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24 Meaty Pasta Dishes to Get You Through Winter

They're practically begging to kick it with you by the fire.
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Christopher Testani

Sometimes you just want the works: A hefty bowl of pasta with the heartiest meat sauce you can dream up. That's what these 24 pastas, from ragù and bolognese to stroganoff and lasagna, are here for. Let them kick it with you by the fire all winter long.

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    Pasta all'Amatriciana

    Named for Amatrice, a town northeast of Rome, this pasta is traditionally served with a long noodle like bucatini, but we like how shorter penne captures the spicy, meaty bits of sauce inside the tube.

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    Pasta with Chorizo and Chickpeas

    As co-chefs at Hog & Hominy in Memphis, Michael Hudman and Andy Ticer see each other daily, but the old friends still cook together on days off. “Andy does the steak,” says Hudman, “and I do the pasta.” This is that pasta.

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