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15 Quick Pasta Recipes for When You Need Noodles Now

The question, of course, is “What's for dinner?”
A shallow bowl of pasta alla vodka with rigatoni topped with grated Parmesan and torn basil.
Photo by Heidi's Bridge

Sure, these 13 recipes showcase the convenience of pasta: They're fairly quick to put together and lean heavily on pantry ingredients—two of the most beautiful qualities of a pasta meal. But they don't skimp on flavor, and nearly every one teaches a cool technique or two (like: never toss your pasta water). So yeah, you're still making pasta because it's in the cabinet, waiting for you—but also because it tastes good!

  • A shallow bowl of pasta alla vodka with rigatoni topped with grated Parmesan and torn basil.
    Photo by Heidi's Bridge
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    Pasta Alla Vodka

    It's creamy. It's cheesy. It's tangy. And it's about to be your new favorite pantry pasta.

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  • A lemon pasta dish with spaghetti and a lemoncream sauce topped with strips of lemon zest and black pepper.
    Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens
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    Pasta al Limone (Lemon Pasta)

    This creamy lemon pasta recipe is luscious and amply cheesy,but still bright and fresh. Best part: You can make it for dinner in just 15 minutes.

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  • This image may contain Food Dish Meal Pasta Spaghetti Platter and Noodle
    Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Pearl Jones
    5/16

    Fideos With Chicken Thighs and Kale

    With a crispy, toasted top hiding saucy, tomato-y noodles, this one-skillet broken spaghetti dish is anything but one-note.

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  • Image may contain Food Tortellini Pasta Dish and Meal
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Pearl Jones
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    Tortellini With Brown Butter and Sage

    Store-bought tortellini are the kind of weeknight hack we can get behind—especially when they're tossed with plenty of garlicky brown butter and toasty walnuts.

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  • A plate of fettuccine Alfredo pasta topped with grated Parmesan and freshly ground black pepper.
    Photo by Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott
    7/16

    Fettuccine Alfredo

    Classic, silky Alfredo sauce comes from the emulsion of grated Parmesan, cold butter, and starchy pasta water. Keep the cream out of it.

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  • Mushroom carbonara recipe
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Jennifer Ophir
    8/16

    Mushroom Carbonara

    Mushrooms take the place of the traditional cured pork in this super-satisfying vegetarian carbonara recipe.

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  • This image may contain Food Pasta Macaroni Dish and Meal
    Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Olivia Mack McCool
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    Ratatouille Pasta

    If we were to round up an all-star team of summer's greatest produce, it'd look a little something like ratatouille: Eggplant and zucchini. Peppers and tomatoes. The gang's all here!

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  • Creamy Pumpkin Pasta on a red lined fabric
    Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Emma Ringness
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