Layered lasagna featuring tender broccoli, creamy ricotta, and marinara between sheets of pasta. A comforting vegetarian spin on the classic dish, full of cheesy goodness and veggie flavor.

Spaghetti tossed with creamy ricotta cheese, garlic, and herbs. Simple, comforting, and delicately rich—an easy weeknight pasta that feels indulgent without being heavy.

Ground or shredded beef combined with pasta and savory tomato-based sauce. A simple, filling, and satisfying dish that's easy to throw together and a staple in family kitchens.

Delicate angel hair pasta served with shrimp, scallops, and a light seafood sauce. Elegant and quick-cooking, this “of the sea” dish is packed with ocean flavor and perfect for special occasions.

This easy and quick pasta dish is a guaranteed way to get picky eaters to love their broccoli, just roast it with garlic and olive oil!

Serving: 1/6th, Calories: 323.4kcal, Carbohydrates: 56.8g, Protein: 13.4g, Fat: 8g, Fiber: 12g

Penne alla Vodka is a simple yet showstopping pasta dish. The creamy tomato vodka sauce comes together in less than 30 minutes and is bursting with flavor, resulting in a restaurant-quality dish easy enough to make on busy weeknights!

The first time I made this was a happy accident—I had intended to put melted butter, salt, and pepper on the cut squash for roasting, but I had a major mental lapse and accidentally put turbinado sugar on the squash instead. Fortunately, I loved it, and this is how I make it now.

This is not your average macaroni salad. —mrslarkin

Ricotta gnudi with creamy, garlicky vodka sauce with a nice layer of melted mozzarella. These dumpling-like gnocchi are made with ricotta instead of potatoes. They're super easy and fast! If this dish doesn't bring the family running to the table, not sure what will! —Danielle Oron

I harvested our beets this week, with a mission to come up with something to do with them, that could also use up the greens. This is what I came up with.

Sometimes you just need an amazingly easy, delicious meal to get you through the week. This is a perfect leftover meal - you can use whatever greens you have lying around and day or two old bread makes the best breadcrumbs.

This simple, pantry dinner (the only thing you may have to shop for is the fennel) packs a punch with just a few ingredients. Perfectly al dente strands of pasta are tossed lightly in a sauce of garlic, fennel, tomato, lemon and vermouth, studded with briny bits of sardine; the oil from the canned sardines enriches the sauce, and a shower of lemony toasted breadcrumbs brightens the dish.

I watched my friend's grandmother make this soup as it took her just a few minutes and a handful of ingredients: chicken stock or broth, homemade (or dried) pasta, peas, egg, and grated Pecorino Romano cheese. Note: You can use Parmesan cheese instead of Romano, or mix them. —sdebrango

This recipe for a Sunday pasta sauce came from Spacca-Napoli, but I have simplified it and made it dozens of times for a crowd. —luvcookbooks

A traditional Taiwanese sauce meets ramen.