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20 Utterly Satisfying Spaghetti Recipes

Updated August 09, 2022
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Spaghetti and Easy Meatballs
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Anna Theoktisto

Spaghetti: It's the noodle that's always there for you. Even on the most hectic weekdays, there's almost always a box of dried spaghetti noodles just waiting at home in the pantry, ready to be combined with whatever else you have on hand for a comforting, well-rounded meal. Whether you're craving a cozy classic like spaghetti and meatballs, or you want something a little lighter and brighter, such as spaghetti with clams, we've got you covered with our collection of favorite spaghetti recipes. 

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Spaghetti and Easy Meatballs

Spaghetti and Easy Meatballs
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Anna Theoktisto

Spaghetti and Easy Meatballs Recipe

Serve a classic Italian-inspired dish for dinner. The easy meatball method will make you skip buying store-bought meatballs for good. Whether you're serving adults or a family-friendly crew, this dish is a pitch-perfect crowd pleaser.

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Spaghetti Carbonara

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Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Margaret Dickey; Prop Styling: Kay Clarke

Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe

Our best spaghetti carbona recipe is silky with egg and melted cheese, freshened with parsley, and spiked with black pepper. We also love this dish for its short cooking time. The ingredients are things we tend to have always on hand, making it the ultimate weeknight-dinner solution. Just add a green salad or seasonal vegetable and the meal is complete. Also, we left out the cream that's often used in spaghetti carbonara in the United States, so it's both lighter and truer to the Italian original. And we've included some variations to keep the recipe interesting in case you find yourself making it over and over again.

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One-Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes

One-Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes
Credit: Jennifer Causey

One-Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes Recipe

This pasta dinner is a game changer: You use just enough liquid to cook the pasta--no colander needed.

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Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Credit: Hector Sanchez Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio Recipe

"When I cook at home, I use fish sauce in a lot of Italian food," Quealy Watson says. "I took Latin for four years and read most of Apicius [a collection of ancient Roman recipes]. After seeing the prevalence of garum, a fermented fish sauce, in ancient Roman cooking, using fish sauce in Italian food just made sense. It's essentially anchovy juice." Look for crispy fried garlic at your local Asian market.

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Spaghetti with Pistachio-Mint Pesto and Spinach

Spaghetti with Pistachio-Mint Pesto and Spinach
Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Lindsey Lower

Spaghetti with Pistachio-Mint Pesto and Spinach Recipe

This meatless meal definitely doesn't skimp on flavor. With a bright and fresh spring pesto and lots of healthy spinach, getting your greens has never been so easy. 

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Speedy Spaghetti with Chicken and Fresh Tomato

Speedy Spaghetti with Chicken and Fresh Tomato

Speedy Spaghetti with Chicken and Fresh Tomato Recipe

 
To make this easy pasta recipe, simply combine cooked spaghetti noodles with chopped cooked chicken, fresh tomato, basil, and goat cheese and toss with olive oil.   Serve with garlic bread for a simple dinner.

 

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Meatloaf Spaghetti

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Credit: Gina DeSimone; Prop Styling: Kashara Johnson; Food Styling: Ivy Odom

Meatloaf Spaghetti Recipe

This hearty, family-friendly recipe marries two comfort food classics—meatloaf and spaghetti—for one epic rib-sticker of a dinner. The tangy-sweet, boldly beefy sauce delivers both surprising depth of flavor and a delicious sense of familiarity… consider it a bolognese inspired by the classic flavors of meatloaf. 

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Quick and Easy Spaghetti Bolognese

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Credit: Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Quick and Easy Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe

While we love the images of a cook standing over the stove for hours, stirring the family's secret recipe for Bolognese until it is just right, we have simplified the technique so you can create a tasty meal in under 30 minutes. Create a satisfying meat sauce by cooking Italian sausage, peppers, sweet onions and garlic, then add a quality jarred pasta sauce, such as Barilla or Classico. 

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Korean Spaghetti and Meatballs

Korean Spaghetti and Meatballs

Korean Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Korean kimchi invigorates a standby weeknight dinner. Bring the pasta water to a boil while you make the meatballs.

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Sausage and Spinach Spaghetti Pie

Sausage and Spinach Spaghetti Pie
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Sausage and Spinach Spaghetti Pie Recipe

This budget-friendly dish (costing under $10) allows you to stretch a small amount of meat over several servings.

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Slow-Cooker Four-Cheese Spaghetti with Italian Sausage

Johnsonville Four-Cheese Spaghetti
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Slow-Cooker Four-Cheese Spaghetti with Italian Sausage Recipe

Switch up your go-to slow-cooker meals and go for a cheesy pasta dish that's loaded with hearty sausage. It's a great option for the entire family, and you can take the leftovers for lunch the next day.

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Spaghetti with Shrimp and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Spaghetti with Shrimp and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
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Spaghetti with Shrimp and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

You can make this without the shrimp. Sauté garlic in the skillet as directed, and add the pasta water and parsley, omitting shrimp. If you omit the shrimp, also toss in 1/2 cup grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese. Roasting cherry tomatoes intensifies their flavor without a lot of fuss to make this spaghetti easy and full of flavor. 

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Spaghetti with Spinach-Avocado Sauce

Spaghetti with Spinach-Avocado Sauce
Credit: Jennifer Causey Styling: Lindsey Lower

Spaghetti with Spinach-Avocado Sauce Recipe

Move over, pesto: You're not the only sauce worth going green for. Pureed avocado makes this dish positively irresistible. Garnish with extra basil leaves, if desired.

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Chicken-Spaghetti Casserole

Chicken-Spaghetti Casserole
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Chicken-Spaghetti Casserole Recipe

Casseroles are where you can see Southern ingenuity at its best, and the eighties had no shortage of inventive ideas. This particular Southern standard gave us all the warm and fuzzy memories we were craving.

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Family-Style Chicken Spaghetti

Family-Style Chicken Spaghetti
Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen

Family-Style Chicken Spaghetti Recipe

A family favorite swaps jarred sauce for fresh--which requires just a few ingredients and less than 10 minutes.

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Spaghetti and Meatballs in Tomato-Basil Sauce

Spaghetti and Meatballs in Tomato-Basil Sauce
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Spaghetti and Meatballs in Tomato-Basil Sauce Recipe

Feed a crowd of 8 tonight, or cook 6 ounces pasta to serve 4 and freeze half the meatball mixture for later. Spoon into whole-wheat hoagie rolls instead of over pasta.

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Spaghetti with Anchovies, Garlic, and Red Pepper with Lemon-Caper Broccoli

Spaghetti with Anchovies, Garlic, and Red Pepper with Lemon-Caper Broccoli
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Spaghetti with Anchovies, Garlic, and Red Pepper with Lemon-Caper Broccoli Recipe

Anchovies break down, or "melt," into the warm olive oil, adding savory depth to this simple pasta toss. For a vegetarian dish, substitute 3 tablespoons chopped kalamata olives for the anchovies. If you boil too much pasta tonight, set some aside before tossing with the olive oil mixture. Reheat on another night by dunking the cold noodles in boiling water for 30 seconds before tossing with your sauce.

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Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts

Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts
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Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts Recipe

Brussels sprouts are the new kale! Here they're quickly browned and still slightly crunchy. To save time, slice them with a mandoline or a food processor fitted with the slicing blade attachment.

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Whole-Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs

Whole-Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs
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Whole-Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Start with a healthy, basic ingredient like whole-wheat spaghetti to whip up a new and improved classic--Whole-Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs. We mixed together ground flaxseed and Parmesan cheese with ground turkey for health--and tasty--meatballs.

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Instant Pot Chicken Spaghetti

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Instant Pot Chicken Spaghetti Recipe

We adapted our simple and delicious Pressure Cooker Chicken Spaghetti recipe to be a perfect fit for your Instant Pot. It's sure to become a new weeknight favorite. 

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    1 of 20 Spaghetti and Easy Meatballs
    2 of 20 Spaghetti Carbonara
    3 of 20 One-Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes
    4 of 20 Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
    5 of 20 Spaghetti with Pistachio-Mint Pesto and Spinach
    6 of 20 Speedy Spaghetti with Chicken and Fresh Tomato
    7 of 20 Meatloaf Spaghetti
    8 of 20 Quick and Easy Spaghetti Bolognese
    9 of 20 Korean Spaghetti and Meatballs
    10 of 20 Sausage and Spinach Spaghetti Pie
    11 of 20 Slow-Cooker Four-Cheese Spaghetti with Italian Sausage
    12 of 20 Spaghetti with Shrimp and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
    13 of 20 Spaghetti with Spinach-Avocado Sauce
    14 of 20 Chicken-Spaghetti Casserole
    15 of 20 Family-Style Chicken Spaghetti
    16 of 20 Spaghetti and Meatballs in Tomato-Basil Sauce
    17 of 20 Spaghetti with Anchovies, Garlic, and Red Pepper with Lemon-Caper Broccoli
    18 of 20 Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts
    19 of 20 Whole-Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs
    20 of 20 Instant Pot Chicken Spaghetti

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