Browning the tomato paste for a minute gives a long-simmered taste in twenty.
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What to Make With Pasta
A box of pasta plus two or three other things is a complete dinner. These cover creamy, tomatoey and garlicky.
Underdo the pasta slightly; it finishes in the sauce in the oven.
Cheap · Family
Starchy pasta water turns butter and lemon into a sauce that clings.
Under 30 min
A home for the half-bags of vegetables at the back of the fridge.
Vegetarian · Healthy · Cheap · One pot
Jarred pesto plus pasta water equals a sauce in thirty seconds.
Under 30 min · Family
Taking the pot off the heat before adding cheese stops it going grainy.
Vegetarian · Family · Cheap · Under 30 min · One pot
Cooking zucchini until it collapses turns it into the sauce.
Vegetarian · Under 30 min · Cheap
Adding the eggs off the heat makes a sauce, not scrambled eggs.
Under 30 min
The pan juices become the sauce.
Sheet pan · Family
Pasta cooks right in the sauce, so the starch thickens it.
One pot · Family · Cheap · Under 30 min
The one tip
Always save a mug of the cooking water before draining. Its starch turns butter, cheese or pesto into a glossy sauce.
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Questions people ask
What can I make with pasta tonight?
Quick options: Weeknight Spaghetti Bolognese, Tuna Pasta Bake, Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta, Pantry Minestrone. Each is on this page with a full recipe and a serving scaler.
Any tips for cooking pasta?
Always save a mug of the cooking water before draining. Its starch turns butter, cheese or pesto into a glossy sauce.