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Jill Dupleix's spaghetti bolognese (left) and Hokkien noodle bolognese.

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10 classic pastas (and a new twist on each)

Keep it classico or give these reimagined recipes a twirl.

20 recipes
Timing is everything when making this creamy, cheesy, peppery pasta.

Spaghetti carbonara

  • Jill Dupleix
Miso carbonara.
EASY

... or miso carbonara

  • < 30 mins
Neil Perry's cacio e pepe pasta.
EASY

Cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper pasta)

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) gnocchi with cacio e pepe crisps.
EASY

... or cacio e pepe gnocchi with parmesan crisps

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Spaghetti puttanesca.

Spaghetti puttanesca

  • < 30 mins
  • Caroline Velik
Put down the cannelloni shells and freestyle with this free-form puttanesca pasta bake.

... or puttanesca pasta bake meets cannelloni

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
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The can't-be-beat, benchmark Australian-Italian spag bol.

The benchmark spaghetti bolognese

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
Hokkein bolognese.
EASY

... or Hokkien noodle bolognese with minced pork

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Neil Perry's buffalo mozzarella lasagne.

Lasagne

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Lasagne spaghetti

... or lasagne spaghetti

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Creamy fettucine alfredo with garlic mushrooms.
EASY

Fettuccine alfredo with garlic mushrooms

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
This stroganoff-inspired pasta bake skips the beef.

... or stroganoff pasta bake with spinach and mushrooms

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter.
EASY

Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Creamy pumpkin soup meets pasta.

... or creamy pumpkin puree and blue cheese pasta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Pasta amatriciana
EASY

Pasta all'amatriciana

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
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Mushroom all'amatriciana.

... or meat-free mushroom all'amatriciana

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Pasta all a Norma
EASY

Sicilian pasta alla Norma

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Rosa Mitchell
Danielle Alvarez's smoky rigatoni with ricotta salata.

... or rigatoni with smoky eggplant, tomato and oregano

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Pasta arrabbiata.

Pasta arrabbiata

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Add a splash of vodka to your pasta sauce.
EASY

... or pasta with tomato vodka sauce, roasted chilli and burrata

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink

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