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Quick, tasty, zero mess: 20 simple ways to make pasta magic in under 30 minutes

The winning formula? Keep it fast, keep it flavourful, and keep the cleanup minimal with these essential recipes.

20 recipes
Adam Liaw’s spaghetti with spring vegetables and mascarpone.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s spaghetti with spring vegetables and mascarpone

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
One-pan prawn saganaki with risoni.
EASY

One-pan saganaki-style prawns with risoni

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
You can toss through rocket or basil at the end, or add an egg to enrich the sauce.
EASY

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spaghetti al limone

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Quick buttered tomato spaghetti.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s quick buttered tomato spaghetti

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Penne with grilled greens.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s penne with grilled greens

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Fettuccine alla vodka for two.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s fettuccine alla vodka

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Pecorino romano and parmigiano reggiano is a great substitute for the typical provolone del monaco cheese.
EASY

Spaghetti alla nerano (Spaghetti with zucchini)

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
This lemony, garlicky calamari spaghetti is perfect for a quick and easy summer dinner.
EASY

Grilled calamari pasta with zucchini and green chilli butter

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s prawn pasta is bursting with flavour thanks to juicy cherry tomatoes.
EASY

Spicy prawn strozzapreti

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Crispy salmon and miso carbonara.
EASY

Crispy salmon and miso carbonara

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Romesco pasta with ricotta.
EASY

Romesco pasta with ricotta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Pasta shells with zucchini and corn.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s pasta shells with zucchini and corn

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Rigatoni with zucchini and cherry tomatoes.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s rigatoni with zucchini and cherry tomatoes

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Spinach, spring onion and basil pasta.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s spinach, spring onion and basil pasta

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
EASY

Adam Liaw’s rigatoni with radicchio and pancetta

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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15-minute preserved lemon and tomato pasta.
EASY

15-minute preserved lemon and tomato pasta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Peruvian-inspired green spaghetti with smoked almonds.
EASY

Peruvian-style green spaghetti with spinach, feta and smoked almonds

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Silky sausage ragu with creamy burrata cheese.
EASY

Cheat’s pork sausage ragu with burrata and casarecce

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Pea, chilli and dill pasta.
EASY

Pea, green chilli and mint pasta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
10-minute chilli, prawn and corn pasta.
EASY

Chilli, prawn and corn pasta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook