45-Minute Pasta Main Dishes

You'll be sitting down to a pasta dinner in under an hour with these 45-minute pasta recipes, complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips.

One-Pan-Chicken Pasta Romano

One-Pan Tomato & Spinach Chicken Pasta

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Shrimp Scampi with Pasta

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Easy Turkey Tetrazzini

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Cajun Chicken Pasta

A large serving of linguine with clam sauce garnished with chopped parsley

Linguine with Clam Sauce

A bowl of tomato basil penne pasta, topped with parmesan cheese

Tomato Basil Penne Pasta

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The Best Clam Sauce

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Chicken Riggies

One-Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

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Spaghetti Carbonara

close up on a bowl of buffalo chicken mac and cheese garnished with fresh herbs

Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo

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Easy Pasta Fagioli

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Fettuccine Carbonara

one pot dish with creamy pasta and chicken

Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta

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Lo Mein Noodles

Garlic Shrimp Pasta Bake

Japchae Korean Glass Noodles garnished with sesame seeds in a bowl next to chopsticks

Japchae Korean Glass Noodles

Venison Stroganoff

Lazygirl's Ground Turkey Stroganoff

close up on a bowl of seafood fettuccine, topped with freshly cracked black pepper.

Seafood Fettuccine

No Sour Cream Beef Stroganoff

Pasta with Tuna Sauce

Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese

A blue rimmed bowl with Spinach Tomato Tortellini

Spinach Tomato Tortellini

A bowl of penne russo a la vodka, garnished with grated parmesan cheese and fresh basil

Penne Russo à la Vodka

Udon Peanut Butter Noodles

Creamy Penne Pasta Primavera

Louisiana Crawfish Ya-Ya Pasta

Louisiana Crawfish Ya-Ya Pasta

Creamy Chicken Alfredo

Creamy Chicken Alfredo

Whole Wheat Pasta

Eggplant rollatini on a bed of pasta

Eggplant Rollatini

Quick and Creamy Pasta Carbonara

Italian Carbonara with Bacon

Lasagna Stuffed Shells

Ground Sausage Spaghetti

Mexican Lasagna

close up view of Cabbage and Noodles with mushrooms and bacon

Cabbage and Noodles

close up view of Sausage and Pepper Penne with mushrooms on a platter

Sausage and Pepper Penne

Clam Sauce with Linguine

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Mom's Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

Oyster Mushroom Pasta

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Home Style Macaroni and Cheese

close up view of Creamy Shrimp Pasta with Mushrooms garnished with fresh herbs on a white plate

Creamy Shrimp Pasta with Mushrooms

Hamburger Stroganoff

close up view of Creamy Linguine with Clam Sauce with cheese and fresh herbs on a white plate

Creamy Linguine with Clam Sauce

close up view of Meat and Spinach Ravioli Filling on a green plate

Meat and Spinach Ravioli Filling

Shrimp Alfredo Pasta

Absolutely Delicious Stuffed Calamari

Shrimp Linguine Alfredo

Looking down at a white bowl of penne with asparagus and shrimp.

Elegant Penne with Asparagus and Shrimp

Chicken Alfredo

Creamy Mushroom Macaroni

Fideo (Mexican Spaghetti)

Calamari in a Creamy White Wine Sauce

Beef Stroganoff with Steak over noodles

Beef Stroganoff with Steak

Bucatini All'Amatriciana

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