Recipes · Pasta
Italian Pasta Recipes
Carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana, puttanesca and the rest of the Roman canon — every sauce built in the pan, every noodle finished in it.
Lazio · 25 min
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Eggs, pecorino, guanciale, pepper. No cream, ever.
Emilia-Romagna · 3 hr 45 min
Lasagna alla Bolognese
Slow ragù, béchamel, thin pasta. A weekend project worth doing.
Lazio · 17 min
Cacio e Pepe
Two ingredients, zero margin for error.
Sicily · 45 min
Pasta alla Norma
Fried eggplant, tomato, ricotta salata, basil.
Campania · 35 min
Spaghetti alle Vongole
Clams, garlic, white wine, parsley, done in 20 minutes.
Liguria · 35 min
Trofie al Pesto alla Genovese
Basil, pine nuts, two cheeses. Green, raw and fast.
Lazio · 35 min
Bucatini all'Amatriciana
Guanciale, tomato, pecorino, chili. Roman and loud.
Campania · 30 min
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
Anchovy, olive, caper. Pantry dinner with attitude.
Veneto · 1 hr 10 min
Potato Gnocchi al Pomodoro
Potato pillows, simple tomato, torn basil.
Pasta recipe questions
- How many italian pasta recipes are on this page?
- 9. Every one includes an ingredient list with quantities, numbered steps, prep and cook times, and Larry's rule for the part people usually get wrong.
- Which of these italian pasta recipes is quickest?
- Cacio e Pepe — about 17 min from start to table, serving 2 servings.
- Where in Italy do these pasta recipes come from?
- Mostly Lazio, Emilia-Romagna, Sicily, Campania, Liguria. Each recipe page names the region it belongs to and the version Larry actually cooks at home.
- Are these italian pasta recipes beginner friendly?
- Yes. Nothing here needs special equipment beyond a skillet, a pot and an oven, and each recipe calls out the timings and temperatures that matter most.