Easy Meals Starting a Box of Spaghetti

“This is a popular dinner in my household.” – Heather

“I love crispy, lemony chicken over pasta. This recipe adds a homemade pesto sauce, too.” – Amber

“This is a wonderfully fresh pasta that is perfect for summer. You can’t beat the flavors of the fresh tomatoes and basil mixed with the simpleness of the prosciutto.” – Kathi

“Sometimes you want food fast but not fast food. Well, this was the case one Friday evening after a long work week. I was starved for something good, filling, and quick. I went into my kitchen, started looking around, and got busy. Not only did I create one of the best-tasting spaghetti dinners I’ve eaten in a long time but I made it all from start to finish in under an hour.” – Michelle

“The first time I tasted this was at the gathering for my father’s funeral. Our Italian neighbors, the Businelli family, brought a huge bowl full and we were all very impressed with this very tasty dish. We had never heard of it before but it soon became a favorite. I’m not sure, but I think the recipe I found in my mother’s drawer may be the handwritten copy that they later shared with her.” – Marcia

“This is a great recipe for feeding a lot of folks or for feeding a few and having leftovers. The celery gives some crunch, and the Panko crumbs and cheese browned on top add a ton of flavor.” – Steve

“I have made this dish many times before. It is an easy and filling dish. Sometimes you want to eat spaghetti but don’t want a thick dish. This is an easy, yummy thin dish. My family loves it.” – Vanessa Marie

“This amazing shrimp scampi with pasta recipe has won me 3 Blue Ribbons in 3 different contests. It took me 6 months to perfect this recipe. Everyone loves the depth of flavor and says this is the best shrimp scampi and pasta I have ever had, I can’t stop eating it.” – Jim

“I will confess that it took me several years to get this recipe right. My Aunt Josephine used to make it all the time, but I never watched how she did it. The ingredients are simple: cheese, pepper, and pasta… so what’s so hard about that? Well as one of my teachers used to say, oftentimes the simplest dishes are the easiest to get wrong.” – Andy

“The little bites of tomato add a nice spark over just tomato sauce. You don’t have to add the mushrooms and the shrimp or chicken, but they make a meal of it. We gave it 5 stars here at the ranch and have put it in our rotation.” – Wiley

“I came up with this recipe using a classic ratatouille recipe, adding hot Italian sausage and serving over spaghetti.” – Terri

“My aunt got this recipe from an Italian chef in Center City Philly way back in the 50s. My family loves it. I think it’s very easy and especially delicious with a loaf of crusty Italian bread and butter.” – Terri

“I had tomatoes from the garden that were about to get over-ripe, so I threw together a quick sauce. I wanted it to be all about the luscious ripe tomatoes, so I didn’t do much to it. It was a quick dinner.” – Pamela

“A quick and easy spaghetti dinner with a tasty taco beef sauce!” – Kevin

“This Pantry Chicken Spaghetti is a great family meal prepared with only pantry items. Perfect for anytime but also for emergency situations.” – Debbie