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    Home » Main Dishes

    Pasta

    Pasta is a dinner staple around here and in this collection you'll find my favorite quick and easy pasta recipes! With minimal steps and ingredients, these pasta recipes are designed to be low effort while still providing tons of flavor.

    From one pan pastas like this reader favorite one pan cacio e pepe rigatoni, to a classic spaghetti and meatballs, to a delicate angel hair pasta with chicken and a summery green spaghetti sauce, these pasta recipes offer a range of flavors and cooking techniques for getting perfect pasta every time!

    • two bowls of garlic parmesan chicken pasta
      One-Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta with Chicken
    • a shallow white bowl with agnolotti topped with crispy prosciutto.
      Homemade Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Agnolotti with Crispy Prosciutto
    • Chicken with Angel Hair pasta is served inside a skillet. There are carrots and broccoli and peas in with the tangled noodles.
      Angel Hair Pasta with Chicken
    • Homemade Spaghetti & Meatballs with Sausage
    • an overhead shot of brussels sprouts carbonara in a white bowl. a fork sticks out of the noodles.
      Pasta Carbonara with Brussels Sprouts & Bacon
    • a bowl of spicy chicken rigatoni
      Easy 30-Minute Spicy Chicken Rigatoni Pasta
    • one skillet cacio e pepe in a pan on a wooden table
      Easy One Pan Cacio e Pepe Rigatoni
    • an overhead shot of two white plates with 6 ravioli each on them. the ravioli are drizzled with balsamic. a small bowl of walnuts and a small bowl of grated parmesan cheese are in the bottom right corner. two shiny red apples are in the top left.
      Apple, Walnut, and Gorgonzola Ravioli
    • fresh homemade pumpkin pasta on a counter dusted with flour
      Pumpkin Spice Pasta Dough
    • pumpkin spice pasta with apple sage brown butter sauce and walnuts
      Apple Sage Brown Butter Pasta with Walnuts
    • an overhead shot of fettuccini pasta coated in green spaghetti sauce in the center of a shallow white bowl topped with parmesan and toasted almond slivers.
      20-Minute Green Spaghetti Sauce
    rebecca wearing a black t-shirt with her left hand on her hip and her right hand holding a whisk upright

    Hi, I'm Rebecca! I'm a pastry chef with a home cook mentality. I'm on a mission to make spending time in the kitchen fun and accessible — that's why so many people love my beginner-friendly bread recipes. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to get the most out of my favorite ingredients and flavors!

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    Seasonal Favorites

    • a blueberry bagel sliced open slathered in cream cheese
      Chewy Blueberry Bagels
    • a cross section of orange pound cake.
      Fresh Orange Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan
    • a mug of broth with a spoon resting across the top filled with alphabet noodles
      Soothing Broth for a Sore Throat
    • a straight on shot of the end of a loaf of brioche bread.
      How to Make Just One Loaf of Brioche Bread

    Get in touch

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    rebecca@thepracticalkitchen.com

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    Journalist turned pastry chef, on a mission to make cooking and baking fun and accessible. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to get the most out of my favorite ingredients and flavors! A Pittsburgh native currently calling Boston home.

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