Don’t settle with your cooking by using the same old pasta recipes you’ve been using all year. Instead, spice up your cooking this summer with some unconventional pasta recipes that are sure to make your taste buds tingle. These top 10 pasta recipes are easy to make and use simple, fresh and tasty ingredients that when put together will taste like you took a bite out of the summer air.
Bacon? Yes Please! This delicious recipe for spinach tortellini calls for an abundance of crunchy pieces of bacon to be thrown into the mix, and we say the more the merrier. Smooth and creamy filled tortellini combined with crunchy bacon pieces creates a development of contrasting textures that makes every bite delectable.
A beautiful blend of fresh-tasting ingredients makes this pasta recipe one for the books. The blend of ingredients in this recipe will make you transcend into a world of flavors. Fresh spinach, wholesome basil, and sweet pees compliment the star protein, shrimp, for one of the freshest tasting pasta recipes perfect for the summer.
A delicious blend of fresh vegetables screams summertime! Check out this delicious recipe for your next meal.
Pro tip: Substitute vegetables in any of your pasta recipes with farm-fresh seasonal produce, to make your dishes taste extra fresh and complement other summertime recipe concoctions. This is definitely one of the tastiest vegetable pasta recipes ever!
Satisfy all of your cravings for cheese with this delectable four cheese pasta. This creamy dish will fill your mouth with cheesy goodness without making you feel guilty about the calories. Spaghetti squash stands as an even substitute for regular noodles but lessens the calories and gluten while giving you powerful nutrients. One of the cheesiest pasta recipes out there!
This tasty recipe takes little to no time to make. Using just five simple ingredients, orecchiette noodles, pesto, cherry tomatoes, basil, and feta, you wouldn’t believe how flavorful this pasta dish is. Try out this pasta salad recipe for when you’re in a time crunch at meal time.
Just because its summer doesn’t mean that we have to stick to fresh and light recipes. We are allowed to indulge with some creamy, rich comfort food during the season of swimsuits and long days outside. This rich and creamy casserole dish fulfills all expectations of wholesome comfort and would be perfect to make and eat on any rainy summer day spent inside. Get the full recipe and other similar pasta recipes here.
If you like to put minimal effort into cooking, but still desire the taste of an over the top delicious meal, then this recipe is perfect for you. All you need is one large skillet to throw in all the tasty ingredients that this recipe requires. Mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, and garlic fill this pasta dish with fresh flavors and unique textures that compliment the juicy chicken pieces well. Find the full recipe here.
Out of the other pasta recipes, this one may be for the culinary pros. Managing to get the final product to look as aesthetic as the picture, requires time, patience and a little bit of history in the kitchen. Take a try at this pretty pasta dish, and prove to yourself and others your master culinary skills. Find out how to make this dish here.
Fresh and light ingredients combine together to make the perfect summer pasta dish. Hints of lemon juice shine through in this recipe, adding bursts of citrusy flavor to every bite. Check out the full recipe and other similar pasta recipes here.
This pasta recipe is a must! Using tomato paste instead of canned tomatoes that are crushed, peeled or whole makes for one of the most unique vodka sauces that’s smoother and more velvety than the rest. Get the full pasta recipe here.
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