Italian Pasta Recipes

If you want to prepare it yourself (and have fun), click here for the pasta dough recipe. You just need flour and water to make pasta dough.

You can enrich it with eggs, but its basis is just water and flour. The only difference to bread is yeast. It is probably the simplest recipe - it has only 2 ingredients!

When talking about Italian pasta recipes, the natural beginning is a genuine Italian homemade tomato sauce recipe.

It's the basic seasoning for pasta, the basis of more elaborate sauces (that usually add more ingredients to this sauce) and it is used in many other recipes (such as the famous lasagna). It is a healthy choice that offer a light meal to children and elderly as well.

The best known Italian pasta sauce is surely , or so-called Bolognese sauce. It is a traditional and tasty sauce that will surely please all.

It originates from Bologna city and it recalls the idea we all have when imagining an Italian dish: tomatoes, meat and grated parmesan!

Especially during Summertime, I love to prepare my favourite pasta primavera recipe. It's an easy and quick recipe that can be made with only a few ingredients.

I usually prepare it during the morning so at lunch I have it ready to eat. It's pratical as you can prepare it before going out and find your lunch ready to be eaten when back home.

There's an easy pasta recipe that be can be made with or without tomato. It's up to you! Here you have raw ham as the main ingredient. Click here to find out how to prepare leftover ham recipes.

You can prepare it with or without tomato. It is also a quick recipe that can be prepared in half an hour or less.

Another easy and tasty pasta dish, very known amongst main Italian pasta recipes, can be prepared with this pesto sauce recipe (you can also make a green lasagna with this sauce),

This recipe originates from Liguria Region, which basil is recognized as a PDO product. It was originally made using a mortar and pestle, but nowadays you can prepare it quickly using a smallkitchen mixer. It is a healthy dressing that only uses raw unsaturated fats.

This broccoli and pasta recipe can be made by anyone. It is as simple as that! It's a healthy recipe and a smart way to eat broccoli, as its taste becomes better with the addition of garlic, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and good quality grated Grana Padano .

It is one of the most known Italian pasta recipes from Puglia region, where they use to add anchovies to prepare it, adding a unique taste.

Even if it seems to have a strong flavor at first, it pleases everyone in my family!

The gorgonzola cheese sauce pasta is very easy to prepare and if you have a good red wine to drink together... a wonderful evening will be enjoyed!

You can use any shape of pasta, but I prefer to use tortiglioni (as you see on the photo), as the gorgonzola cream penetrates better into each piece.

You can't miss the Pasta Carbonara recipe. It is one of the most famous Italian pasta recipes. It's also the perfect solution for when you arrive at home with friends for dinner without having organized it beforehand. You just need to have everyday things at home, such as bacon, spaghetti, good quality extra virgin olive oil and garlic.

This recipe originates from Rome region and you can eat it in any restaurant while visiting Rome.

Tuna noodle casserole recipe is my favorite dish when I am hungry and have little time to cook. All one needs to have is canned tuna, a couple of anchovies, lemon and pasta.

I can assure you your children will love it and you will have easily prepared a complete meal.

Puttanesca recipe is very simple to prepare and an excellent solution when you do not know what to invent or have unexpected guests.

It is one of the most traditional Italian pasta recipes made with simple and genuine poor ingredients, typical from the Mediterranean Diet.

This garlic shrimp pasta recipe is an easy and quick recipe that can be prepared in a few minutes.

I use to prepare this recipe often during Summertime, that seems to be the perfect time to cook seafood. It is important to use fresh shrimps and a good quality olive oil.

Looking for a vegetarian Italian pasta recipes? Try this gnocchi recipe, so easy to prepare. It is an original way to prepare vegetables for your kids. It is also a tasty way to have a meatless but satisfying meal.

One of the most famous among Italian pasta recipes is " amatriciana sauce ", typical of the Rome region.

It is a very tasty sauce made with guanciale (sometimes with bacon), onions, tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and grated pecorino cheese.