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Pastas + Risotto

Is it pasta time yet?  Come look over here for some delicious pasta and risotto recipes.

Reader favorites include Cajun Pasta, Marinara Sauce, and one of my favorites Italian Pasta Salad.

Large skillet filled with creamy shrimp alfredo with fettuccine pasta.

Shrimp Alfredo

Large stainless steel skillet filled with cooked fettuccine noodles tossed in alfredo sauce.

Best Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Close up image of a pan filled with gnocchi cooked in homemade tomato sauce and topped with bubby melted cheese and fresh basil.

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

Large white ceramic Dutch oven filled with homemade hamburger helper made with ground beef and macaroni noodles.

The Best Homemade Hamburger Helper

Small while plate filled with lemon chicken orzo.

Lemon Chicken Orzo

Shallow white soup bowl filled with lemon chicken orzo soup filled with shredded chicken, carrots, celery, orzo, and peas.

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Overhead image of a large white pot filled with homemade spaghetti sauce made with onions, ground beef, garlic, and tomatoes.

Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Overhead image of a large white serving bowl filled with Tortellini salad garnished with fresh oregano.

Tortellini Pasta Salad

A mason jar of homemade marinara sauce

Marinara Sauce

Large white bowl filled with artichokes, mozzarella, salami, cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach, olives, and pasta noodles.

Italian Pasta Salad

A close up of Cajun Shrimp Pasta

Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta

A bowl of bruschetta chicken close up

Bruschetta Chicken

Wooden spoon filled with creamy baked macaroni and cheese in a white baking dish.

Baked Mac and Cheese

Overhead image of orzo pasta in a large white Dutch oven.

Orzo Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichoke Hearts (One-Pot)

Overhead image of spaghetti noodles in a cream sauce with bacon and peas.

Pasta with Bacon and Peas

Large white baking dish filled with cheese covered and baked mostaccioli cooked in an Italian sausage and tomato pasta sauce.

Baked Mostaccioli Recipe

Large skillet filled with homemade roasted red pepper sauce and three whole chicken breasts garnished with chopped parsley.

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Chicken

White serving plate filled with a single serving of cooked spaghetti noodles and shredded chicken breast that has been mixed in a creamy lemon, garlic, and parmesan cream sauce.

Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta

Small white plate with penne noodles tossed in a homemade cream sauce and garnished with fresh parmesan and lemon zest.

Creamy Penne Pasta Recipe

Large white pasta bowl filled with penne pasta and mixed spring vegetables such as asparagus, bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, and sprinkled with parmesan.

Pasta Primavera Recipe

Image of a large salad bowl filled with orzo and arugula salad filled with feta cheese and grapes.

Orzo Arugula Salad with Feta and Grapes

Image of a white serving plate filled with creamy pesto gnocchi garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese, red chili flakes, and fresh basil leaves.

Creamy Pesto Gnocchi

Overhead image of a large white ceramic skillet filled with cheesy turkey pasta.

Ground Turkey Pasta Recipe

Image of a white bowl filled with spaghetti covered with spaghetti sauce made with ground beef and topped with sausage.

Grandma’s Spaghetti Sauce with Meat

Image of a white bowl with a blue napkin filled with creamy chicken tortellini soup and garnished with fresh thyme.

Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup Recipe

A bowl of food on a plate, with Cream and Ham and pea pasta

30 Minute Creamy Ham and Pea Pasta

Butternut Squash and Cauliflower Mac n Cheese

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Butternut Squash Risotto with a Simple Arugula Side Salad

Butternut Squash Risotto

Easy mushroom and spinach tortellini pasta

One Pot Creamy Mushroom Tortellini Recipe

Shallow ceramic bowl filled with creamy butternut squash risotto garnished with parmesan cheese and fresh sage.

Easy Instant Pot Risotto with Butternut Squash

A bowl of Risotto with shrimp

Creamy Parmesan Risotto Recipe with Shrimp

Image of arborio rice with text overlay "what is arborio rice?"

What is Arborio Rice?

Large paella pan filled with cooked seafood and sausage paella.

Paella Recipe – How to Make Spanish Paella

Bowl filled with egg noodles and topped with beef and mushroom stroganoff.

Easy Beef Stroganoff Recipe

Stuffed shells baked with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese in a baking dish.

Stuffed Shells Recipe (How to Make Stuffed Shells)

Spoonful and bowl filled with cooked Moroccan couscous.

Couscous: What Is It, Recipes, and How to Cook Couscous

Close up image of a large white nonstick skillet filled with potato gnocchi, roasted tomatoes, eggplant, fresh basil, and parmesan cheese.

Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Gnocchi (6-Ingredients)

Two white bowls filled with macaroni and cheese made in the Instant Pot

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese Recipe

Small dinner plate filled with penne noodles tossed in homemade arrabbiata sauce.

Penne Arrabbiata Recipe

Ladle in a large shallow saucepan filled with Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce.

Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce Recipe

Pasta e Ceci made with tomatoes, pancetta, orecchiette pasta, and chickpeas, garnished with grated parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.

Pasta with Chickpeas Recipe (Pasta e Ceci)

Close up image of a casserole dish filled with baked chicken tetrazzini with a square section scooped out.

Easy Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe

A baked ziti dish covered in cheese

Easy Baked Ziti Recipe (How to Make Baked Ziti)

Sundried Tomato Basil Pesto Pasta with Shrimp in a pot

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta

A bowl of chicken pasta

Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Pasta

A bowl of pasta with Chicken

15 Minute Angel Hair Pasta Recipe with Chicken

chicken ranch pasta salad in white bowl

Loaded Chicken Ranch Pasta Salad

a large pot filled with spaghetti and meatballs

15 Minute One Pot Spaghetti & Meatballs (+ video)

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