Creamy pasta recipes

Serve this quick, creamy courgette & ricotta lasagne for a last-minute dinner party to impress vegetarian friends. It's a great way to use courgettes when they're in season

Discover how to make traditional spaghetti carbonara. This classic Italian pasta dish combines a silky cheese sauce with crisp pancetta and black pepper.

Make this creamy pasta bake with salmon, broccoli, anchovies and sundried tomatoes. It's perfect for a family midweek meal and can easily be adapted.

A quick and creamy carbonara-style tagliatelle that showcases delicious courgettes contrasted with cream and pancetta

Serve this budget-friendly baked gnocchi with tomatoes, mozzarella, capers and olives for a delicious midweek family meal when you're short on time

Make this creamy mushroom tagliatelle on days when you need a bowl of comfort. This easy dinner combines cream, parmesan, white wine, lemon and parsley.

Celebrate peas being in season with this classic combination. This quick and easy pasta dish takes less than 20 minutes to make

Use whatever odds and ends of cheese you have for this dish – blue cheese, gruyère and camembert all work well. It's a great way to use up leftovers

If you usually serve beef stroganoff with rice, try it with pappardelle pasta instead - it works beautifully with the creamy sauce

Use up the leftovers in your fridge with this hearty family supper dish

Cook the sauce for this pasta in a roasting tin to add a charred, caramelised edge to the pumpkin and sausages - it delivers so much extra flavour

This healthier pasta recipe uses low-fat soft cheese to create a creamy sauce to coat the spaghetti

Give the classic pasta dish a festive twist using silky, melting camembert. It's a wonderfully comforting supper on cold winter nights

This rich, luxurious one pan supper is stunningly simple to make and ready in under 25 minutes

Sit back and tuck into a big bowl of pasta alla vodka, a creamy tomato pasta with – as you can guess – vodka, which balances out the intense flavours

This perfect baked macaroni cheese recipe comes with a creamy cheese sauce, a hint of mustard and uses leftover French stick for its crunchy topping

Nothing is as comforting as a rich creamy lasagne and the sweet, earthy flavours of this veggie classic are well worth the effort

Keep the kids happy with this easy, low-fat recipe that's ready in under half an hour

The perfect summer comfort food - classic macaroni cheese with extra veggies and herbs

A creamy and comforting quick pasta recipe, ideal for when you're short on time

Make a change from pasta with this Italian-style midweek meal

Satisfy your comfort food cravings with this cheap and simple creamy pasta dish with chunks of ham and crunchy veg

This is a super-fast, filling meal for busy midweek winter nights - it's great with smoked haddock too