Brown crab & garlic spaghetti

Toss through brown crab, garlic and chives with spaghetti to make this easy pasta dish. Although it uses mostly simple ingredients, it has a touch of luxury

Broad bean pasta with bacon, cream & mint

Make the most of broad beans with this moreish pappardelle recipe. Remove the pasta and bacon, and you’ll still have a tasty side to serve with a roast

Orzo, feta & prawn pasta salad

Throw together feta, prawns, orzo, sundried tomatoes and cucumber to make this easy family salad. Toss through some rocket just before serving

Speedy pancetta, leek & gorgonzola pasta

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

Combine the salty creaminess of gorgonzola with sweet, caramelised leeks and crunchy pancetta. It’s a simple dish to make yet bursts with flavour

One-pot creamy nduja pasta

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

Had a long week and want something quick and indulgent without too much washing-up? This one-pot pasta dish with nduja and olives is just the ticket

Yogurt-dressed pasta salad

Make our faff-free traybake kebab and use the leftovers as the base to make this pasta salad, packed with sundried tomatoes and olives, and full of flavour

Curried chickpea brothy pasta

Make a batch of spiced lentils then use it as a base to make this pasta dish with curried chickpeas and kale. Serve with some flatbreads for dipping

Pasta & purple sprouting broccoli with anchovies, garlic & preserved lemon

Love anchovies? This pasta dish is for you – the salty flavour works well with iron-rich purple sprouting broccoli, and is lifted by the zing of lemon

Tomato & sardine spaghetti with crispy breadcrumbs

Whip up this flavour-packed, speedy dish made using storecupboard ingredients

Turkish rice (vermicelli rice)

This classic Turkish side dish uses long-grain white rice boosted with chicken broth and toasted vermicelli pasta

Creamy Cajun prawn orzo

I love to use orzo to make quick creamy pasta after a busy day at work, but you can use this sauce with any kind of pasta. I like to make my own Cajun spice mix as ready-made mixes often contain added salt, but if you don’t think you’ll use up all the individual spices, then take the ready-made option – just check the label to ensure it’s not too salty.

Creamy butter bean, kale & lasagne soup

Make this hearty, wholesome soup on cold winter days. Enriched with egg yolk and parmesan lends it a velvety texture reminiscent of carbonara