Pasta

The combination of hot, oozy, cheesy pasta and a crunchy toasted bread topping makes this the ultimate comfort food.

Pasta bakes are such a simple, comforting meal, and this salmon pasta bake also makes for a brilliant cost-effective meal. Perfect as a dinner, and we also love to meal prep this for lunches during the week. We’ve used tinned pink salmon in this recipe but you can change out to tuna (or any other […]

Be the champion of meal prep with this courgette slice - just over 60 minutes of work and you can have lunch ready in the freezer for two months! Plus, when it's this delicious, you'll never want anything else.

This recipe only requires a few ingredients. It's low in effort and high in flavour!

This plant-based version of a Kiwi classic mid-week dinner will soon be a hit in your family

Serve with a mesclun and herb salad for a delicious family dinner

With the combination of cheese, cauliflower and ham, this pasta bake recipe is a winning family dinner. Plus, it freezes well too

This winter, indulge in this hearty oregano lamb stew, with tender boneless lamb shoulder simmered in a flavourful broth , then served with pillowy potato gnocchi

A delightful vegetarian twist on a classic family favourite

Treat your taste buds to a burst of flavour with this pasta dish

A family favourite that’s oh-so-nourishing – but best of all, this NZ Pork recipe will be on the table in just 40 minutes!

This recipe is best made close to serving. Note

To avoid wastage, we used feta that is sold in a tub in brine. Use only the amount needed and return remaining brined feta to the refrigerator for later use. It can be used for a Greek salad or baked into a herb quiche or frittata. Note

You'll have a tasty dinner on the table in no time with this garlic prawn and chorizo linguine, which takes an easy-breezy 25 minutes to pull together!

Dinner doesn't get much easier than this! This prawn spaghetti recipe contains all the classic elements of a good pasta - garlic, tomatoes, chillies and salty capers. Serve for a simple yet sophisticated meal

This rich and delicious lasagne is oozing with flavour, cheese and creaminess, creating a fantastic Italian-style family dinner. It's perfect for colder nights, or any time that you just feel like a little extra comfort.

You'd be hard pressed to find a homemade meatballs recipe that's quicker or easier to make than this one! Pinch the ground meat out of sausages to create meatballs that taste just as good as if you'd made them from scratch.

This spaghetti recipe highlights the beauty of simplicity. Pasta needs little more than garlic, lemon and oil to make it into an exquisite meal – just throw plenty of flavour at it and make sure it’s cooked al dente!

Put a vegetarian twist on the traditionally meat-based Italian ragu with this rich and flavoursome mushroom recipe. Served with pappardelle and topped with a zingy homemade gremolata, this dish is an all-round winner.

This no-fuss pasta is a hit with kids and can be whipped up super-quick using a handful of common ingredients in just three easy-peasy steps – just cook the pasta and peas, stir it all together and eat!

Combining the nutty flavour of spelt pasta with our silky cauliflower sauce, this pasta dish is a wonderful idea for an easy dinner. It will be on the table in just 40 minutes, and is so tasty you'll be going back for seconds!

On the table in just 25 minutes, this pasta is a scrumptious idea for a quick dinner or lunch. Packed with delicious flakes of salmon and a zingy homemade pea pesto, it’s a simple meal that will blow your mind!

The original recipe from The Food of Love Cookery School uses a seashell-shaped pasta. But Nici prefers making corteccia, a pea-pod shape, as it’s faster, easier to make and will still capture the delicious sauce in all its nooks and crannies.

Give your broad beans a new lease on life by tossing them through this delicious ricotta pasta. Topped with prosciutto, parmesan and chopped dill, it's a quick and easy dish that tastes incredible.

Simple to make but melt-in-your-mouth delicious, this meatball dish is a great idea for a midweek dinner. The chicken, pea and ricotta combination in the meatballs is divine!

Mix up your go-to pasta dish thanks to our tasty courgette pasta recipe. This pasta alternative is not only gluten free and super healthy, the homemade avocado pesto makes it simply irresistible!

Packing a punch in heat and flavour, this spicy chicken pasta is a fantastic midweek dinner meal that can be whipped up in just 30 minutes. Sprinkle with dukkah crumbs for added tastiness.

This easy spelt pasta with peas and ricotta is perfect for a workday lunch. Packed with beautiful greens and zingy flavours, you’ll be the envy of everyone in the office!

Save money this week by adding a few pantry staples to this five-ingredient carbonara frittata recipe that is crisp pancetta and enjoyed for a delicious midweek family meal.

We guarantee that whenever you make this version of the classic lasagne, no-one will be able to tell that it contains barely any dairy and zero gluten! It’s perfectly rich and moreish, yet healthy.

With its fresh anise flavour and nutritious properties, fennel deserves a place on your plate this winter! So enjoy this comforting chunky sausage and fennel pasta bake for a delicious weeknight meal.

How's this for a 30 minute meal? This gluten-free recipe sees pasta and homemade kale pesto combine to create a fresh weeknight meal that manages to pack in plenty of greens. Serve with lashings of parmesan and enjoy!

This 25 minute recipe sees pre-made gnocchi jazzed up with courgette, almond and mint to create a deliciously easy family meal. Sprinkle with parmesan and crispy bacon and voilà, dinner is served

This delicious recipe sees perfectly crumbed beef schnitzel served with creamy stroganoff sauce that's tossed through ribbons of fettuccine. Enjoy for a winning midweek family meal

Nici Wickes' spaghetti recipe is tasty, healthy and so easy to throw together. Toss with green sauce and top with crunchy macadamia and lemon crumb for a speedy, fuss-free weeknight meal

Get creative with the humble Brussels sprout! In this recipe, tender roasted sprouts are stirred through creamy tagliatelle alfredo to create a comforting meal that's perfect served on chilly nights

Rotisserie chicken is the key to getting this char-grilled courgette and chicken pasta recipe on the table in just 25 minutes. Serve for an easy, delicious weeknight meal

This penne pasta with feta recipe creates the ultimate summer dish. Packed with fresh courgette and tomato, the light dish is perfect enjoyed al fresco, garnished with plenty of basil

Whip up a flavour-packed meal in just 15 minutes with this delicious linguine recipe. You'll love the combination of zesty homemade rocket pesto, salty anchovies and spicy chilli

The texture of Nici Wickes' homemade pasta is silky and soft - perfect for being turned into lasagna, ravioli or flat silky ribbons of pappardelle, as in this simple recipe for how to make pasta

This Nici Wickes' pasta recipe features equal amounts of pasta and cabbage bound in an easy cheese sauce - making this dish an instant success. It’s rich and satisfying

Stuffing cannelloni can be a fiddly business. Instead, this Nici Wickes recipe uses sheets of store-bought fresh lasagne, rolling it around tasty fillings and baking it to cheesy, gooey gorgeousness

Maltagliati means “badly cut” in Italian and is the name given to the pasta scraps left over from making fresh pasta. Nici Wickes' recipe uses fresh lasagne sheets, cut into bite-sized pieces

This Nici Wickes minestrone soup is a favourite for making a hearty, nourishing meal for the whole family for next to nothing. Who knew economical could taste so good?

This traditional spaghetti alla puttanesca recipe is fast and easy, like the women this dish was apparently named for

This freezer-friendly vegetable and ravioli soup is the perfect recipe to stash away for easy dinners when time just isn't up your sleeve. It's filled with chorizo, garlic and courgette for a nourishing and comforting meal

This minestrone soup recipe is packed with all the green veges you need to get you through the colder months. Topped with plenty of parmesan, this soup quick recipe makes a perfect vegetarian dinner

Want to jazz up your standard spaghetti bolognese? Look no further. This recipe actually uses the pasta to create crispy 'nests' to hold your tomatoey, hearty meatballs. This dinner is both fun, and delicious.

You'll love biting into these large pasta shells to reveal a salty and creamy broccoli, pea and tuna filling. The pasta shells are finished off with a rich, cheesy sauce to create the ultimate mid-week comfort food.

This delicious pasta bake is a great way to get your serving of meat, vegies and hearty carbs, all in one bowl. It's finished off with a creamy, buttery mustard sauce for ultimate flavour, and comfort.

This recipe combines two of our favourite things - the flavours of cheesy, meaty pizza, and comforting macaroni pasta. This delicious fusion makes a brilliant family dinner for kids and adults alike.

Add some texture to your usual frittatas with shreds of zucchini and pasta. We've also added a delicious carbonara-style sauce with cream, bacon and egg for extra flavour.

A creamy rigatoni pasta dish with ricotta, pancetta and parmesan that is rich and completely satisfying

This vegetarian lasagne dish swaps mince for lots of chargrilled vegetables to create a comforting lasagne dish that's big enough to feed the whole family

Nothing beats a creamy pasta for comfort food! Ready from start to finish in just 25 minutes, this creamy pasta recipe with bacon and parmesan makes for an easy and delicious dinner any night of the week

A quick yet simple char-grilled courgette and pasta salad enough for two!

A lasagne with roast veg mixed in that is guaranteed to feed the entire family

Keep dinner time fuss-free with this simple cannelloni recipe. Featuring the perfect combination of mushroom, ricotta and spinach, this dish is a delicious vegetarian dinner option

Featuring Italian sausages, chorizo and bacon, this is no ordinary mac and cheese recipe. A meatlovers dream, this comforting creation will be the star of your dinner table

Taste the flavours of Italy with this simple, fool-proof Penne napoletana recipe. Feta, olives and tomatoes combine perfectly for a pasta that's ready in just 15 minutes

A lighter take on creamy chicken carbonara; with bacon, mushrooms and shavings of parmesan

Pesto spaghetti gets the lighter treatment with the addition of zucchini ribbons. Sliced chicken breast and shavings of parmesan complete the picture

Beef and mushrooms are given a smoky, creamy hit with smoked paprika and sour cream for this classic pasta dish

Golden breadcrumbs and bacon top this deliciously cheesy pasta bake. Serve with a crisp seasonal salad alongside

A dish that is filled with different flavours of your favourite herbs, you can't go wrong with spaghetti bolognese

Serve up a family feast that’s so delicious, they won’t even notice how healthy it is!

This chicken pasta salad with pesto recipe is a simple and scrumptious dish that can be made in minutes!

A simple and scrumptious dish that can be made in minutes!

A revamped lasagne that's low fat and healthy.

I just love this summer meal. It’s packed full of everything that’s flourishing in the garden right now. Served either hot or cold,it’s an easy meal to feed a crowd. The key is having the same volume of meatballs/veges/herbs as cooked pasta – and making sure you’ve cooked the pasta in well-salted water.

Deliciously flavoursome rigatoni with arrabbiata and chorizo saucemakes the perfect dinner and day-after lunch. A classic flavour combination the whole family will love.

This wholesome, delicious pasta dish embodies the sustainability concept of root to leaf eating, where nothing goes to waste.

For a dinner that will please the whole family, try this delicious springtime skillet lasagne. Quick, easy, and full of fresh wholesome ingredients.

Quick, easy and tasty, this pasta salad is the perfect dish to whip up after work with no compromise on taste! This recipe is suitable for diabetics.

A classic dish with a fishy twist! Serve with oak leaf and mixed herb salad with dijon vinaigrette.

Kumara & salami pasta bake

This is an easy recipe, so don’t be deterred by the cooking time as it’s mostly in the simmering of the meat sauce, or ragu. The three-meat ragu gives you a rich, intense flavour, even more so if made a day ahead. This sauce is wonderfully versatile and can also be served with spaghetti or as a cannelloni filling. Or you could replace it with a vegetarian option, such as caponata (eggplant and celery) or peperonata (capsicum and onion), or go with a mix of steamed mussels, squid and prawns. As long as the baking technique is followed, the filling possibilities are nearly endless. The best lasagne is made with fresh sheets of pasta, so if you have time, make your own. If not, fresh lasagne is available in most supermarkets.

This comforting dish is best served with a crisp salad of bitter greens with a tart dressing to cut through the richness.

This delicious pasta recipe from Simon Bryant's book, 'Veggies', features a few harder-to-get ingredients, but the beauty of the native ingredients in this dish is that they stand up to the robust wholemeal pasta, which can sometimes overpower pasta sauces with its earthiness.

This impressive restaurant-style dish from Liliana Battle's book, 'Easy Home Cooking Italian Style' can now be made at home. This stunning dish is often called ‘Raviolo of the Sun’ because of the bright yellow of the yolk as it oozes out once cut.

This kale, chilli and parmesan pasta is packed with bags of flavour and heat, and makes for a quick and nutritious dinner idea!

Healthy and delicious - this nourishing broad bean and ricotta orecchiette is perfect for dinner with the family any night of the week!