18 Easy Pasta Recipes That Will Save Your Weeknight Dinners (2024)

These easy pasta recipes will make planning your weeknight dinners so simple!

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Easy pasta recipes – Whether you’re hungry for classic pasta recipes with chicken or a new, inventive idea, we’ve got you covered. These simplepasta dinner recipes will make planning your weeknight dinners so simple! These best pasta recipe ideas are ready in 30mn or less and cover everything from shrimp pasta, a recipe for bolognese, to pasta recipes vegetarian, in the skillet, or even the Instant Pot. Enjoy!

Easy Pasta Recipes: These 18 Easy & Delicious Pasta Recipes Will Save Your Weeknight Dinners

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1. Garlic Butter Parmesan Pasta

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This spicy garlic butter pasta recipe is another quick pasta dinner with a ton of flavor!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Parmesan Spinach Mushroom Pasta Skillet

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This parmesan spinach mushroom pasta skillet is super quick and impossible to mess up - The ultimate win for vegetarian weeknight dinners!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Tomato Spinach Sausage Pasta Recipe

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This sausage pasta dinner recipe is crazy delicious and only 30 minutes of work! One of the best sausage pasta recipe ever!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

4. Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

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This creamy sun-dried tomato pasta will leave you feeling satisfied and happy with its hearty flavors.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

5. One-Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta with Spinach and Mushrooms

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One-pot garlic parmesan pasta skillet with spinach and mushrooms is super delicious and quick to make. This pasta recipe is the ultimate win for easy weeknight dinners!
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6. Easy Garlic Shrimp Pasta with Spinach

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Easy, buttery, garlicky shrimp recipe with spaghetti pasta on the table in less than 30 minutes. Thisgarlic shrimp pasta with spinach makes a perfect weeknight dinner!
Cooking time: 12 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. Creamy Chicken Soup with Pasta and Spinach

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This creamy chicken pasta soup is nutritious, easy and big on flavor. Try our chicken pasta soup recipe tonight, it's done in less than 30 minutes!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. Tortellini Pasta in Garlic Spinach Tomato Sauce

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This tortellini recipe is the pasta dish that's the perfect answer to your weeknight dinner prayers!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

9. Lemon Ricotta Pasta

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This lemon ricotta pasta is a sure-fire winner of a dish – Only 5 ingredients and ready in 10 minutes or less!
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10. Instant Pot Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta

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This Instant Pot chicken pasta recipe is incredibly quick to make! Easy and delicious Electric Presure Cooker dinner recipe your whole family will love.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

11. Instant Pot Sausage Pasta in Cream Cheese Tomato Sauce

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This Instant Pot Sausage Pasta is a quick and easy one-pot dinner made entirely in the pressure cooker.
Cooking time: 5 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

12. Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Basil 

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This Healthy chicken pasta salad is packed with flavor, protein and veggies. Try this pasta salad recipe for a quick lunch or a light dinner!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

13. Chicken Pasta in Creamy Pesto Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

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This creamy pesto chicken pasta recipe is a restaurant-style meal, packed with flavor and ready in 30 minutes.
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14. 20-Minute Sausage Pasta Skillet

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This sausage pasta recipe is quick, easy, and full of incredible flavors.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

15. Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Salmon Pasta

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This salmon pasta recipe is ready in under 20 minutes and perfect for busy nights.
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16. Tomato Spinach Shrimp Pasta

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This tomato spinach shrimp pasta recipe is healthy, light, and delicious comfort food. Perfect for easy healthy dinners or date night.
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17. Pesto Chicken Pasta

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This pesto chicken pasta recipe makes a fresh and easy dinner, packed full of mediterranean flavors.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

18. One-Pan Parmesan Chicken Pasta

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This One-Pan Parmesan Chicken Pasta is on your table in under 30 minutes. No extra dishes required!
Cooking time: 13 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

19. One-Pot Lamb Chops Pasta

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One-Pot Lamb Chops Pasta Recipe is a delectable dinner that's perfect for a busy weeknight.
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20. Creamy Chicken Pasta

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This chicken and pasta recipe will be on your dinner table all week long. It's so creamy and so comforting!
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21. Creamy Chicken Pasta

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This chicken pasta recipe skillet is a thick and creamy meal that will wow your entire family for dinner!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

22. Creamy Pesto Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes

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Creamy Pesto Pasta is quick and easy to throw together in no time. You'll enjoy this creamy pesto pasta recipe any night of the week!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

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This creamy garlic parmesan orzo pasta with spinach is a family favorite for weeknight dinners!
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24. Garlic Broccoli Stir-Fry with Pasta

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This broccoli stir fry recipewith pasta cannot get easier or quicker! It's loaded with flavor and ready in less than 30mn.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

25. Baked Salmon and Pasta

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This delicious baked salmon and pasta dish is top restaurant-quality. You'll love the salmon and pasta combo - 100% guaranteed!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

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Yield:
4 servings Prep Time: 10 min Cook time: 20 min

This spicy garlic butter pasta recipe is another quick pasta dinner with a ton of flavor!

Ingredients you need for the Garlic Butter Parmesan Pasta

8oz (225g) uncooked spaghetti pasta1 tablespoon instant bouillon (beef, chicken or vegetable)2 tablespoons olive oil2tablespoonsunsalted butter3 clovesgarlic,sliced1 or 2 tablespoons of your favorite hot sauce (we used Sriracha)1/4 teaspoonblackpepper1/2cupgrated Parmesan cheese1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley

Directions

1. To make the spicy garlic butter parmesan pasta: Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water with a tablespoon instant bouillon according to package directions. When the pasta is finished cooking, reserve about 1/4 cup of the pasta water, then drain the rest.

2. While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil and melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sliced garlic and hot sauce and cook for 2 minutes, stirring regularly, until it has started to turn golden brown and fragrant. Make sure not to burn the garlic, otherwise the dish will taste bitter.

3. Turn the heat to low and add the pasta. Quickly toss the pasta into the spicy garlic butter, then add reserved pasta water, parsley, and parmesan cheese. Finally, toss the pasta into the spicy garlic butter sauce with tongs to coat well.

4. Adjust seasoning with black pepper if necessary. Sprinkle the pasta with more fresh chopped parsley and parmesan, if you like. Serve the spicy garlic butter parmesan pasta immediately. Enjoy!


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