Inspiration: 25 Pasta Favourites

Do you ever get stuck for ideas with your pantry staples – such as pasta, especially when you need to serve it to your kids? Do you find yourself cooking the same-old because you can’t be bothered searching for something new? When we get stuck, there’s no better inspiration than the community of One Handed Cooks on our Facebook page.

Today we asked, “If the kids asked for pasta for dinner tonight what will you cook for them?”

The answers were fabulous, so here they are for your own inspiration, and we’ve linked so some of our own recipes you might like to try.

• Sweet potato gnocchi
• Homemade pasta
• Penne in cauliflower sauce
• Carbonara
• CSI ‘chuck stuff in’ pasta e.g. pasta with chicken, pesto, broccoli, cream cheese, capers & artichokes
• Bolognese with shredded veggies e.g. zucchini, carrot, eggplant, chopped tomato
• Chicken and veg lasagna
• Zucchini ribbons with bolognese sauce
• Zucchini, bacon and thyme pasta
• Basil pesto pasta
• Homemade tomato sauce with pasta
• Meatball and tomato risoni
• Bow tie pasta with garlic butter sauce and zucchini
• Baked Meatballs in a Simple Tomato Sauce
• Carrot, Tomato and Cheese Pasta
• Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
  
• Beef & Veggie Lasagna with Ricotta
• Zucchini, Broccoli & Pine Nut Risoni
• Creamy Tuna Muffins 
• Tuna Mornay 
• Spaghetti Bolognese for Kids
  
• Spaghetti Bolognese Muffin Leftovers
  
• Cheesy Carrot & Broccoli Pasta
• Pork, Fennel & Quinoa Meatballs
  
• Vegetable Lasanga