Pasta Recipes

These easy pasta recipes use Pastacraft pasta sauce starters, dry pasta sauce mixes you finish with butter or olive oil and starchy pasta water. Each recipe makes a homemade-tasting, restaurant-quality dinner for 4 to 6 people in about 15 minutes, and the sauce comes together in a couple of minutes.

Recipes by flavor

Cacio e Pepe Pasta

A creamy, peppery Roman classic made with Parmesan, Romano and cracked black pepper.

Miso Butter Pasta

A savory, umami-rich pasta with red miso, shiitake and sun-dried tomato.

Aglio e Olio (Vegan Garlic Pasta)

A bright, garlicky pasta with parsley and a touch of chili heat.

Mother-In-Law Kimchi x Pastacraft Cacio e Pepe

A kimchi twist on cacio e pepe.

Easy 15-Minute Pasta Dinner

The simple weeknight method that works with any flavor.

Add-in ideas

• Cacio e Pepe: peas, asparagus, mushrooms, lemon zest, crispy pancetta, chicken or a jammy egg.
• Miso Butter: mushrooms, spinach, bok choy, scallions, salmon, shrimp or a jammy egg.
• Aglio e Olio: shrimp, chicken, broccoli, spinach, cherry tomatoes, white beans or mushrooms.

Tips for better pasta sauce

• Save more pasta water than you think you need. The starch is what makes the sauce silky.
• Cook pasta al dente so it finishes in the sauce.
• Finish with a small pat of butter or a drizzle of olive oil for gloss.

More recipes on the Pasta Recipes blog. New to sauce starters? Here is how they work.