Five pastas for stress-free weeknight dinners

Five tasty pastas to snuggle up with Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 3:07pm , updatedMon 27 Jul 2026 at 3:37pm Winter brings a special kind of craving for comforting, carb-loaded dinners. We've found five of our tastiest pasta recipes to nourish you throughout the week. Pork and fennel sausage pasta Sausages are the hero for this dish, whipped up with casarecce and a splash of white wine. Pasta e fagioli It's part soup, part pasta, but Julia Busuttil Nishimura is convinced that once you try this meal, it will become a firm cold-weather favourite. Quick ravioli with mint yoghurt, pine nuts and brown butter Inspired by Turkish dumplings, this easy-to-throw-together family option takes advantage of tart yoghurt and the richness of butter and pine nuts. Heidi Sze's easy pumpkin pasta with crème fraîche This one's super simple to make and could become a favourite for meat-free nights or vegetarian loved ones. Sardine and shallot pasta Love them or hate them, sardines are always the star of the show. If you're feeling like something a little less salty, try cutting down on the sardine portions. It'll still pack a punch.