Some stovetop, others baked and all favorites through the years.
There are pasta sauces, pasta salads, casseroles, and many classic traditional recipes.
Many of these recipes are economical and will feed a large family easily on a budget with fantastic simple recipes.
The favorite classic like mac and cheese, tuna casserole and even a quick lasagna are just a few mentioned in this roundup of wonderful recipes.
What better than to have all your favorites saved in one place.
Check out the delicious recipes below and sauces to mix and match to make for your family with some less than 30 minutes of meals on your tables.
If you're a pasta lover you will love scrolling through all of these tried and true recipes.
We just love all kinds of pasta especially with the addition of beans.
Then we love our specialty pasta like our Homemade Cavatelli Pasta with Traditional Italian Meat Sauce and a favorite Homemade Ravioli Dough Pasta to just name a few of the family recipes we love.
There is something for everyone.
This is a cold pasta salad made with Tortellini.
Perfect as a meal or side dish.
Caprese Tortellini Salad
An old-world recipe with just tomatoes.
Poured over spaghetti this sauce is a classic favorite if you want meatballs, fry them and serve on the side, not in the sauce.
Grandma's Easy Marinara Sauce
This is easy pesto pasta made quickly in minutes.
Peas and pistachio flavored sauce over linguine.
Pesto Peas and Pasta
Broccoli Lemon Chicken Pasta
This is a classic Italian pasta meal all in one pan.
The cheese melted on top of pasta, Italian tomato sauce and meat.
Baked Ziti
This is a baked mac and cheese style casserole with chicken.
It's loaded with cheese and a favorite in our home.
Chicken Mac and Cheese Bake
Delicious easy ricotta mixed with any kind of pasta you like with mushrooms.
This also has just a hint of Marsala wine.
Mushroom Ricotta Pasta
This is old fashioned tuna casserole from scratch.
The recipe uses all pantry ingredients, not soup.
Tuna Noodle Casserole
This is pork, peas with your favorite pasta sauce.
An easy 30 minutes sauce over pasta of choice.
Ditalini Pasta and Peas
Here is a way to make a quick lasagna using any pasta but the quickest way is to layer ravioli!
Everyone raves about this and just the pasta looks different the taste is marvelous!
Quick Lasagna
Leftover homemade chili or just use any kinds of beans with chili sauce, canned chili with beans or regular beans with taco sauce added to pasta.
An easy meal to feed a hungry crowd!
Chili Mac
A medley of whatever seafood you like in a butter sauce over pasta is quick and easy.
Perfect for all seafood lovers.
Seafood Scampi
This recipe is simple, with either store-bought or homemade ingredients.
Sauce, meat, cheese and your favorite pasta you have on hand.
Italian Style Pasta Helper
This is a favorite global pasta made in a slow cooker.
Mac and cheese is a match made in heaven comfort food, easy, creamy and famous all over the world.
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
A buffalo chicken baked into this mac and cheese hot sauce casserole.
If you want to impress a chicken wing lover, make this tonight and watch it fly off the plate!
Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
This is a traditional Italian MEAT Sauce poured over your favorite cooked pasta.
There are meatballs and sausage in the sauce to give it a classic Italian flavor.
Traditional Sunday Sauce for Pasta
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