This Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta is the ultimate cozy fall dinner! Roasted butternut squash is blended into a rich, velvety Parmesan sauce and tossed with tender pasta for an easy family meal everyone will love. Perfect for busy weeknights, autumn dinners, and comfort food season. Serves: 6 Ingredients 1 medium butternut squash (about 2½-3 pounds),…
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Easy Cajun Chicken Pasta
Creamy, cheesy, slightly spicy and ready in about 35 minutes, this Cajun Chicken Pasta is a family dinner that tastes like it came from your favorite restaurant. Servings: 4 | Calories: ~595 | Protein: 39g | Carbs: 43g | Fat: 29g Ingredients For the Chicken 1½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced into bite-size pieces…
Spicy Sausage Rigatoni
Creamy, cheesy, and packed with bold Italian flavor, this Spicy Sausage Rigatoni is the perfect weeknight comfort meal. Tender rigatoni is tossed with savory Italian sausage in a rich tomato cream sauce with just the right amount of heat. Ready in about 35 minutes, it’s an easy family dinner that’s guaranteed to disappear fast! Prep…
Loaded Italian Grinder Pasta Salad
Prep Time: 20 minutesChill Time: 30 minutesServings: 8–10 Ingredients Pasta Salad 12 oz rotini pasta 1 cup cubed provolone cheese 8 oz marinated mozzarella pearls, drained ½ cup quartered pepperoni ½ cup chopped Genoa salami ½ cup chopped deli ham 1 cup chopped mini sweet peppers 1 cup diced cucumber 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes…
BLT Pasta Salad
Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 10 minutesChill Time: 30 minutesTotal Time: 55 minutesServings: 6–8 Ingredients 12 oz rotini pasta 8 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce 1½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese ½ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup sour cream 1 tbsp ranch seasoning mix 1 tbsp…
High-Protein Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Bowl
This Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Bowl is one of those easy dinners that tastes way more indulgent than you’d expect from a high protein meal. Tender chicken, pasta and spinach are tossed in a creamy homemade ranch sauce, then finished with crispy bacon, cheddar and green onions. It’s filling, full of flavor and an easy…
Creamy Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta
Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 30 minutesServings: 5 Ingredients 12 oz rotini pasta 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 2 tablespoons butter 2 cloves garlic, minced 1½ cups chicken broth 1 cup heavy cream 1 (1 oz) packet ranch seasoning mix 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese ½…
Chicken Parmesan Pasta
Serves: 4 | Ready in: 20 minutes Ingredients 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken 12 oz penne pasta 1 jar marinara sauce 1½ cups mozzarella cheese ¼ cup grated Parmesan 1 tsp Italian seasoning Instructions Cook pasta and drain. Warm marinara with the chicken. Stir in cooked pasta. Top with mozzarella and Parmesan. Broil for 2–3…
Stuffed Shells with Ricotta & Italian Sausage
Stuffed Shells with Ricotta & Italian Sausage are pure comfort food and such a good dinner when you’re craving something hearty and homemade. Jumbo pasta shells are packed with creamy ricotta, savory Italian sausage and plenty of cheese, then baked in marinara until everything is hot and bubbly. It’s also a great make-ahead dinner for…
High Protein Lemon Shrimp Pasta Salad
Servings: 6Calories: 430Protein: 35gCarbs: 42gFat: 16g Ingredients For the Pasta Salad 12 oz protein rotini pasta (Barilla Protein+, chickpea pasta, or lentil pasta), cooked and cooled 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp garlic powder ½ tsp paprika ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 cucumber, diced ½…
