Summer means fresh flavors and easy meals, and these pasta dinners check all the boxes.
Cucumber adds crunch, while parsley provides an herbaceous note.
Serve as a side dish or add protein like grilled chicken or shrimp to make it a complete meal.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn
you could substitute chopped fresh summer-ripe tomatoes for the cherry tomatoes.
Serve with crusty garlic bread and a green salad on the side.
Here, we take advantage of fresh summer zucchini, which lightens up the dish.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn
Serve the pasta with grilled shrimp or salmon for a boost of protein.
Or keep this avocado pasta vegan and top with a portobello mushroom.
Seek out artichoke hearts packed in water or use thawed frozen artichokes in their place.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
Super Green Pasta
Pack in your veggies with this quick and easy green pasta.
Lemon-Garlic Pasta with Salmon
Wondering what to do with leftover salmon?
This is a delicious and easy way to turn it into another weeknight-friendly, quick dinner.
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Don’t forget to reserve some pasta waterits starch thickens the lemon-garlic pasta sauce and makes it silky-smooth.
To amp up the veggies even more, try adding asparagus or peas to the dish.
Fresh zucchini blends perfectly with the lemony sauce.
Jen Causey
If you have summer squash on hand, it’s possible for you to use that instead.
One-Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake
This easy skillet pasta bake is a surefire family hit.
Add some shredded rotisserie chicken, grilled shrimp or crispy chickpeas to punch up the protein.
Cooking lima beans in pancetta drippings infuses them with flavor.
Grilled Eggplant & Tomato Pasta
The combination of slightly smoky grilled eggplant and sweet tomatoes is delightful.
Mozzarella pearls are the perfect size for mixing into the finished dish.
Photographer / Jen Causey, Prop Stylist / Kay Clarke, Food Stylist / Chelsea Zimmer
If you cant find them, chopped fresh mozzarella will work well too.
Meanwhile, the residual heat of the pasta wilts the spinach in record time for a fast weeknight dinner.
Walnut Pesto Pasta Salad
This cold pesto pasta salad will cool you off on a summer day.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman
White Bean & Sun-Dried Tomato Gnocchi
Sun-dried tomatoes are the star of this recipeproviding texture and umami.
Cooking the pasta right in the sauce saves time and cleanup while infusing the noodles with more flavor.
Just warm the yogurt (do not boil) and add some pasta-cooking water to thin it out.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Margret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
Lemon and fresh basil brighten up the whole-wheat pasta and complement the shrimp in this quick dinner recipe.
Two medium or one large zucchini should give you 6 cups.
Tomato, Corn & Basil Spaghetti Salad
This bright spaghetti salad makes the most of summer produce.
Zucchini and corn get charred on the grill, while cherry tomatoes add freshness and color.
Tossing the pasta in the tangy lemon-feta vinaigrette while it’s warm helps it absorb the flavors better.
Serve this pasta as a vegetarian main or serve alongside grilled chicken or shrimp.
Photographer: Sara Baurley, Food Stylist: Julia Levy, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
Cashew, Chickpea & Pasta Salad with Cilantro-Mint-Shallot Vinaigrette
In our humble opinion, the dressingmakesthis salad.
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Styling: Lindsey Lower
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