35+ pasta bake recipes you'll want to make immediately
Nothing says "comfort" quite like a pasta bake hot out the oven. Give one of our favourite recipes a go!
It doesn't get much more comforting than a pasta bake. Simple and quick to prepare, using affordable storecupboard ingredients, they're the perfect midweek meal to feed the whole family or to have as leftovers for lunch the next day.
We have collected our all-time favourite pasta bake recipes that are full of delicious ingredients guaranteed to elevate dinner time. Some of our dishes are twists on classics such as our pepperoni pizza pasta bake or our bolognese pasta bake. We even have a recipe for a French onion soup pasta bake – trust us, it's delicious.
Cheesy tartiflette pasta bake
Oozy, gooey Camembert blankets a white wine bechamel, laced with nutty Gruyère cheese and leftover shredded ham.
Recipe: Cheesy tartiflette pasta bakeLemony Ricotta and Courgette Pasta Bake
Courgettes are a peak summer ingredient and a great one to incorporate into lots of dishes. This dinner is ready in 40 minutes and tastes of summer.
Marry Me Chicken Pasta Bake
A sun-dried tomato béchamel forms the base of this loaded pasta bake, with juicy chicken thighs and a crunchy cheesy crumb to finish.
Recipe: Marry Me Chicken Pasta Bake
Kimchi Macaroni Cheese
If you aren’t a fan of kimchi, you can make this without it or stir through a little mustard with the flour for extra zing.
Recipe: Kimchi Macaroni Cheese
Pale Ale Mac and Cheese
Just what the comfort food Doctor ordered. If you don’t fancy the beer, replace with more milk.
Recipe: Pale Ale Mac and Cheese
Cheeseburger Macaroni Cheese
We’ve grilled our mac and cheese for speed, but you could cook in the oven if you prefer.
Recipe: Cheeseburger Macaroni Cheese
Multi Veg Macaroni Cheese
All the comfort but with added goodness – what's not to love?
Recipe: Multi Veg Macaroni Cheese
Raclette Mac and Cheese
Raclette is both the name of the Swiss cheese itself and what the popular après ski dish is known as, as a whole. We’ve taken the components of a vegetarian raclette feast and turned them into a deliciously cheesy pasta bake!
Recipe: Raclette Mac and Cheese
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta Bake
This pasta bake is very easy to whip up and is sure to become a midweek family favourite. If you don’t like spice, then simply omit the cayenne.
Recipe: Chicken and Chorizo Pasta Bake
Crab Chowder Pasta Bake
Tinned crab is a great choice here, but you could always splash out and use fresh white crab meat, or combine white and brown crab meat for a more intense seafood taste. If you want to make this alcohol-free, simply replace the wine with an equal amount of extra fish stock.
Recipe: Crab Chowder Pasta Bake
Sweet Potato Mac ’n’ Cheese
This cheat-y sauce makes for a relatively hands-off dinner. Stir through some fried smoked bacon lardons before grilling, if you like. Butternut squash would work well here too.
Recipe: Sweet Potato Mac ’n’ Cheese
Roast Butternut, Bacon and Sage Pasta Bake
Creamy and comforting, this pasta bake is a hug in a bowl. Mashing butternut squash into the cheesy sauce balances the richness, and its sweetness goes wonderfully with earthy sage.
Orzo stuffed courgettes
These stuffed courgettes combine orzo with all the components of a Greek salad. Delicious.
Recipe: Orzo stuffed courgettes
Beetroot and Basil Orzo
Orzo is the perfect pasta shape to cook in a tray, and absorbs the bright purple of the beetroot beautifully.
Recipe: Beetroot and Basil Orzo
Mixed Mushroom Cannelloni
Mushrooms, thyme and creamy goat's cheese make a delicious veggie filling for cannelloni.
Recipe: Mixed Mushroom Cannelloni
Spinach and ricotta stuffed pasta
A classic combination of spinach, ricotta and a rich tomato sauce, this is comfort food at its best.
Crab pasta shells
We've used a mixture of brown and white crabmeat for flavour, but use all white meat, if you prefer. To make a vegetarian version, replace crabmeat with 150g crumbled goat's cheese, and the fish stock with vegetable stock.
Recipe: Crab pasta shells
Bolognese pasta pie
Spaghetti bolognese, in pie form - the family will love this one!
Recipe: Bolognese pasta pie
Sweet potato, spinach and goat's cheese rotolo
This centrepiece pasta supper looks as good as it tastes.
Caramelised onion and goat's cheese macaroni
This is incredibly easy to make, as it uses melted cream cheese as the sauce base.
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