I am similarly unadventurous - indeed, even more so. It's either cheese sauce, bolognese or some kind of tomato and vegetable sauce invented on the spot.

I have a lovely book called something like "the best one hundred pasta sauces" which has a load of Italian pasta recipes, often based very simply on veg. I keep meaning to try them but haven't got round to it yet. Sorry! I did try a sort of cream and sausage sauce, but it didn't make my skirt fly up all that much.

Surely someone here has voyaged into the realms of pasta adventure? I know there are even Italians on this forum. Any suggestions of good recipes for nervous pasta newbies?

mmm that is a very good sauce..   a variation  on that is bagna cauda.. with just the addition of a bit of butter and anchovy fillets.   that was my Fathers favourite good friday meal.  spaghettini with bagna cauda.    the anchovy fillets do this magic thing where they just melt out into the oil.. traditional would be not to use parm but that is purely personal.. it is good with it although it can be a bit salty if you have agressively salted the pasta water.

It's funny you should ask but I shall be cooking "plumas con champiñones" tomorrow. We obtained the ingredients today but I've never done it before so it may end up being beans on toast.

yep it is used for veg as well but you were talking about pasta.