10 Quick Pasta Dishes

# 1 of 20: Fettuccine Alfredo


Try the healthier version of a famously rich dish. Add mixed frozen vegetables and diced ham chunks to make it a complete meal with virtually no extra prep or clean-up time.

# 2 of 10: Pasta with Butternut Squash and Sage Brown Butter

Though the dish is delicious on its own, you can add protein by tossing in diced, cooked chicken breast. Smoked turkey adds an extra flavor note as well.

# 3 of 10: Penne with Roasted Chicken & Radicchio

While radicchio may seem too bitter for kids, it becomes surprisingly sweet when braised. You can always swap it out with fresh spinach leaves -- and the flavorful sauce is a great way to get them to eat it.

# 4 of 10: Peanut Noodles with Shredded Chicken & Vegetables


A complete meal in a bowl, the dish is even better served cold the next day. Double the recipe and serve it over lettuce for a quick weekend lunch.

# 5 of 10: Cheesy Chicken Pasta


The perfect one-pot, one-bowl meal, the recipe cleans up as fast as you can make it and the family can gobble it up. It also freezes well, so make extra to serve another night.

# 6 of 10: Florentine Ravioli
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A great dish to make with items you're likely to have on hand in the freezer, the easy, cheesy recipe has only a handful of ingredients and cooks up in minutes. Experiment with a variety of ravioli fillings -- or swap in any kind of tortellini.

# 7 of 10: Wagon Wheel Pasta with Ricotta Cheese, Bacon, and Peas


The fun-shaped pasta makes this yummy recipe a fun one to make with kids. Once you're cooked the pasta, let them help measure and mix the rest of the ingredients before you pop it in the oven.

# 8 of 10: One-Skillet Lasagna


With all the satisfaction of the classic version, the innovative recipe cooks up on the stovetop in a fraction of the time. Serve it was a bagged salad and a crusty loaf of bread to round out the meal in a flash..

# 9 of 10: One-Skillet Lasagna


With all the satisfaction of the classic version, the innovative recipe cooks up on the stovetop in a fraction of the time. Serve it was a bagged salad and a crusty loaf of bread to round out the meal in a flash..

# 10 of 10: Whole-wheat Pasta with Chickpeas and Lemon


Though the nutty chickpeas give great flavor to the recipe, it works nicely with whatever beans you have on hand. Try it with cannellini beans and angel hair pasta.