35 quick pasta recipes

You’re hungry, but time is short. You need some quick, easy and simple pasta recipes. And you need them pronto. There’s a tried-and-true puttanesca, quick and easy pasta recipes with shellfish (try Giovanni Pilu’s spaghetti vongole and bottarga, or the risoni with mussels), and if you’re ever stuck for ideas, the pantry-raider ten-minute spaghetti with olives, capers and lemon will sort you out. Set the timer. Dinner’s on the way.

Spaghetti with “no cook” tomato-chilli sauce

Spaghetti with “no cook” tomato-chilli sauce

Penne with broccoli and pancetta pangrattato

Penne with broccoli and pancetta pangrattato

Linguine with chilli and rocket

Linguine with chilli and rocket

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

White bowl holding a mixture of short pasta, broad beans, asparagus and pancetta, with a steel fork inside, and a blue napkin to the side. — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Casarecce with spring vegetables and pancetta

Casarecce with spring vegetables and pancetta

One-pot recipe for mussels with risoni and herbs

One-pot recipe for mussels with risoni and herbs

Casarecce with pancetta and Brussels sprouts

Casarecce with pancetta and Brussels sprouts

Carbonara, Japanese-style

Carbonara, Japanese-style

Linguine with goat’s cheese and caramelised leek

Linguine with goat’s cheese and caramelised leek

Giovanni Pilu’s mussels and fregola

Giovanni Pilu’s mussels and fregola

Spaghetti and meatballs

Spaghetti and meatballs

fork in bowl of pasta — Photo: James Moffatt

Mixed pepper and pecorino pasta

Mixed pepper and pecorino pasta

Spaghetti and spanner crab meat

Spaghetti and spanner crab meat

Strozzapreti with sausage, radicchio and sage

Strozzapreti with sausage, radicchio and sage

A cheat’s recipe for spinach and ricotta ravioli

A cheat’s recipe for spinach and ricotta ravioli

Polpetti with roasted tomato sauce and pappardelle

Polpetti with roasted tomato sauce and pappardelle

Fast pasta e fagioli recipe (ditali and beans with pancetta)

Fast pasta e fagioli recipe (ditali and beans with pancetta)

Penne with ginger and tomato

Penne with ginger and tomato

Orecchiette with cavolo nero and porcini

Orecchiette with cavolo nero and porcini

Leek and miso orecchiette

Leek and miso orecchiette

Orecchiette with cauliflower and walnut brown-butter pesto

Orecchiette with cauliflower and walnut brown-butter pesto

A white plate holding spaghetti, clams, chilli and flat-leaf parsley. — Photo: Con Poulos

Giovanni Pilu’s spaghetti vongole and bottarga

Giovanni Pilu’s spaghetti vongole and bottarga

Spaghettini with pipis

Spaghettini with pipis

Spelt spaghetti with zucchini and cavolo nero-almond sauce

Spelt spaghetti with zucchini and cavolo nero-almond sauce

Rigatoni with chicken ragù and green sauce

Rigatoni with chicken ragù and green sauce

Rigatoni with mushrooms pecorino and herb crumbs

Rigatoni with mushrooms pecorino and herb crumbs

Lamb with orzo and olives

Lamb with orzo and olives

Spaghettini with calamari, rosemary and lemon

Spaghettini with calamari, rosemary and lemon

Linguine with walnut-parsley pesto

Linguine with walnut-parsley pesto

Casarecce with pork sausage, cavolo nero and chilli

Casarecce with pork sausage, cavolo nero and chilli

Fideuà with clams

Fideuà with clams

Conchiglie rigate with corn, anchovy and mint

Conchiglie rigate with corn, anchovy and mint

Penne with prawns and fra diavolo sauce

Penne with prawns and fra diavolo sauce

Casarecce with mixed mushrooms and thyme

Casarecce with mixed mushrooms and thyme

Ten-minute spaghetti with olives, capers and lemon

Ten-minute spaghetti with olives, capers and lemon

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