✅ 21 Easy + Comforting Pasta Dinners for Chilly Nights 🥶


Hi Reader!

If you happen to be in the midst of chilly weather and are craving cozy comfort food, I've got just the delicious pasta recipes for you. 🥶

From one-pot wonders to simple bakes to easy spins on Italian classics, these pasta dinners will warm your heart...and your belly! 🥰

Beefy Cheese Tortellini Bake
Loaded with tortellini, marinara sauce, and two kinds of cheese, this is a quick and effortless dinner that the whole family will love!

One-Pot Taco Pasta Skillet
Featuring ground beef and pasta, flavored with taco seasoning and salsa, and studded with black beans and corn, this cheesy dinner quickly comes together in a skillet!

One-Pot Spaghetti

Yielding fantastic flavor and only one pot to wash, this is one of the most popular pasta recipes on the site and will become the only spaghetti recipe you'll ever make again!

Easy Baked Gnocchi

This effortless, one-pan dinner is brimming with lean ground beef, a creamy and flavorful tomato sauce, tender gnocchi, baby spinach, Italian herbs, and plenty of cheese!

Ground Beef Stir Fry
Loaded with lean ground beef, colorful fresh vegetables, and cozy ramen noodles in a savory sauce, this easy, tasty, healthy dinner is on the table in 30 minutes!

Easy Carbonara with Bacon (or Pancetta)

This quick and easy version of the classic is made with simple and accessible ingredients for a flavorful dinner that's on the table in under 30 minutes!

Skillet Patstitsio (Greek Lasagna)

This creamy, flavorful Greek lasagna is loaded with ground beef, tomatoes, pasta, and Greek yogurt for a quick and easy, family-pleasing, skillet dinner!

30-Minute Skillet Lasagna

This quick, easy, and yummy recipe comes together in just one pan with bow-tie pasta, ground beef, tomatoes, and three kinds of cheese!

One-Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta

The classic flavor of chicken parm is transformed into this easy, cheesy, stove-top dinner recipe that's quick to make in 30 minutes with minimal cleanup!

Easy Chili Mac
This skillet dinner is simple yet hearty, featuring ground beef, beans, pasta, and cheese in a zippy tomato sauce!

Stuffed Shells

This easy to make, fun to eat dinner is loaded with cheese, marinara, and whatever type of meat you like, such as ground beef, ground turkey, Italian sausage, or even diced cooked chicken!

Chicken Orzo Bake (Dump-and-Bake)

This easy, dump-and-bake casserole is loaded with cooked chicken, mushrooms, baby spinach, garlic-and-herb Boursin cheese, and orzo pasta. And best of all, it's combined directly in the baking dish for no extra dishes to wash!

Creamy One-Pot Chicken and Noodles

This easy, comforting, one-pot recipe features juicy chicken, tender veggies, and egg noodles in a creamy, cheesy, homemade sauce!

Easy Baked Ziti
This hearty, comforting dinner is just oozing with cheesy goodness! This is actually my go-to meal for delivering to others (along with Creamy Cheesy Corn Casserole, Caesar Salad, Homemade Garlic Bread, and some sort of dessert!) whether they've just moved, welcomed a baby, are going through a hard time, or any other reason.

Stovetop Tuna Noodle Casserole

This quick, easy, from-scratch dinner recipe combines tuna, egg noodles, peas, and a creamy, cheesy, homemade white sauce!

Creamy Sausage Pasta

This easy, one-pot dinner is quick to make with sweet Italian sausage, pasta, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and baby spinach in a creamy sauce kissed with white wine!

One-Pot Pizza Pasta

This easy, cheesy, comforting dinner recipe is loaded with the flavor of all your favorite pizza toppings…made in just one pot!

Chicken Sausage Pasta Skillet

This one-pot, 30-minute dinner that can be customized using your favorite flavor of chicken sausage and any optional veggies you wish to add in!

Cheeseburger Macaroni
This made-from-scratch copycat of Hamburger Helper is amazing, thanks to a decadent, homemade cheese sauce!

Five Cheese Ziti al Forno

This Olive Garden copycat recipe combines mozzarella, Parmesan, Romano, fontina, and ricotta with tender pasta, flavorful marinara sauce, and creamy Alfredo sauce for a decadent, delicious comfort food dinner!

Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti

No Velveeta or Cream of "X" Soup here! This comfort food classic is made with chunks of chicken, your favorite veggies, and a simple homemade cheese sauce!

So many pasta recipes...so little time. 🤗

Stay warm and safe, my friends!

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