Spaghetti is one of my favorite dishes, but sometimes eating the same recipe over and over can get boring. Here’s a list of 27 ways to make your family something different.
Spaghetti
Grandpa Frank's Spaghetti Sauce
It is based on my Grandpa Frank’s amazing red sauce, or gravy or whatever you call the red stuff you put on spaghetti or pasta. My Rhode Island born, best friend who’s 100% Italian and I have had “arguments” about what this sauce is called; she always called it gravy and I called it spaghetti sauce.
Gravy for me is that brown stuff you pour over mashed potatoes, but regardless of what you call it; gather the ingredients and make it; East or West Coast!
How to cook the perfect Pasta
If you have eaten pasta and you found it boring and mushy, chances are that you ate a poorly cooked pasta. Because it is so easy to over cook pasta and therefore arrive at an unpalatable pasta dish.
Cheesy Mexican Chicken Spaghetti
A new spin on the classic pasta dinner, this Cheesy Mexican Chicken Spaghetti is a creamy pasta casserole with a Tex Mex spin, and a delicious, melty cheddar cheese topping.
Low Carb Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti Bake
If you’re obsessed with squash noodles as much as I am, then you’ll absolutely love this Low Carb Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti Bake. It’s packed with veggies, perfect spaghetti squash noodles, and has only 10g net carbs!
Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese - an alternative recipe to traditional spaghetti bolognese
Preparing vegan spaghetti bolognese has never been easier! All you need are the right ingredients and substitutes, so make sure you have everything ready before cooking. Instead of using meat such as minced beef, you use pulses.
In this case I use adzuki beans but lentils can be used as well. You won’t even notice the difference between a traditional bolognese recipe and this vegan spaghetti bolognese. Enjoy!
Pressure Cooker Spaghetti And Homemade Meatballs Recipe
Pressure Cooker Spaghetti And Homemade Meatballs is a one-pot meal that tastes like it’s been slow cooking for hours, but comes together in about 30 minutes, give or take a few minutes depending on how fast you make the meatballs.
Spaghetti Bolognese
If you’re not familiar with the term Bolognese, it is basically a thick meaty tomato sauce. Like many terms, we in America have widely adopted this one for our meat sauce used in pasta dishes. This sauce is perfect over spaghetti or other pasta of choice. It can also be used in a lasagna dish.
Spaghetti al limone with ricotta, basil and lemon
Spaghetti al limone has a wonderful fresh summer taste, with an intense lemony flavour. Close your eyes and you can even imagine you are eating it sitting on a terrace overlooking the sea on the Amalfi coast or Capri!
Baked Chicken Spaghetti
Baked Chicken Spaghetti is a hearty and delicious meal with a white mushroom-based sauce, so full of flavour thanks to the peppers, cheese and spices. The best part is it’s a baked spaghetti, with bits of crispy cheese!
Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs [Recipe & Video]
Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs is a one pot dump and push meal, using pantry items and frozen meatballs and ready in under 15 minutes. Meatballs can be bagged from the store, or homemade raw, then frozen meatballs.
Spaghetti and Garlic Bread Bake Recipe
One of the most classic American meals is spaghetti and garlic bread. I remember as a kid it was the only Italian food I knew, except for maybe pizza.
Now that I’m older my appreciation for Italian cuisine has widened quite a bit, but that good old fashioned spaghetti with meat sauce is still a satisfying comfort food.
Easy Camping Meals - One Pot Spaghetti
There aren’t many comforts of home I miss when we’re out camping. Sure, a regular toilet would be nice. Maybe a 10 or 15 minute hot shower so I can shave my legs? (Nah… I really don’t miss that part at all!)
But I do sometimes miss good old comfort food that’s been simmering on the stove for hours. And homemade spaghetti sauce is right up there at the top of the list! But we all know by now that I’m all about easy camping meals.
Simple Garlic & Butter Shrimp with Spaghetti (Shrimp Scampi)
Simple Garlic and Butter Shrimp Spaghetti is a perfect weeknight meal that breaks the boredom of “the same old thing” for dinner! This shrimp spaghetti dish can be on the table in less than half an hour and clean up is easy, too.
Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce
This Instant Pot spaghetti sauce recipe is simple, delicious, convenient, and much faster than simmering it on the stove for hours!
Vegetarian Enchilada Spaghetti Squash Boats
Mexican food with a delicious healthy twist. These good-for-you vegetarian enchilada spaghetti squash boats are cheesy, saucy, and spicy – the perfect taste trifecta!
Spaghetti with Homemade Meat Sauce Recipe for Two
This easy Spaghetti with homemade meat sauce takes just a few minutes of prep and then a slow simmer on the stove for a beef packed classic Italian spaghetti.
Taco Spaghetti Bake
Baked spaghetti pasta, taco flavored ground beef, a diced tomato and chili sauce and gooey layers of Mexican cheese brought together to create this delicious family pleasing TACO SPAGHETTI BAKE. All the flavors of a taco baked into a pasta casserole dish!
Delicious One-Pot Red Lentil Bolognese
I love how versatile pasta dishes can be: you can have a rich, hearty meal like this lentil spaghetti bolognese perfect for cosy nights in, or you can have a light, summery pesto pasta dish that leaves you satiated but not stuffed.
Pasta with Chicken, Tomato, Mushroom and White Truffles
While traveling through the Umbria region of Italy, I came across more and more dishes using one of the prized ingredients of this area – white truffles. People seem to have either a strong dislike or an intense love for this pungent ingredient. I fall into the strongly enamored group. Which is one reason I was so excited to plant my feet here and start eating – and cooking.
This truffled pasta dish is designed in layers of flavor. The warm pasta is tossed with the white truffle cream (made with porcini mushrooms and white truffles).
Crockpot Spaghetti Casserole
This delicious Crockpot Spaghetti Casserole is full of Italian flavours with the right amount of sweetness in the sauce. This spaghetti casserole comes together with very little effort on your part.
Spaghetti alla Siciliana
This authentic Sicilian pasta recipe is so easy and it takes only 5 ingredients to make it! Spaghetti Siciliana is a fiery mix of hot pasta mixed with lots of garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, chillies and olive oil. Simple and gorgeous!
Avocado Spinach Pasta
This Avocado Spinach Pasta is a quick and easy recipe that kids love. The no-cook sauce has a deliciously creamy texture and is packed with goodness.
The Ultimate Chicken Parmesan Spaghetti
The most amazing and ultimate Chicken Parmesan Spaghetti you can try with very basic steps and totally under 30 mins! Crispy Chicken Parmesan topped with homemade Marinara Sauce and Mozzarella baked to perfection served over spaghetti makes the best meal you can have!
Instant Pot Spaghetti with Simple Tomato Sauce
This Instant Pot Spaghetti with Simple Tomato Sauce are super easy to make and ready in under 10 minutes on the table. It’s one of those such delicious quick meals that is so kid friendly and perfect for family dinner ideas.
Entirely vegan, gluten free, super creamy, and satisfying. Just put your spaghetti noodles and the spaghetti sauce ingredients in the instant pot and you are good to go.
Weekday Ragù with Veggies
Weekday Ragù with Veggies is packed with tons of vegetables and flavour! It’s perfect for busy days and picky-eaters! Make in either the slow cooker or in the Instant Pot for an easy weeknight dinner!
Spaghetti and Meatball Casserole
Baked spaghetti and meatball casserole is a fun twist on that classic favorite dinner. It is easier to make than lasagna and more fun too!
Italian Baked Spaghetti Recipe
Granddad’s Spaghetti, my favorite comfort food of all time. This is a baked spaghetti dish that my great grandfather made, and my grandmother and mom and aunts continued to make it and pass down the recipe. Kind of an interesting story behind the origins of this Italian baked spaghetti recipe.
Nikki Lee
Monday 5th of August 2019
Thank you for including my Taco Spaghetti! It's a favorite at our house. I am sitting here drooling over these recipes! I've been without a kitchen for way to long and really can't wait to get back in their to cook again! I plan to try several of these delicious recipes!
Julie Pollitt
Monday 5th of August 2019
Hi Nikki! You're welcome - it looks delicious. I love finding new ways to make dishes. I hope you're able to get your kitchen done soon, I am sure it will be beautiful!
Julia
Sunday 4th of August 2019
Spaghetti is one of the most requested meals at our house and I love all of these variations to try! Thank you!!
Julie Pollitt
Sunday 4th of August 2019
Hi Julia! You're welcome and thanks for sharing your wonderful spaghetti recipe!
Kathleen | The Fresh Cooky
Saturday 3rd of August 2019
Thanks for featuring my Grandpa's Spaghetti Sauce Julie!! People won't be disappointed, these all look fabulous, I'm ready for a good Italian meal!!
Julie Pollitt
Saturday 3rd of August 2019
Hi Kathleen! Thanks for sharing it. The recipe looks so delicious!