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Comforting Pasta Recipes To Get You Through The Colder Nights

Spinach orecchiette

This speedy, wholesome dish comes complete with a sauce made from frozen spinach, garlic and cream – and teeny-tiny orecchiette shells are the perfect vessel to carry it.

Smoked sausage pasta

A comforting combination of smoked sausage, ribbon-like pappardelle and creamy mustard and onion sauce.

Spinach and ricotta gnudi

Made from ricotta and flour, these tender dumplings require a little effort to make – but once you've nailed the technique

Pumpkin gnocchi with almond pesto

If you have a little more time on your hands, give this recipe for pumpkin gnocchi and almond pesto a go.

Mushroom and bacon pasta bake

A very simple and inexpensive pasta bake, this recipe is perfect when you need to make do with what's in the cupboard and fridge.

Seafood tagliatelle

This simple seafood recipe takes just 30 minutes to make. First, whip up a sauce using fresh chopped tomatoes, onion and a splash of balsamic vinegar.

Jackfruit 'tuna' pasta

If you're looking for a vegan pasta dish that takes you beyond tomatoes and garlic, this is the recipe you need.

Pasta puttanesca

When it comes to puttanesca, nothing you can buy in a jar comes close to a homemade version.

Crab spaghetti

For a taste of luxury, pull out all the stops and make this crab spaghetti. Though it sounds fancy, really it's just a combination of garlic, chilli, parsley, crab meat  and a squeeze of lemon.