Microwave macaroni cheese

Want a comforting macaroni cheese quickly, without too many pots and pans to wash up afterwards? Look to your microwave – and our three-cheese recipe…

Chicken sausage pasta

Enjoy our chicken sausage pasta for a midweek meal – it’s tasty, quick and full of veg, and you can add carrots, sweetcorn or peas to bump the veg count up further, if you like

Creamy chicken pasta

Try our crowd-pleasing creamy chicken pasta for your next family meal. It’s packed with flavour and is easy for anyone to make, including children

Cherry tomato & ricotta cavatappi

Enjoy this simple pasta bake that will be ready to eat in 35 minutes – it uses cavatappi pasta, plus sweet tinned cherry tomatoes and creamy ricotta

Spicy tomato spaghetti

Enjoy this spicy tomato sauce for an easy and healthy midweek meal. It’s spicier than a traditional tomato sauce but not as fiery as arrabiata

One-pan pesto, chicken & spinach lasagne

This clever pasta bake is all cooked in one pan, saving on washing-up. If you want to make it veggie, replace the chicken with some peas or broad beans

Baked feta pasta

Try your hand at this easy vegetarian pasta bake – sweet roasted cherry tomatoes offer a delicious contrast with soft, tangy feta

Fajita-style pasta

Take the aromatic flavours of a classic Mexican fajita and combine with pasta for this easy, vibrant meal. It’s an ideal Friday night dinner

Gluten-free salmon pasta

Use gluten-free pasta to make this creamy salmon and green bean pasta from GF reader Aimee Vivian. It’s ideal for coeliacs or those intolerant to gluten.

One-pot goulash pasta

Deliver big flavour with minimal effort with our healthy one-pot goulash made with wholemeal penne, steak mince and tomato, which delivers three of your 5-a-day