Weeknight · Quick
Weeknight Pasta, Solved
Five dinners that come together fast enough for a Tuesday, without tasting like it.
The best weeknight pasta isn't the fanciest one. It's the one you can make without consulting the recipe twice, using whatever's already in the fridge.
1
Creamy Lemon Risotto With Spring Peas
Slower than the others here, but worth the extra ten minutes of stirring.
Recipe
Creamy lemon risotto with spring peas
2
The Best Pasta Salad Recipes for a Picnic or Party
Make it the night before and it only gets better by dinner.
Recipe
The best pasta salad recipes for a picnic or party
3
Your April Vegetable Playbook Starts Here
A flexible base recipe that bends toward pasta more easily than you'd expect.
Recipe
Your April vegetable playbook starts here
4
Coconut Prawn Curry With Jasmine Rice
Not pasta, technically, but it belongs on any list of fast, satisfying weeknight bowls.
Recipe
Coconut prawn curry with jasmine rice
5
Kale Caesar With Crispy Chickpeas
A sturdy side that turns any of the above into a full spread.
Recipe
Kale Caesar with crispy chickpeas
Keep a box of good dried pasta and a lemon on hand, and most weeknights are already halfway solved.
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