10 of the best pasta recipes by real Mums

I often get stuck cooking the same meals week in, week out, so I’ve been searching for some dinner inspiration. This week I’ve focused on pasta as any pasta is always a winner with the kids in my house.

Here are 10 recipes that have been tried and tested for you by real Mums, you can’t go wrong:

1. Raw tomato sauce pasta – so easy and kids love it.

2. Meatballs – always a winner at my house.

3. Chicken pasta – quick and easy.

4. Eggplant pasta – delicious combination, easy to whip up.

5. Zucchini and lemon pasta – a winner in our house, easy and fresh.

6. Cannelloni – easy and tasty.

7. Spaghetti bolognese – easy family favourite.

8. Creamy roast pumpkin penne – sweet and creamy, with hidden pumpkin.

9. Tuna bake – tasty and easy.

10. Lasagne – easy to make ahead and even freeze.

What is your families favourite pasta dish? Please add comment below.

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15 Comments

- - mom94125 said
  - 03 Sep 2016
    6:29 pm
spaghetti bol’ goes very far and freezes okay as well

- - Melissa89 said
  - 27 Jul 2016
    11:58 am
I love pasta (am actually eating some now lol) but I think the 1st one would be my favourite

- - curlytops said
  - 01 May 2016
    4:42 pm
meatballs and lasagna always a winner in my house hold!

- - mom90758 said
  - 01 May 2016
    12:19 pm
Pasta with pesto is another favourite. I often add cherry tomatoes to it.

- - mom112217 said
  - 01 May 2016
    9:52 am
We love pasta and lasagne is always a winner but spaghetti bolognese is cooked more often as it’s quick and easy and delicious!

- - mom113991 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    11:51 pm
awesome recipes..thanks…my kids love pasta…some great ideas

- - mom57665 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    10:03 pm
I wish my son would eat pasta with topppings he will only eat with cheese or butter

- - taynik46 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    9:31 pm
wow these are making me hungry – thanks mums for sharing these and thank you for compiling this list – need to add some of these to my weekly menu

- - mom153507 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    8:02 pm
Thank you for some amazing pasta ideas!
Spaghetti bolognese is a firm family favourite followed closely by lasagna so I am thrilled to have a few new ideas to try & mix it up a little.

- - mum4107 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    7:35 pm
These look so delicious. My favourite is carbonara. I still need to try it with cauliflower

- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    6:47 pm
omg thank you! I always struggle to come up with different ideas!

- - Missey Grace said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    6:42 pm
We love homemade gnocchi with simple sauce to go with the light and fluffy tiny bites.

- - mom160421 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    6:11 pm
Pasta is so easy to make and can take many different types of sauces – it’s a real winner in our home.

- - mom90758 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    3:41 pm
Lovely. We all adore pasta at my place. Lasagne is surely the favourite, followed by pasta alla carbonara.

- - mom93821 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    3:28 pm
Thanks for sharing the pasta recipes. We eat a lot of pasta as everyone enjoys making and eating it!