Pasta Recipes Archives

Goats Cheese and Spinach Cannelloni

I love cannelloni, as far as I am concerned baked cannelloni is the king of pasta bakes. It just begs to be experimented with and the number of fillings you can come up with is only limited by your imagination.

Wild Garlic Pesto Pasta with Gorgonzola Cheese

Landscape overhead image of wild garlic pesto pasta using rigatoni pasta garnished with gorgonzola cheese served in two wide white bowls

Wild garlic is a wonderful ingredient that has a perilously short season and is a great sign that summer is coming. This wild garlic pesto pasta fizzes with the flavour of garlic and basil and is pimped with a little gorgonzola cheese.

Halloumi and Tomato Orzo Salad

This super simple Orzo salad is both light and filling, featuring classic Mediterranean flavours like balsamic, tomato and basil it is topped with seared Halloumi cheese. The kicker is it is all done and dusted in less than 30 minutes!

This orzo salad recipe is me warming up for the changing seasons. Lighter and brighter flavours, fresher ingredients, a breath of fresh air if you like. This recipe sees a debut appearance from Orzo pasta and only the second appearance from halloumi cheese.

Butternut Squash Pasta

Often butternut squash pasta recipes take the form of a blended sauce, this recipe is a little different. It features cubes of butternut squash cooked in bacon and chili… I know right! Bacon and chili! It also has a little white wine and some rosemary.

Garlic Spaghetti with Blue Cheese and Sage

Pasta for the quick win again and this simple garlic spaghetti recipe is pushed over the top with some crispy sage breadcrumbs and Gorgonzola cheese.

This garlic spaghetti recipe is my take on olio e aglio… Except my version definitely leans towards Northern Italian produce rather!

Pasta e Fagioli: Italian Pasta and Bean Soup

Pasta e Fagioli is an Italian pasta and bean soup or stew. It is wonderfully frugal, hearty and full of great simple flavours.

The classic Italian pasta and bean soup, pasta e fagioli is a hearty simple big flavoured soup. Whether it be a minestrone or ribollita the Italians have a fine portfolio of comforting simple soups.

Skillet Turkey Meatball Pasta Bake

A pasta bake is such a comforting recipe and this turkey meatball pasta bake is gloriously tasty, cheesy and very very comforting!

Pasta bake recipes are a huge tick in the box for comfort food heaven. Cheesy goodness all baked in the oven that is easy to scale up and down make it a cooks and eaters delight. My turkey meatball pasta bake recipe is our current go-to favourite.

Salami and Leek Pasta

Landscape image of a leek and salami pasta with paccheri pasta served in a white bowl

If there is an ingredient better than pasta at being a midweek meal life saver I have no idea what it is. 10-12 minutes to cook and will work with practically any ingredient you have in your fridge or cupboard. Here we have a salami and leek pasta!

Pesto Pasta with Potatoes and Green Beans

Pesto Pasta with potatoes may sound odd but it is a really popular dish in the Ligurian region of Italy, a place where pesto is very much king!

The pesto pasta recipe is a surprising and relatively new addition to my pasta recipes. Potatoes and pasta may seem like a bit of an odd combination, but apperently it is a very popular recipe in the Ligurian region of Italy.

Squid Ink Pasta with Bacon, Spinach and Capers

Landscape over head image of black squid ink pasta with bacon, spinach and basil plated elegantly on a black plate against a dark backdrop with a fork and spoon

This squid ink pasta recipe with bacon, spinach and capers is not the first time the very dramatic black pasta has appeared here on Krumpli. I love the stuff, it adds so much drama to a dish but also a subtle but great flavour.