Asparagus cream pasta

Making a cream out of the stalks means that every mouthful of pasta will have a delicious taste of asparagus

Frankie pasta bake

A simple student pasta and tomato dish – delicious, filling and cheap to boot

Beef stroganoff with herby pasta

If you usually serve beef stroganoff with rice, try it with pappardelle pasta instead – it works beautifully with the creamy sauce

Pasta primavera

Use fresh garden peas in this pasta primavera for a simple, colourful seasonal dish

Ten-minute pasta

This meal is quicker to get on the table than oven chips and it’s full of fresh vegetables – making it perfect for kids

Curried pasta salad

Take the blueprint of Coronation chicken, omit the meat and add pasta and you have a fresh fusion side dish

Crab-stuffed avocados

Stuffing the cavity of a halved avocado has
to be one of the easiest ways to serve it, and
this crab filling can be made ahead

Squash, ricotta & sage pasta bake

An impressive but simple veggie main course – perfect with a green salad on the side

Garlicky tomato pasta

Use your cupboard ingredients for a vegetarian treat for two

Spanish seafood pasta

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Italy and Spain collide in this paella-like dish of orzo pasta with chorizo, peas and your seafood of choice

Roasted pepper sauce for pasta or chicken

A superhealthy roasted pepper pasta sauce recipe that’s versatile and tasty

Herby mushroom pasta

A quick, low-fat idea for a midweek supper – good if you’re on a budget at around £1.15 a head