Pasta recipes

You can vary this by using all kinds of different ingredients, such as onions or sliced sautéed courgettes in place of leeks. Or by adding 4 oz (110 g) of sautéed sliced mushrooms and using less bacon.

Tomatoes must be red and well rip - rather use San Marzano quality canned peeled tomatoes or canned cherry tomatoes; use fresh garlic cloves (please, NO dehydrated garlic …) because it has a unique flavor; use fresh oregano, possibly still attached to the twigs, which you will crumble just before adding it to the sauce; use extra virgin olive oil: no matter where you buy it and which country it comes from, the important thing is that it is of superior quality. Spaghetti Marinara sauce, a very simple, cheap and quick-to-make recipe: the authentic Italian recipe wants only 4 ingredients: tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and oregano.

A tasty vegetarian Quorn Bolognese, perfect for a meat-free weeknight dinner. Cook a large batch ahead and freeze for easy family dinners

I've never actually tried this recipe--it's my best guess to correct my mistakes from last time I tried this dish An Olive Garden copycat recipe, this Braised Beef and Tortelloni is loaded with tender chunks of beef in the most amazing Marsala wine sauce, and spooned over Asiago cheese tortelloni. Collection of healthy and good recipes Copy cat Olive Garden recipe for Braised Beef & Tortelloni.

It’s a real labour of love, but totally worth it – think homemade pasta, oozy cheese, creamy béchamel and a rich meat-free ragù. First I steam the aubergine, to make it soft, silky and a total pleasure to eat, then I crisp it up with garlic, chilli, sage and lemon for added flavour, before turning it into the most scrumptious sauce.

Make the day before for the perfect flavour, and buy the best ricotta you can Brilliantly simple, this big-flavour pasta dish can be prepped in minutes, with incredible flavour and texture built up from its time in the oven. I, like so many others, fell head-over-pillowy-balls-of-cheese in love with gnudi at the Spotted Pig in NYC, where Chef April Bloomfield made them famous.

Olive Garden's Tortellini Al Forno gets an affordable, easy home makeover, bringing rich sauce and pillowy pasta straight to your kitchen! Olive Garden Tortellini al Forno makes the perfect appetizer or light meal.

It is made by mixing cooked macaroni, and shredded cooked chicken breast, carrot, pineapple tidbits, minced white onion, cheese in a creamy sauce made by mayonnaise, all purpose cream, condensed milk. Pasta + Chicken + a bunch of veggies and you get this delicious, comforting, and filling salad!

Vegetarians may like to know there is a Parmesan 'style' cheese available from Bookham and Harrison Farms Ltd, and for strict vegetarians, exclude the anchovies. This ratatouille recipe is from Delia's Vegetarian Collection book and is the basis of the related recipe below, Oven-roasted Ratatouille and Mozzarella Strudel with Parmesan and Pecans

Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta is a delicious creamy pasta recipe loaded with diced peppers, parmesan cheese, chipotle pepper sauce and chicken breast chunks. Mexican spicy chicken chipotle pasta with a creamy and hearty sauce made of chipotle peppers.