Episode 105: Can dinner at home be easier? 6 Pasta recipes for cooking on the busiest weeknights

Feeling overwhelmed with weeknight dinners? Cooking at home can be challenging when your schedule is crammed or unpredictable! In our Season 3 premiere (!!!), we’re sharing our 6 favorite quick pasta recipes that are perfect for those busy evenings when you just need dinner to be comforting and easy. This week you’ll… 1. Discover versatile pasta recipes that rely on the most basic pantry staples 2. Learn expert tips for maximizing flavor in minimal time, from incorporating gluten-free noodles to creative uses for zucchini and chickpeas. 3. Find out our 3-ingredient weeknight go-to cheesy pasta Don't miss out on these lifesaving pasta recipes—hit play now and make your next weeknight dinner a breeze! *** Links to from this week’s show: A chickpea and spinach pasta similar to Kari’s greens and beans Sonya’s cranberry brothy bean and orzo Zucchini Bow Ties with parm and yogurt from Food & Wine Melissa Clark’s one-pan spinach and feta orzo with peas from NYT Cooking Sausage and Peppers with Broccoli by Kay Chun from NYT Cooking Carolina Gelen’s tuna cacio e pepe recipe Tortellini with Brown Butter, Sage + Walnuts by Molly Baz from Bon Appetit Sungold tomato pasta from Wishbone Kitchen Pasta with Pumpkin Brown Butter Sauce from Food & Wine Rigatoni with Lemony Kale and Pecorino Pesto from Food & Wine *** We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @foodfriendspod, or drop us a line at foodfriendspod@gmail.com! Or give us a CALL on our kitchen phone! 323-452-9084 Sign up for Sonya’s free Substack , or order her debut cookbook Braids for more Food Friends recipes!