15+ Dreamy Creamy Pasta Recipes
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Wondering what’s for dinner tonight? Here is a selection of crazy delicious creamy pasta recipes that are easy, economical, and ready in no time.
They’re pure comfort in a bowl, sure to become new family-favorite meals.
It’s hard to resist a bowl of cozy, intensely flavourful, luscious pasta. It’s so comforting, perfect to satisfy any carb craving, and definitely a huge crowd pleaser for the entire family.
In case you missed them, today I’ve rounded up all my creamy pasta recipes for you to fuel your weeks ahead.
They are all fuss-free recipes that you can whip up in less than 20 minutes using inexpensive staple ingredients. They are simply amazing for busy weeknights.
Simple yet indulgent pasta dishes that are filling and satisfying enough to please the whole family, kids and adults alike.
Scroll through to check out my popular cream cheese pasta, lemon ricotta pasta, tomato spinach pasta and more incredible recipes.
Grab your apron and pan, try them tonight, and see for yourself!
Enjoy. x
Creamy Pasta Recipes
Lemon ricotta pasta with spinach
Featuring creamy ricotta, garlic and bright lemon this ultra smooth no-cook pasta sauce is sure to blow your mind. It's so easy yet amazing, one of those pasta recipes that you'll be making again and again.
Creamy Penne Pasta Recipe
In this recipe the silky sauce is made with rich cream cheese, parmesan and infused with aromatic garlic and lemon flavor. Penne is the perfect pasta shape for clinging onto all that flavour.
Sun-dried tomato pasta
Another amazing pasta recipe that combines creamy ricotta with intensely-flavored sun-dried tomatoes and fresh basil. It’s very easy to whip up, ready in less than 15 minutes, and everyone will come back for second.
Pasta with Spinach, easy & quick!
Pasta, creamy sauce, hints of nutmeg, and bright spinach, what could be a better combination? Just finish with grated parmesan cheese, black pepper… and DEVOUR!
One-pot Mac and Cheese
Rich and ultra creamy, this mac and cheese is super easy to whip up, you can cook everything in one pot, and dinner is ready in less than 20 minutes.
Creamy Pesto Pasta
This 15-minute pesto pasta is one of our family staples. A stupidly simple pasta dish that is beautifully creamy, perfect for speedy meal and sure to leave everyone licking their plates clean!
Cream cheese pasta
This cozy cream cheese pasta recipe gets so many rave reviews, and for good reasons! It's the perfect last-minute meal that comes together in a snap and tastes AMAZING. Good things don’t get much easier than this!
Creamy Broccoli Pasta (1-Pot)
This one-pot pasta recipes is easy to whip up and super delicious: cook the pasta, add broccoli in the final 5 minutes of the cooking time, stir in the cheese mixture until everything looks coated, creamy, and yummy!
One-Pot Creamy Spaghetti
Dreming of a bowl full of creamy spaghetti? This easy one-pot reciope ready in less than 15 minutes is for you. Quick, easy, economical and only one pot to wash. What's not to love?
Pasta with artichokes
Turn canned artichoke hearts into a scrumptious creamy pasta that comes together quickly and tastes luxurious. This recipe is perfect fot a weeknight dinner but it's also elegant enough to wow your dinner guests.
Creamy Spinach Tomato Pasta
Here the silky tomato passata is combined with cream cheese, parmesan and spinach – everyone’s favorite veggie – to make a sensational meal for when you want comfort food ready in a snap.
Tomato Pasta Sauce with Cream cheese
If you look for a scrumptious bowl of pasta that can be on the table in record time, this recipe is for you. It's a simple tomato creamy sauce, very straightforward to make yet full of delicious flavor.
Mushroom Ricotta Pasta
For a speedy yet sensational meal, try this scrumptious pasta with savory mushrooms and tossed with fresh ricotta. It's absolutely delicious, filling and looks gorgeous, too.
Pasta with Zucchini
What about creamy pasta with zucchini for a last-minute dinner party to impress vegetarian friends. It's a great way to use zucchini when they're in season. It also packs one of your five-a-day into one delicious meal.
One-Pot Tomato basil Pasta with Ricotta
A quick and tasty one-pot pasta recipe that uses tomato sauce, ricotta and fresh basil. A delicious meal that goes from pot to plate in just 20 minutes, ideal for busy midweek nights.
Walnut sauce pasta
Whip up this amazing walnut sauce pasta in less than 20 minutes. It's simple to make, budget-friendly and so good.
Bucatini cacio e pepe
Learn how to make this classic Italian bucatini cacio e pepe! The recipe features only pasta, pecorino cheese, pepper and starchy water, but its flavor and beautiful mouth feeling are to die for.
If you loved these creamy pasta recipes…
If you are a pasta lover, I have more pasta recipes for you to try, terrific and affordable meals perfect for your weeknight dinners:
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15+ Dreamy Creamy Pasta Recipes
Ingredients
Pasta
- 8 oz (225 grams) Linguine or spaghetti (or your fav pasta shapes)
Homemade Basil Pesto (or ½ cup of store-bought)
- 1 ½ cup (40 grams) basil leaves
- ¼ cup (20 grams) grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts (or ¼ cup cashews)*
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground pepper
- ¼ cup (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil
Cream Cheese pesto
- ½ cup (120 grams) pesto (homemade or store-bought)
- ½ cup (100 grams) soft cream cheese
- ¼ cup (60 ml) pasta water, plus more if needed
Instructions
Pasta
- Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook pasta per packet instructions.
- When the pasta is nearly done reserve ½ cup of pasta cooking water (you need it for the sauce), and stop cooking and drain the pasta.
Pesto
- To save time, while the pasta is cooking, make the pesto: place all ingredients except olive oil in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
- With the motor running, slowly pour the oil in through the feeder tube. Blitz until smooth (or to desired consistency), adding a touch of extra oil or water if it helps to blitz.
Creamy pesto pasta sauce
- Place cream cheese, pesto and ¼ cup of pasta cooking water in a large bowl (save the rest of the water in case you need it later). Stir until creamy and smooth.
- Drain the pasta and add it to the bowl and toss everything together until well combined and the pasta well coated and creamy. Add an extra touch of the reserved pasta water if needed.
- Serve immediately while it's still hot with extra grated parmesan cheese and a few toasted pine nuts on top if you wish. Enjoy!
