Pasta is one of our favorite weeknight dinners. If you have time to boil water and make a quick pan sauce, you can easily cook a cozy, satisfying dinner in under 30 minutes. But some pasta dishes take “easy” to the next level. Inspired by Meghan Markle‘s one-skillet spaghetti and Martha Stewart‘s one-pan pasta, we’ve collected this list of 10 pasta dishes that only require one pot or pan.
One-Pot White Wine Pasta with Mushrooms and Leeks
This creamy, savory dinner from recipe developer Robin Bashinsky comes together in just 30 minutes with short pasta, sautéed cremini mushrooms and leeks, and a lemony white wine cream sauce.
Pasta e Ceci (Pasta with Chickpeas)
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This vegetarian Italian soup from F&W recipe developer Craig Ruff features pantry staples like ditalini pasta and chickpeas that cook in a rosemary- and thyme-scented broth.
Fettuccine Alfredo with Asparagus
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Crisp-tender asparagus and fettuccine cook in the same pot for this easy springtime dinner. They’re then combined with a simple combination of butter, cream, Parmesan, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
Thin Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, Feta, and Mint
This speedy weeknight spaghetti from F&W contributor Justin Chapple evokes the Mediterranean with ingredients like juicy cherry tomatoes, tangy feta cheese, pungent kalamata olives, and lots of fresh mint.
Spaghetti all’Assassina
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This traditional spicy Italian pasta from food writer Katie Quinn calls for pouring boiling water over raw spaghetti in a skillet with garlic, peperoncini, and tomato purée, a technique that creates irresistible crispy bits.
Pasta with No-Cook Tomato Sauce
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This summery dinner from associate editorial director of food, Chandra Ram, requires only one pot for boiling the angel hair pasta. It’s tossed with a no-cook sauce made with grated beefsteak and cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
Chicken in a Pot with Lemon Orzo
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Although sometimes confused for rice, orzo is a short pasta. In this one-pot recipe from legendary chef Nigella Lawson, it soaks up the flavors of an entire chicken and two lemons, plus other aromatics.
Linguine with Frenched Green Beans and Parsley Pesto
For this verdant pasta dish from 1988 F&W Best New Chef Johanne Killeen, linguine and green beans cook in the same pot, then are tossed with an effortless parsley pesto that gets a little kick from cayenne.
Spaghetti with Cacio e Pepe Butter
An easy compound butter made with Pecorino, freshly ground black pepper, and kosher salt adds cheesy, peppery flavor to this dish from F&W contributor Justin Chapple. It gets tossed with spaghetti and broccoli rabe that cook in the same pot.
Fresh Tomato & Parsley Spaghetti
It doesn’t get much easier than this 20-minute dish from food writer Scott Hocker, which calls for tossing cooked spaghetti with extra-virgin olive oil, ripe tomatoes, and salt, then topping with parsley.
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