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Truffle Mac ‘n’ Cheese with Cauliflower (6)

A delicious version of Mac ‘n’ cheese from Waitrose. If you like you can add 200g cherry tomatoes to the dish to help you reach five a day. And better still, serve with a green salad alongside.

Spaghettini with Crab, Lemon and Chilli (4)

A simple and speedy crab sauce for pasta from ” Sunshine Food” by Sophie Grigson. Please try to get fresh crab for this dish- it may be expensive but frozen or tinned just wont be up to scratch. And dont be tempted to add Parmesan or other grated cheese at the end- it really doesn’t need it.

Orecchiette with Tomatoes and Ricotta (4)

Orecchiette is the pasta of Puglia and this is a great way to serve it from ” River Cafe Two Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. The tomatoes should be almost over ripe for this recipe. The ricoota is tossed in at the end, coating the orecchiette and clinging to the hollows of the pasta

Rigatoni with Cabbage and Fontina (4)

A favourite way using rigatoni from ” River Cafe Cook Book Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. Gruyere cheese can be substituted for the Fontina but the latter will melt easily and have a rich buttery taste.

River Cafe Fusilli Carbonara ( 4)

A lovely version of carbonara from ” River Cafe Cook Book Easy ” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

River Cafe Penne arrabbiata (4)

An easy arrabbiata sauce from ” River Cafe Cook Book Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

Penne with Tomato and Dried Porcini (4)

Penne goes very well with this sauce, which is also quite delicious with wet polenta.The recipe is from ” River Cafe Two Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

Linguine with Garlic Oil and Pancetta (2)

Another favourite quick supper from ” Nigella Bites ” by Nigella Lawson. She recommends using linguine but you can use whatever pasta you like.

Pasta with Pesto Pantesco (4)

This recipe uses a variety of pesto from the lovely southern Italian island of Pantelleria that makes full use of its bounty of capers. It’s from Rachel Roddy.

Spaghetti with Courgettes, Basil and Cheese (4)

A cheesy pasta dish inspired by Spaghetti alla Nerano from Rachel Roddy.

The Ultimate Traybake Ragu (6-8)

Described as ” a plant based ragu to end all others ” I can assure you this vegan recipe will not disappoint. The ragu will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for a month. It can be served with pasta or polenta, or used as a base for lasagne or shepherds pie ( for the latter cook a bit less as it will cook more in the oven.) The recipe is from ” Ottolenghi Flavour” by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage.

Orecchiette with Sprouting Broccoli, Blue Cheese and Hazelnuts (2-3)

A delicious, quick and easy recipe for sprouting broccoli and pasta from Rukmini Iyer. Be warned- keep a close eye on the hazelnuts while they are in the oven- the ones in the picture are a little more toasted than ideal!

Vodka Gochujang Pasta (4)

Another recipe for pasta with vodka- this time from ” Dinner” by Meera Sodha . The spicy gochujang makes it subtly different from the MOB kitchen version.

Miso Butter Greens Pasta (4)

A favourite pasta recipe from the excellent “Dinner” by Meera Sodha. Its based on Joshua McFadden’s kale sauce and is very easy to make. Eat your greens- you wont be disappointed with this one !

Spaghetti with Tuna, Lemon and Rocket (2)

An easy store cupboard spaghetti supper from ” Nigellissima” by Nigella Lawson.