Recipes with pasta

Lamb, lemon and garlic spaghetti

Meaty but still light enough for a sunny day meal. Make this meaty lemon garlic spaghetti by tossing pasta with ground lamb, sun-dried tomatoes, sliced pitted olives, capers and garlic, and squeezing in fresh lemon juice at the last minute.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

Pasta arrabbiata with fresh clams

Boil fresh clams (in their shells) in reduced spicy tomato sauce, toss in slightly undercooked pasta, garnish with basil and you've got a winner for dinner.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 3 people

Pasta with chicken and broccoli in garlic butter cream sauce

Butter, cream, garlic, chicken and pasta. What’s not to like? The recipe is easy; it’s hard to mess up with this chicken broccoli pasta unless you start scrimping on the ingredients. Because that’s where the magic lies — the freshest chicken, the freshest broccoli and copious amounts of butter and cheese. No scrimping allowed

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 people

Bacon macaroni salad

I love macaroni salad especially when it has so much in it — celery, carrot, pickle relish, crushed pineapple, meat, cheese… I have to admit though that there are times when I want more — more color, more texture and more flavor. Bacon is the answer.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

Lasagna roll-ups with crumbled sausage in tomato sauce

A party dish to make everyone gasp with delight! It looks pretty fancy, I know, but if you feel it's too much work to prepare lasagna this way, know that all the preparation can be done a day ahead.

Cook time: 40

Servings: 4 people