Your favourite way to eat pasta

[Pastamasta]

If I'm out I love a well made lasagne. At home, for a quick and easy dinner, I love making a sauce with Boursin cheese and having it with penne, mixed with chicken and doused in doused in lemon. Anything creamy and garlicky is a winner.

And sometimes you just can't beat a good plate of (very cheesy) macaroni cheese with garlic bread. I'm not sure if that last one is a British thing or a Scottish concoction. Up here macaroni cheese always comes with garlic bread.

What's your favourite way to have pasta? Answers in more detail than "by the tonne weight" please.

With the exception of marmite, ketchup and chicken nuggets, I approve of all the suggestions on this thread 😜 although am mildly curious so may try them!

I made spag bol today.

But veg ragu with fusilli and salmon or chicken breast is another fave.
Tuna and pasta (hot or cold)
Amatriciana
Arrabbiata
Olive oil, chilli, garlic and spaghetti / linguini
Meatballs and spaghetti
Mac n cheese
Ravioli

I'm allergic to shellfish but if I wasn't this list would be wonderful.

That's my quick dinner too.

But my favourite way to eat pasta has to be in Italy !

Lasagna 100%

Carbonara

Lasagna

Prefer tomato based sauce and like lots of garlic, herbs and melted cheese on top. Lasagne, bolognaise, arrabiatta etc. I like smaller pasta shapes, spaghetti is an absolute pain and I end up with sauce all over my face.

Sweetcorn?! 😱

Wild Mushroom, Celeriac & Black Truffle Tagliatelle -Buffalo Mozzarella - Gremolata

Tagliatelle, wild mushroom, buffalo mozzarella and gremolata.

what is dirty pasta? Is it as yummy as a dirty martini? Thanks!

Carbonara but replace the bacon with smoked salmon and Mary Berry 15 minute pasta

Spinach, olive oil, pesto, pine nuts with Parmesan cheese

I love a cold pasta salad at a BBQ that I personally make with fried mushroom, courgette and pepper tossed with grated cheese and mayo. My student classic and still guilty pleasure is the hot version of that, so you add the mayo and cheese to freshly fried veg and just cooked pasta. Then loads of black pepper. Delicious but a very occasional treat now!

M&S crab linguine is yum

I think it’s the one you make in a mug?

Creamy Cajun chicken pasta is my absolute favourite. If I'm sodding the calories I make the sauce with double cream, Parmesan and Cajun spice. Otherwise I replace the cream with light Philadelphia. Pan fry the chicken with peppers and onions and more Cajun spice and then mix in the sauce. It's my absolute favourite.

@Judystilldreamsofhorses Your spring lasagne sounds delicious.

An easy one:
Cook pasta
Toast pine nuts
Tub of fresh pesto
Packet of chopped baby spinach
Mix
Cheese
Slurp

We eat too much pasta because we love it. Some of our favourites are Chilli mac, million dollar spaghetti, nando's pasta, taco spaghetti, chicken caesar pasta salad, creamy lemon chicken pasta, spinach and ricotta caneloni, creamy sausage gochujang pasta, Italian pasta salad with loads of salami, BLT pasta salad, French onion mac and cheese, chicken kyiv pasta.

My user name is inspired by my love of pasta, spaghetti bolognese being my all time favourite. I also love carbonara made with a normal Schwartz packet mix and lots of crispy bacon.

I also make linguine with spicy chicken and tender stem broccoli in a mature cheddar cheese sauce. I came up with the recipe when there was very little in the cupboards and it was so tasty I've made it again quite a few times!

Let me know if you like it. It’s the only meal we have on a weekly basis, i save it for when I’m in a cba mood

My favourite way to eat pasta is in big portions. Everything beyond that is negotiable.

Nigella has it as a recipe in one of her books, and I'm happy to confirm it's delicious.

Honestly OP, marmite spaghetti is way nicer than it sounds. Try the Nigella recipe. It's one of our go to meals when we have to raid the cupboards for dinner.

I have said this before on here but I love cajun halloumi rigatoni. Boil rigatoni, while that's cooking fry cubes of halloumi with onions, peppers and cajun seasoning. Add some tomato purée, cream cheese and a ladleful of the pasta water to make a sauce. Toss through the pasta and add chopped basil and a squeeze of lemon. It is creamy, cheesy, spicy deliciousness.

For shop bought I love the Sainsbury's taste the difference prawn and chilli ravioli cooked then stirred through hot, melted butter in which I've fried some chilli flakes and a tonne of garlic.

Would you mind sharing your veggie lasagne recipe @RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie? It’s one thing I can’t seem to “veggie-ise” very well, but it used to be a favourite! I’ve tried before with green lentils but it wasn’t amazing. Any tips gratefully received!

Anyone after a creamy salmon recipe should try this one, it’s delicious https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/pasta-salmon-peas

Fried gnocchi with mushrooms and leeks. All fried in butter and then add a spoonful of miso. When that’s melted, serve with lots of Parmesan and black pepper.

Also love fried gnocchi with chorizo, tomatoes and marscapone stirred through just before serving.

@AtLeastThreeDrinks
If not feeling lazy, I roast peppers, chunks of red onion and whole or halved mushrooms.
Meanwhile, make a sauce of chopped onions, finely diced carrots and red pepper, courgette sometimes, garlic, thyme, oregano - fry. Add balsamic vinegar and a glass of red wine. Add stock, Mutti tinned tomatoes and Puy lentils. Cook the sauce for ages in the oven, checking if you need to add more water.
Mix the roasted vege in and assembly lasagne as usual with white sauce and parmesan type cheese on top.

If feeling more lazy, I don't roast the vege. Instead I fry up diced onion, red pepper, carrots, courgette, mushrooms. Add the garlic, herbs etc as above but not the guy lentils. Cook it up slowly in the oven then add Merchant Gourmet cooked lentils. Assemble as usual.

I think the long slow cooking, the good tomatoes and lots of wine are key. I also think Puy lentils are nicer than green, as they somehow taste richer.

Happy to admit I make the very best arabiatta in the world. It's my go to. Can't beat it.