chilli-spiked broth with creamy beans and robust cavolo nero is seriously satisfying for a-15 minute meal.

Dairy-free Vegetarian

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Easy orzo recipes

Pea green orzotto

This beautiful, bright green orzo has the fresh flavours of sweet peas, fragrant basil and a wonderful oozy texture thanks to the mozzarella. It’s spring in a bowl!

Vegetarian

Easy

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30-minute meal recipes

Walnut and four-herb pesto pasta

Use our fabulous, freeze-ahead green sauce to make this delicious walnut pesto pasta. A great quick pasta recipe to have up your sleeve.

Vegetarian

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Spaghetti recipes

Anchovy spaghetti with chilli, garlic and pangrattato

Chef Jun Tanaka takes French soupe de poisson and reimagines it as a pasta sauce for anchovy spaghetti – with outrageously good results.

Dairy-free

Easy

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Sardine recipes

Sardine linguine

Stir up the flavours of southern Italy in this easy sardine linguine recipe. Add saffron, raisins and pangrattato for a quick midweek supper.

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Traybake recipes

Oven-roasted pasta puttanesca

Rustle up an easy midweek family dinner with our oven-roasted pasta puttanesca recipe. Just five minutes prep, then let the oven do the work.

Dairy-free

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Chicken pasta recipes

Chicken meatball and orzo broth

This light chicken meatball and orzo broth serves as a hearty midweek meal while being much lower in fat than a classic meatball recipe.

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Budget pasta recipes

Tomato pasta salad

Angela Hartnett's summery tomato pasta salad requires just five ingredients (four excluding olive oil) so quality is key. Make it in just 20 minutes!

Vegetarian

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Healthy pasta recipes

Crab linguine

Crab linguine always makes a luxurious but easy main to serve to guests on hot summer days. Make the pasta from scratch if you can – it's well worth it!

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Pasta bake recipes

Blue cheese and chicken pasta bake

We've slashed the calories in this blue cheese and chicken pasta bake by adding extra veg and using half-fat crème fraîche.

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Midweek meal recipes

Super green pasta

Who knew that a pot of houmous could make such a fabulous, quick and creamy pasta sauce? We did. This penne pasta dish makes an easy midweek meal.

Dairy-free Vegan Vegetarian

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Creamy pasta recipes

Creamy wine and mustard chicken tagliatelle

Tarragon, chicken and wine is always a wonderful combination. This creamy tagliatelle recipe really showcases the power of simple but classic flavours.