Quick pasta recipes

All our speedy pasta recipes are ready in 30 minutes or fewer. Try a classic fettuccine alfredo, creamy chicken tagliatelle or spaghetti carbonara – ready in double-quick time.

Browse more creamy pasta recipes and check out our orzo recipe ideas, too – it makes a great alternative to rice in creamy risotto-style dishes.

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Umami bomb spaghetti

30-minute meal recipes

Umami bomb spaghetti

Ready in the time it takes to boil the pasta, this speedy umami bomb spaghetti is packed with olives, anchovies, capers, parmesan and parsley for a joyful tapenade-like flavour.

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One-pot harissa meatball orzo

Easy orzo recipes

One-pot harissa meatball orzo

This one-pot harissa orzo is turned into a comfort food winner with lamb meatballs and melty mozzarella. Try it tonight.

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Sardine and courgette pasta salad

Pasta salad recipes

Sardine and courgette pasta salad

Grated raw courgettes and tomatoes bring sweetness, while adding sardines, lemon and mustard offer bags of flavour in this speedy pasta salad that's full of freshness.

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Creamy sweetcorn and Tajín pasta

Weekly pasta recipes

Creamy sweetcorn and Tajín pasta

Tajín is a Mexican seasoning that combines lime and chilli, and when paired with sweetcorn it makes a wonderful sauce for pasta.

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Halloumi and blistered tomato orzo

July seasonal recipes

Halloumi and blistered tomato orzo

This 5-ingredient dinner is so easy. It's full of flavour from blistered tomatoes, grated halloumi, mint and lemon.

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Sicilian tuna pasta

Tuna recipes

Sicilian tuna pasta

This quick and easy tuna pasta is ready in under half an hour and brings the fresh, vibrant flavours of the southern Italian coastline right into your kitchen.

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Spring chicken one pan casarecce

Favourite chicken recipes

Spring chicken one pan casarecce

Everything gets cooked in a single pan in this recipe, with the pasta soaking up the stock for extra flavour.

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Creamy bucatini with chorizo and mushrooms

Weekly pasta recipes

Creamy bucatini with chorizo and mushrooms

Spanish chorizo imbues cream with its punchy, paprika-coloured oils in this bucatini recipe. Peas, lemon and tarragon add brighter top notes, with mushrooms grounding bringing earthiness.

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Anelli alla vodka (vodka spaghetti hoops)

Tomato pasta recipes

Anelli alla vodka (vodka spaghetti hoops)

This is spaghetti hoops – but for grown-ups! Far superior to the sickly-sweet tinned stuff, this is a twist on the penne alla vodka popular in Italian-American restaurants.

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Brothy tortelloni with beans

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.

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Pea green orzotto

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!

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Walnut and four-herb pesto pasta

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.

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Tuna puttanesca ragù

Weekly pasta recipes

Tuna puttanesca ragù

Whizzing up olives and capers to form a sort of mince and gently simmering them like you would a ragù creates something far deeper and richer than the usual puttanesca.

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Penne all’arrabbiata

Weekly pasta recipes

Penne all’arrabbiata

Penne all'arrabbiata hails from the Lazio region of Italy, most notably Rome. Penne is tossed with a simple tomato and chilli sauce and topped with gratings of pecorino.

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Harissa, mascarpone and basil rigatoni

Quick pasta recipes

Harissa, mascarpone and basil rigatoni

This speedy harissa pasta has just six ingredients but heavily delivers on fiery, creamy goodness. We can’t stop making it!

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Gennaro Contaldo’s asparagus carbonara

April seasonal recipes

Gennaro Contaldo’s asparagus carbonara

Gennaro Contaldo gives classic carbonara a springtime make over with the addition of asparagus in this quick and delicious recipe.

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