190 Pasta & risotto recipes

Indulge in our delicious risotto and pasta recipes, find delicious takes on Italian classics like lasagne and seafood tagliatelle and learn how to make a basic risotto recipe that you can then mix and match to make your own.

Cheat's pea soup
24 minutes Super easy
Cheat's pea soup
Sardine spaghetti
30 minutes Not too tricky
Sardine spaghetti
Quick seafood pasta
20 minutes Not too tricky
Quick seafood pasta
One-pan veggie lasagne
45 minutes Not too tricky
One-pan veggie lasagne
Vivid green risotto
30 minutes Not too tricky
Vivid green risotto
Cheat's squash pasta
1 hour 40 minutes Super easy
Cheat's squash pasta
Silky squash risotto
1 hour 20 minutes Not too tricky
Silky squash risotto
Freezer-raid springtime risotto
45 minutes Not too tricky
Freezer-raid springtime risotto
Buddy's Bolognese
3 hours 30 minutes Not too tricky
Buddy's Bolognese
Beautiful courgette carbonara
20 minutes Not too tricky
Beautiful courgette carbonara
Scruffy aubergine lasagne
1 hour 35 minutes Not too tricky
Scruffy aubergine lasagne
Summer tagliatelle
20 minutes Not too tricky
Summer tagliatelle
Sweet leek carbonara
50 minutes Not too tricky
Sweet leek carbonara
Greens mac 'n' cheese
1 hour Not too tricky
Greens mac 'n' cheese
Roasted tomato risotto
1 hour Not too tricky
Roasted tomato risotto
Honeymoon spaghetti
Not too tricky
Honeymoon spaghetti
Basic recipe for fresh egg pasta dough
30 minutes Not too tricky
Basic recipe for fresh egg pasta dough
Rotolo of spinach, squash & ricotta
2 hours Not too tricky
Rotolo of spinach, squash & ricotta
Broccoli & anchovy orecchiette
20 minutes Not too tricky
Broccoli & anchovy orecchiette
Spaghetti with anchovies, dried chilli & pangrattato
20 minutes Not too tricky
Spaghetti with anchovies, dried chilli & pangrattato
Seafood risotto
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Seafood risotto
Epic vegan lasagne
2 hours 30 minutes Not too tricky
Epic vegan lasagne
Danny Devito's family pasta
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Danny Devito's family pasta
Amazing ravioli
2 hours 45 minutes Not too tricky
Amazing ravioli
Classic tomato spaghetti
30 minutes Not too tricky
Classic tomato spaghetti
Mushroom farfalle
15 minutes Not too tricky
Mushroom farfalle
Summer veg lasagne
25 minutes Not too tricky
Summer veg lasagne
Stuffed braised squid
1 hour Not too tricky
Stuffed braised squid
Tomato & broad bean orecchiette
30 minutes Not too tricky
Tomato & broad bean orecchiette
Aubergine & black chickpea orecchiette
30 minutes Not too tricky
Aubergine & black chickpea orecchiette
Potato gnocchi
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Potato gnocchi
Panissa rice
55 minutes Not too tricky
Panissa rice
Sausage & red wine risotto
45 minutes Not too tricky
Sausage & red wine risotto
Ultimate mushroom risotto
40 minutes Not too tricky
Ultimate mushroom risotto
Simple courgette pasta
25 minutes Not too tricky
Simple courgette pasta
Corteccia
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Corteccia
Orecchiette
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Orecchiette
Sausage linguine
15 minutes Not too tricky
Sausage linguine
Tuna fettuccine
20 minutes Not too tricky
Tuna fettuccine
Sausage cavatelli
1 hour 25 minutes Not too tricky
Sausage cavatelli
Asparagus linguine
15 minutes Not too tricky
Asparagus linguine
Tortiglioni
25 minutes Not too tricky
Tortiglioni
Nonna Teresa's pasta
15 minutes Not too tricky
Nonna Teresa's pasta
Veal ragù cannelloni
As seen on Friday Night Feast
3 hours 50 minutes Showing off
Veal ragù cannelloni
12-minute spaghettini
12 minutes Super easy
12-minute spaghettini
Ashley Jensen's Umbrian pasta
As seen on Friday Night Feast
1 hour 20 minutes Not too tricky
Ashley Jensen's Umbrian pasta
Sarah Millican's Tuscan sausage & tomato pasta
As seen on Friday Night Feast
50 minutes Not too tricky
Sarah Millican's Tuscan sausage & tomato pasta
Cracker ravioli
3 hours Showing off
Cracker ravioli
Pippa's spaghetti Bolognese
2 hours Not too tricky
Pippa's spaghetti Bolognese
Pear & gorgonzola farfalle
15 minutes Not too tricky
Pear & gorgonzola farfalle
Spicy 'nduja vongole
15 minutes Not too tricky
Spicy 'nduja vongole
Garlic mushroom pasta
16 minutes Super easy
Garlic mushroom pasta
Aubergine penne arrabbiata
28 minutes Not too tricky
Aubergine penne arrabbiata
Carbonara cake
1 hour Not too tricky
Carbonara cake
Sausage pasta
45 minutes Not too tricky
Sausage pasta
Turkey risotto
35 minutes Not too tricky
Turkey risotto
Squash & ricotta ravioli
2 hours 30 minutes Not too tricky
Squash & ricotta ravioli
Squash & sausage risotto
55 minutes Not too tricky
Squash & sausage risotto
Tomato, red wine & chorizo risotto
Not too tricky
Tomato, red wine & chorizo risotto
Chicken milanese with spaghetti
45 minutes Showing off
Chicken milanese with spaghetti
Tomato & caper linguine
15 minutes Super easy
Tomato & caper linguine
Christmas carbonara
25 minutes Super easy
Christmas carbonara
Sausage pasta bake
1 hour Super easy
Sausage pasta bake
Spinach lasagne
50 minutes Not too tricky
Spinach lasagne
Spring veg pasta
25 minutes Super easy
Spring veg pasta
Spaghetti atterrati
30 minutes Not too tricky
Spaghetti atterrati
Raw vegan spag bol
25 minutes Not too tricky
Raw vegan spag bol
Chicken ‘paella’
1 hour Not too tricky
Chicken ‘paella’
Prawn & chorizo orzo
35 minutes Not too tricky
Prawn & chorizo orzo
Pasta and green olives
15 minutes Super easy
Pasta and green olives
World’s most elegant winter pasta
30 minutes Not too tricky
World’s most elegant winter pasta
Zesty sardine & purple kale spaghetti
20 minutes Super easy
Zesty sardine & purple kale spaghetti
Sicilian spaghetti alla Norma
45 minutes Super easy
Sicilian spaghetti alla Norma
Pappardelle with peas, broad beans & pecorino
15 minutes Super easy
Pappardelle with peas, broad beans & pecorino
Spaghetti with wood pigeon ragù
2 hours 15 minutes Not too tricky
Spaghetti with wood pigeon ragù
Creamy seafood lasagne
1 hour Showing off
Creamy seafood lasagne
Double whammy arrabbiata
30 minutes Not too tricky
Double whammy arrabbiata
Seafood paella
2 hours 10 minutes Showing off
Seafood paella
Sausage, kale & ricotta bake
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Sausage, kale & ricotta bake
Casarecce with broccoli & anchovies
35 minutes Not too tricky
Casarecce with broccoli & anchovies
Pea, mint & basil arancini cakes
50 minutes Not too tricky
Pea, mint & basil arancini cakes
Penne in salsa di cipolle (Penne with onion sauce)
1 hour Not too tricky
Penne in salsa di cipolle (Penne with onion sauce)
Spaghetti aglio, olio & spring greens
20 minutes Super easy
Spaghetti aglio, olio & spring greens
Tortellini in brodo
4 hours 15 minutes Showing off
Tortellini in brodo
Sicilian Meatballs Al Forno
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Sicilian Meatballs Al Forno
Oozy courgette risotto
40 minutes Not too tricky
Oozy courgette risotto
Rabbit ragu
4 hours 50 minutes Not too tricky
Rabbit ragu
Pasta with aubergine & tomato sauce
40 minutes Not too tricky
Pasta with aubergine & tomato sauce
David Tennant's Croatian-style cuttlefish risotto
1 hour Showing off
David Tennant's Croatian-style cuttlefish risotto
Stilton & pear gnocchi
25 minutes Super easy
Stilton & pear gnocchi
Goldie Hawn's fettuccine Alfredo
45 minutes Not too tricky
Goldie Hawn's fettuccine Alfredo
Salsa spaghetti
15 minutes Not too tricky
Salsa spaghetti
Prawn & courgette spaghetti
20 minutes Super easy
Prawn & courgette spaghetti
Veggie carbonara
30 minutes Super easy
Veggie carbonara
Pea & Popeye pesto pasta
30 minutes Not too tricky
Pea & Popeye pesto pasta
Winter pasta salad
30 minutes Not too tricky
Winter pasta salad
Incredible leftover lasagne
3 hours 30 minutes Showing off
Incredible leftover lasagne
Skinny carbonara
20 minutes Super easy
Skinny carbonara
Gennaro's pasta frittata – lots of ways
20 minutes Super easy
Gennaro's pasta frittata – lots of ways
Gennaro's simple tuna bucatini
10 minutes Super easy
Gennaro's simple tuna bucatini
Gennaro's butternut squash & pancetta penne
40 minutes Not too tricky
Gennaro's butternut squash & pancetta penne
Gennaro's Parma ham & red pepper with taglierini
20 minutes Super easy
Gennaro's Parma ham & red pepper with taglierini
Gennaro's classic spaghetti carbonara
10 minutes Super easy
Gennaro's classic spaghetti carbonara
Family spaghetti Bolognese
2 hours Not too tricky
Family spaghetti Bolognese
Chicken, leek & pea pasta bake
1 hour Super easy
Chicken, leek & pea pasta bake
Kerryann’s tuna pasta bake
1 hour Super easy
Kerryann’s tuna pasta bake
Jamie’s classic family lasagne
4 hours Not too tricky
Jamie’s classic family lasagne
Pasta pesto
15 minutes Not too tricky
Pasta pesto
Lobster mac 'n' cheese
2 hours Showing off
Lobster mac 'n' cheese
Royal pasta dough
30 minutes Not too tricky
Royal pasta dough
Bolognese ravioli
2 hours 30 minutes Showing off
Bolognese ravioli
Vegan mac ‘n’ cheese
40 minutes Super easy
Vegan mac ‘n’ cheese
Basil gnudi
40 minutes Not too tricky
Basil gnudi
Wholewheat ravioli with courgette flowers & ricotta
55 minutes Showing off
Wholewheat ravioli with courgette flowers & ricotta
Winter squash penne
15 minutes Super easy
Winter squash penne
Rigatoni with roasted tomatoes & ricotta salata
1 hour Super easy
Rigatoni with roasted tomatoes & ricotta salata
Spinach & ricotta cannelloni
1 hour 30 minutes Showing off
Spinach & ricotta cannelloni
Crab rigatoni
35 minutes Super easy
Crab rigatoni
Pasta con le sarde
50 minutes Super easy
Pasta con le sarde
Gluten-free pasta dough
45 minutes Showing off
Gluten-free pasta dough
Gluten-free beef lasagne
3 hours 15 minutes Not too tricky
Gluten-free beef lasagne
Chicken & chorizo paella
50 minutes Not too tricky
Chicken & chorizo paella
Carbonara of smoked mackerel
25 minutes Not too tricky
Carbonara of smoked mackerel
Classic tomato spaghetti
1 hour 15 minutes Super easy
Classic tomato spaghetti
Grilled tuna with tomato spaghetti
40 minutes Super easy
Grilled tuna with tomato spaghetti
Spicy spaghetti vongole
1 hour Super easy
Spicy spaghetti vongole
Sienna Miller's duck ragù
4 hours 10 minutes Showing off
Sienna Miller's duck ragù
Oozy cheesy pasta with crispy pangritata
30 minutes Super easy
Oozy cheesy pasta with crispy pangritata
Rescue me kedgeree
35 minutes Not too tricky
Rescue me kedgeree
Jools' sweet pea & prawn pasta shells
15 minutes Super easy
Jools' sweet pea & prawn pasta shells
Good old lasagne
3 hours 5 minutes Not too tricky
Good old lasagne
Grandad's mussel linguine (Linguine con cozze di Nonno)
10 minutes Super easy
Grandad's mussel linguine (Linguine con cozze di Nonno)
Pork meatloaf
1 hour Super easy
Pork meatloaf
Gennaro’s spaghetti alla puttanesca
15 minutes Super easy
Gennaro’s spaghetti alla puttanesca
Beautifully cheesy pasta fonduta
25 minutes Super easy
Beautifully cheesy pasta fonduta
Spaghetti Bolognese
1 hour 15 minutes Super easy
Spaghetti Bolognese
Risotto bianco (white risotto)
45 minutes Not too tricky
Risotto bianco (white risotto)
Southend-stylee pappardelle
2 hours 30 minutes Not too tricky
Southend-stylee pappardelle
Chorizo carbonara
15 minutes Super easy
Chorizo carbonara
Sausage gnocchi
15 minutes Super easy
Sausage gnocchi
Sweet leek, ricotta and tomato lasagne
1 hour Super easy
Sweet leek, ricotta and tomato lasagne
Aubergine lasagne
1 hour 35 minutes Not too tricky
Aubergine lasagne
Beautiful sorrel risotto
1 hour Not too tricky
Beautiful sorrel risotto
Wonderful wild garlic & sausage fusilli
50 minutes Super easy
Wonderful wild garlic & sausage fusilli
Tagliatelle with asparagus and tomato
25 minutes Super easy
Tagliatelle with asparagus and tomato
Tagliatelle, Genovese-style
20 minutes Super easy
Tagliatelle, Genovese-style
Orecchiette with raw tomato sauce
20 minutes Super easy
Orecchiette with raw tomato sauce
Yellow bean, vodka and smoked haddock risotto
50 minutes Super easy
Yellow bean, vodka and smoked haddock risotto
Three cheese risotto
55 minutes Super easy
Three cheese risotto
Taglierini with a simple sweet tomato sauce and shrimps
30 minutes Super easy
Taglierini with a simple sweet tomato sauce and shrimps
Tagliatelle with asparagus, crispy pancetta and Parmesan
30 minutes Super easy
Tagliatelle with asparagus, crispy pancetta and Parmesan
Sweet vanilla risotto with poached peaches and chocolate
50 minutes Not too tricky
Sweet vanilla risotto with poached peaches and chocolate
Summertime tagliarini
30 minutes Super easy
Summertime tagliarini
Squash and ricotta pasta bake
1 hour 20 minutes Super easy
Squash and ricotta pasta bake
Spicy pangrattato risotto
55 minutes Not too tricky
Spicy pangrattato risotto
Spaghetti with prawns and rocket (Spaghetti con gamberetti e rucola)
20 minutes Not too tricky
Spaghetti with prawns and rocket (Spaghetti con gamberetti e rucola)
Spaghetti vongole
30 minutes Not too tricky
Spaghetti vongole
Simple summer spaghetti
30 minutes Super easy
Simple summer spaghetti
Simple baked lasagne
3 hours 10 minutes Not too tricky
Simple baked lasagne
Sausage carbonara (Linguine alla carbonara di salsiccia)
20 minutes Super easy
Sausage carbonara (Linguine alla carbonara di salsiccia)
Roast squash, sage, chestnut and pancetta risotto
1 hour 35 minutes Not too tricky
Roast squash, sage, chestnut and pancetta risotto
Quick tomato macaroni cheese
45 minutes Super easy
Quick tomato macaroni cheese
Quick sausage meatballs with a tomato & basil sauce, spaghetti & sweet raw peas
30 minutes Super easy
Quick sausage meatballs with a tomato & basil sauce, spaghetti & sweet raw peas
Spicy sausage fusilli
30 minutes Super easy
Spicy sausage fusilli
Penne with tomato, basil, olives and pecorino
40 minutes Super easy
Penne with tomato, basil, olives and pecorino
Pea and goat’s cheese risotto
30 minutes Super easy
Pea and goat’s cheese risotto
Pasta peperonata
1 hour Super easy
Pasta peperonata
Parsnip and pancetta tagliatelle with parmesan and butter
25 minutes Super easy
Parsnip and pancetta tagliatelle with parmesan and butter
Oven-baked rigatoni with wild boar salami
45 minutes Super easy
Oven-baked rigatoni with wild boar salami
My favourite paella
1 hour 10 minutes Super easy
My favourite paella
Mini shell pasta with a creamy smoked bacon & pea sauce
15 minutes Super easy
Mini shell pasta with a creamy smoked bacon & pea sauce
Mediterranean-style herring linguine
20 minutes Super easy
Mediterranean-style herring linguine
Meatballs & pasta
45 minutes Not too tricky
Meatballs & pasta
Mackerel pasta salad
30 minutes Super easy
Mackerel pasta salad
Macaroni cheese
35 minutes Super easy
Macaroni cheese
Lemon linguine
20 minutes Super easy
Lemon linguine
Grilled mushroom risotto
1 hour Not too tricky
Grilled mushroom risotto
Fennel risotto with ricotta and dried chilli (Risotto ai finocchi con ricotta e peperoncino)
45 minutes Super easy
Fennel risotto with ricotta and dried chilli (Risotto ai finocchi con ricotta e peperoncino)
Farfalle with carbonara and spring peas
30 minutes Super easy
Farfalle with carbonara and spring peas
Chicken, sausage & prawn jambalaya
1 hour 20 minutes Super easy
Chicken, sausage & prawn jambalaya
Chicken and mushroom pasta bake (Spaghetti tetrazzini)
50 minutes Super easy
Chicken and mushroom pasta bake (Spaghetti tetrazzini)
Cheat’s homemade pappardelle with quick tomato sauce
25 minutes Super easy
Cheat’s homemade pappardelle with quick tomato sauce
Awesome spinach & ricotta cannelloni
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Awesome spinach & ricotta cannelloni
Asparagus, mint & lemon risotto
1 hour 5 minutes Not too tricky
Asparagus, mint & lemon risotto
Artichoke risotto (Risotto ai carciofi)
55 minutes Not too tricky
Artichoke risotto (Risotto ai carciofi)
Apple and walnut risotto with gorgonzola
1 hour Super easy
Apple and walnut risotto with gorgonzola
A killer mac 'n' cheese
1 hour Not too tricky
A killer mac 'n' cheese
A basic risotto recipe
45 minutes Super easy
A basic risotto recipe
A basic recipe for fresh egg pasta
1 hour Not too tricky
A basic recipe for fresh egg pasta
12-hour rabbit bolognese
12 hours 30 minutes Not too tricky
12-hour rabbit bolognese
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