American pasta recipes with 600 or more calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Penne Pasta Salad

Great for picnics; leftovers hold for several days. Mix of garlic, lemon, olive oil, and feta cheese gives this a great flavor. Source: The…

Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole

BLT Macaroni Salad

This is a summer staple in my house because it's nice to serve on hot and humid days. Make sure to cook the pasta al dente because it will…

Cajun Chicken Linguine Alfredo, Skinnyfied

bit spicy, a bit creamy, this decadent pasta brings a classic Chicken Alfredo to a whole new level. It’s…

Halloween Baked Spaghetti

Halloween Baked Spaghetti has 2 extra frightfully good ingredients that make it a saucy, cheesy, comforting family tradition.

Vegetable Bowtie Pasta Salad

Growing up, my Mother fixed a pasta salad that was so awesome. Well, I did a makeover of that pasta salad with my own twist...by changing the pasta…

Mac and Cheese

Comfort Chicken Thick Egg Noodle & Carrot Soup

It does not get any better for comfort food year round then this egg noodle and chicken-carrot brothy soup.…

Baked Spaghetti Loaf

A new way to make spaghetti that is cheesy and baked....

Italian Mac & Cheese

My BFF, Sunny, was coming for dinner with her husband and I was making pork tenderloin with blueberry balsamic sauce, but what to serve as a side…

Spaghetti with Garlic and Breadcrumbs

Fast and easy dish. Great with salad and garlic bread.

Southwestern Mac & Cheese

Southwestern Mac & Cheese, we have to laugh, of all the recipes we get asked for from gourmet to down home, what we get the most requests for is…