Pasta layered with tomato sauce, a three-cheese blend, and a dynamic duo of sweet sausage and beef. Easy to assemble ahead of time and bake when you need it.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Pasta with Meat or Seafood
Pasta recipes with meat or seafood - both entrees and side dishes.
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Baked Ziti With Sausage and Beef
Spicy Italian Sausage with Shrimp and Pasta
Unleash the ultimate pasta night with this spicy Italian sausage and shrimp combo. It's like an Italian vacation in a bowl, minus the airfare.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Tetrazzini-Style Macaroni Casserole
A baked pasta dish made with cooked turkey or chicken (great for using up leftovers), ham, olives, and cheese in a cream soup sauce.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Fat Tuesday Noodles With Smoked Sausage and Shrimp
These noodles may be named after Mardi Gras, but you can make them any time of the year to keep the party going! Andouille sausage and shrimp combine...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Fra Diavolo Sauce With Pasta
Sensational seafood and tomato pasta. Shrimp and scallops and cooked with juicy tomatoes makes a mean sauce for linguine and an even better dip for a crusty baguette on the...
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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Pub Cheese Beefy Mac
Made with red chili flakes, milk, butter, flour, Cheddar cheese with horseradish, Fontina cheese, kosher salt, black pepper, fresh basil
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easy Cheesy Beef Mac
A quick way to turn a box of macaroni and cheese into dinner
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Homemade Chicken Pasta-Roni
Make your own version of Pasta Roni at home with this recipe using simple ingredients you probably already have on hand!
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Copycat P.F. Chang's Dan Dan Noodles
Ground chicken is simmered in a spicy sauce and served over Asian egg noodles, just like at P.F. Chang's
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Soprano's Sunday Gravy
Go old school Italian with this slow-simmered recipe for real Sunday "gravy" (that's pasta sauce to non-Italians). Tony Soprano would be proud.
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Copycat Luby's Chicken Tetrazzini
Luby's Cafeteria makes a delicious tetrazzini that you can copy at home with this recipe. It's a great way to use leftover chicken (or turkey).
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Velveeta Chicken Tetrazzini
Creamy, cheesy, and totally satisfying, this Velveeta chicken tetrazzini showcases how a few easy ingredients can come together to offer a step up from typical casserole...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Lasagna for a Crowd
Lasagna is always a hit, and this crowd-sized recipe takes the guess work out of feeding a large group of people.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Copycat J. Alexander's Rattlesnake Pasta
If you're looking for a hearty tagliatelle pasta dish that combines creamy goodness with a bit of jalapeno heat, J. Alexander's Rattlesnake Pasta is the answer.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Fettuccine with Clam and Shrimp Alfredo Sauce
An easily adjustable recipe using alfredo sauce, cooked shrimp, canned clams, Parmesan cheese, and seasonings over fettuccine pasta
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Beef Macaroni Casserole
Macaroni is baked in a seasoned ground beef tomato sauce and topped with Cheddar cheese. A great weeknight casserole recipe.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Quick and Easy Johnny Marzetti
A can of tomato soup brings deep tomato flavor to this comfort food pasta, and it's perfect with a little hot sauce for an extra kick.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Beef Ravioli
From-scratch ravioli is worth the effort for sure. With fresh dough, homemade marinara and beef filling, this dish has that incredible flavor you'll only find from a labor of love.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Shrimp Manicotti
Manicotti pasta shells are stuffed with a cooked shrimp, veggie, and Parmesan filling and then topped with a creamy Alfredo sauce.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pasta With Fresh Littleneck Clams
A saucy skillet of linguini and fresh clams is as tasty as it is stunning, and all you need to turn it into a chic, full-out spread is a loaf of good bread and a...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Quick Macaroni And Beef Bake
Made with elbow or shell macaroni, garlic powder, onion, oil, ground beef, tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, salt, oregano
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Chicken Alfredo
A can of soup helps make a quick alfredo-style sauce in this easy dinner recipe. You can use fresh or frozen broccoli in it too.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Perogies
Dress up frozen perogies to taste like they were made from scratch by simply slow cooking them with chopped onions and bacon.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Red Lobster's Mussels Marinara
Simmered mussels in a white wine tomato sauce pair perfectly with pasta and some crusty bread for dipping.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Peasant Pasta
A scrumptious pasta bake made with lots of love. Sweet and hot Italian sausages slow-simmered in marinara sauce, scratch-made bechamel sauce with peas, and layers of ricotta and rigatoni....
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
What's the secret ingredient in these cakes? Pudding mix. It not only adds flavor but it gives the cake a richer, creamier texture. No one will know your secret ingredient!
Ah, the unassuming envelope of onion soup mix. It's more than just for onion soup (or dip). It adds tremendous flavor (and convenience) in all these recipes.
This Italian cheese is so versatile that it can be used in both sweet and savory recipes from cheesecakes to lasagnas.