Looking for Different Sauces for Pasta?

Lightly coat bow tie pasta in a smooth wine sauce flavored with meaty wild mushrooms and garlic.

Recipe: Farfalle with Creamy Wild Mushroom Sauce

Combine a no-cook sauce of fresh chopped tomato, olive oil, and feta cheese with hot cooked penne, and toss.

Recipe: Pasta with Basil, Tomatoes, and Feta

Brown rice pasta has a firm texture and nutty flavor that pairs well with hearty toppings such as this tomato-eggplant sauce.

Recipe: Brown Rice Penne and Eggplant

Go one better than mac and cheese by using corkscrew pasta and stirring in chopped ham and broccoli. Dijon mustard adds a punch to the creamy cheese sauce.

Recipe: Rotini and Cheese with Broccoli and Ham

Pump up plain egg noodles by adding sautéed fresh veggies, crisp crumbled bacon, and a bottled balsamic vinaigrette.

Recipe: Vegetable-Bacon Noodle Toss

Pesto sauce is always a good partner for piping hot pasta, and this one contributes an extra hit of flavor from the sun-dried tomatoes and almonds.

Recipe: Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and Feta Cheese

Sweet onions, fresh spinach, and plum tomatoes lend bright color and fresh flavor to the delicate pasta dish.

Recipe: Angel Hair Pasta Delight

Keep it simple and stir grape tomatoes, olives, and onion into cooked pasta, then toss with a balsamic vinaigrette.

Recipe: Bow Tie Pasta Toss

Add flavor to turkey sausage by sautéing it in the skillet with fresh bell pepper. Stir in a store-bough pasta sauce to get a quick-cooking meat sauce that tastes like it's simmered for hours.

Recipe: Sausage and Peppers