You can make these easy pasta recipes for a delicious weeknight dinner with few ingredients. The recipes are vegetarian, and you can easily adapt them for vegan guests too.This recipe is a creamy and fresh lemon ricotta pasta.

These pasta recipes will satisfy your cravings for Italian food in the easiest yet best way. And no, you won't need special tools or tons of ingredients (it's really possible to cook without cream and butter!)

If you're looking for some good Italian food to try this week, then here are Italian dishes that will satisfy your cravings!

This rigatoni arrabbiata is a simple but tasty pasta tossed in a spicy tomato sauce loaded with garlic and fennel seeds.

A classic Italian pasta made with dried bucatini pasta, cherry tomatoes, guanciale (or pancetta), rosemary, Pecorino cheese, and plenty of black pepper.

This 20-minute dinner hits all the flavor spots. It’s spicy, funky and delicious. Fiery ‘Nduja salami is the star in this smooth tomato sauce made with sun-dried tomatoes and a splash of cream. Serve with plenty of parmesan and a big fresh side salad.

The most simple and delicious creamy roasted red pepper pasta sauce!

A mash-up of three famous pasta dishes, amatriciana, cacio e pepe and carbonara, this pasta alla zozzona is an eruption of flavor.

Ground Beef Pasta Recipe with Tomato Sauce – A quick and easy ground beef recipe! Seared ground beef is mixed through a fragrant tomato sauce speckled with garlic, onion, melted parmesan chee…

Rigatoni Arrabbiata is a classic Italian pasta dish with a spicy tomato-based sauce with a bold and rustic flavor.Arrabbiata is the perfect pasta sauce for an easy but tasty last-minute dinner, as you can make it in 20 minutes with simple pantry staples.

Rome is known for 4 famous pasta dishes, two of which are Amatriciana and Carbonara. This pasta, Zozzona (translation: dirty!) is a combination of the two. All the savory tomato flavor of Amatriciana with the rich, creamy decadence of Carbonara - all with some Italian sausage thrown in for good measure. What's not to love? The real trick here, as it is for all Carbonara recipes, is making sure you take the time to temper the egg mixture with the hot pasta water. This way, you can ensure you end up with a really creamy sauce instead of scrambled eggs!

For an authentic Italian dinner, try my pasta al pomodoro! Spaghetti is tossed with a simple and delicious San Marzano tomato sauce and topped with basil and Parmesan in this easy recipe.

Recipe video above. This is a traditional Italian pasta dish from Sicily, usually begun by cooking eggplant on the stove in a hefty amount of oil. I prefer roasting the eggplant - less oil plus the eggplant holds its shape better, especially when you roast at a high temp to caramelise the surface!Finishing with a good amount of fresh basil is traditional but even if you don't have any, there's other alternatives to add a touch of other flavour - such as fresh thyme, or extra dried herbs in the sauce.This is an excellent and satisfyingly "meaty" vegetarian main dish that will have even card-carrying carnivores asking for seconds!

The recipe for Gricia (Pasta alla Gricia) is one of the oldest and simplest pasta recipes in Roman cuisine. It’s a great classic of Lazio cuisine and has a unique and surprising flavor.It’s the traditional dish of the Amatrice area. In fact some call it “Amatriciana Bianca” (White Amatriciana). This is because it shares all the ingredients with pasta all’amatriciana except the tomato.

Cooking pasta like risotto? You have my attention.

It's so good, you don't even need cheese.

This Roasted Tomato and Garlic Ricotta Pasta recipe is easy to make and requires minimal effort, making it an ideal choice for a quick and satisfying weeknight dinner that the whole family will love. The roasting process infuses the tomatoes and garlic with intense flavors, while the ricotta adds a creamy texture to the sauce - resulting in a dish that takes little time yet is very delicious and nutritious. Recipe yield 4 small or 2 large servings.

Giada's simple bolognese is a longtime favorite among readers, and it's no question why.

Spaghetti Pomodoro, also known as tomato basil pasta, is a classic Italian recipe famous worldwide for its taste and simplicity.In 20 minutes flat, you'll be able to prepare an authentic Italian pasta dish that will leave everyone begging for more.

Are you looking for a classic pasta recipe? Try this Bobby Flay bucatini amatriciana recipe.  It's a signature dish from Bobby Flay's kitchen; you will enjoy it.