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What's for dinner: Pasta and noodle edition

Whether you slurp 'em, twirl 'em, or just dig right in, pasta and noodles are some of the simplest, quickest, and most satisfying dinners to make.

By WeightWatchers

Published July 19, 2021

When you have time to boil the pasta

Spaghetti with meat sauce

Ginger-Grilled Shrimp & Soba Noodle Salad

Thai turkey, noodle & asparagus salad

Spring Green Pasta Toss

Zucchini noodles with creamy corn sauce

Linguine with White Bean Puttanesca

Sweet & Sour Chicken with Noodles

Carbonara Frittata

Two-pea ravioli

Whole-wheat pasta bake with sausage & broccoli rabe

Turkey meatballs with rigatoni

Linguine with tomato-meat sauce

Lemony pasta with spring peas & shrimp

Creamy Alfredo Mac & Cheese

Rotini with Creamy Broccoli Sauce

When you don't want to bother with a colander

Lemony One-Pan Orecchiette with Sausage & Broccolini

One-Pot Bucatini all’Amatriciana with Artichokes

One-pot taco pasta

One-pot butternut squash mac & cheese

One-Pot Curry Noodles

One-Pot Orecchiette with Sausage, Fennel & Butternut Squash

One-Pot Pasta with Cauliflower, Lemon & Capers

One-Pot Linguine with Winter Greens

One-Pot Penne with Broccoli Rabe & Sausage

When you want to skip boiling altogether

Grilled Gnocchi & Vegetables

Summer veggie ravioli lasagna

Cheese Tortellini in Chunky Vegetable-Marinara Sauce

Lasagna a la vodka

Cauliflower Gnocchi with Peppers & Spinach

Baked Ravioli with Marinara Dipping Sauce

Slow-Cooker Lasagna

Oven-Fried Tortellini with Cheesy Dipping Sauce by Millie Peartree

Ravioli Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

When you have leftover cooked pasta

Mediterranean pasta & white bean salad

Pasta with rosemary-roasted vegetables and feta

Quick Chicken Noodle Soup

Quick Tuna Pasta Puttanesca

Easy Vegetable Lo Mein

Instant Classic Chicken Noodle Soup for One

Spaghetti with Shrimp & Pesto

Vegetable Soup with White Beans & Brown Rice Pasta Shells

Spaghetti Scramble

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