10 pasta recipes every cook should know
You're so much better than penne and jar sauce

It's easy to look to pasta as that happy weeknight cure-all: the palette on which to throw any bits and bobs, to dress with the random things hanging out in the pantry, to just top with cheese and call it dinner. But there are some classic pasta dishes — or just really delicious ones — that we love having up our sleeves: the ones that can work as well on a weeknight as for a wine-drunk dinner party. Here are the 10 pasta recipes you should turn to — and to save room for in your memory bank.
Nigel Slater's Really Good Spaghetti Bolognese by Genius Recipes
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter by Genius Recipes
Birthday Lasagna by Merrill Stubbs
Grandma DiLaura's Italian Ricotta Gnocchi by cdilaura
Spaghetti Carbonara by brette warshaw
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Al Forno's Penne with Tomato, Cream & Five Cheeses by Genius Recipes
Broccoli Aglio e Olio with Gremolata Breadcrumbs by healthierkitchen
Down and Dirty Pasta e Ceci by fisheri
Linguine con Vongole by TheWimpyVegetarian
More from Food52...
This article originally appeared on Food52.com: 10 pasta recipes to know
-
Is Israel annexing Gaza?
Today's Big Question Israeli army prepares a major ground offensive and is said to have plans to 'fully occupy the territory'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
-
Twitter: Breaking the Bird – a 'riveting' documentary
The Week Recommends BBC2's 'fascinating' film charts the social media platform's fall from grace
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
-
Detentions and hostile treatment: is it safe to visit the US?
The Explainer Spate of interrogations and deportations at US border sparking decline in overseas visitors
By The Week UK Published