What to make with pasta and parmesan: 12 easy dinners

These 12 dinners all use pasta and parmesan. The quickest is Garlicky spaghetti with peas and parmesan, on the table in 20 minutes. Four of them are simple enough for a first try. Under each one is what else you’d need, not counting salt, oil and spices.

Dolly says: In the app, tell me what’s in your kitchen and I’ll plan the whole week around it, then list only what’s missing.

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  Garlicky spaghetti with peas and parmesan

  Also needs frozen peas, garlic and lemons.

  20 min

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  Pesto pasta with peas and spinach

  Also needs lemons, frozen peas, baby spinach and basil pesto.

  25 min

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  Creamy tomato penne

  Also needs garlic, crushed tomatoes and heavy cream.

  30 min

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  Garlic butter shrimp pasta

  Also needs raw shrimp, butter, garlic and 2 more.

  35 min

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  Pasta e ceci

  Also needs garlic, tomato paste, chickpeas and vegetable broth.

  35 min

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  Rigatoni with sausage and spinach

  Also needs italian sausage, garlic, crushed tomatoes and baby spinach.

  35 min

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  Chicken alfredo

  Also needs chicken breasts, butter, garlic and heavy cream.

  40 min

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  Pasta e patate (pasta and potatoes)

  Also needs russet potatoes, yellow onions and tomato paste.

  45 min

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  Sheet-pan chicken parmesan

  Also needs chicken breasts, panko breadcrumbs, marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella.

  45 min

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  Spaghetti with meat sauce

  Also needs yellow onions, ground beef (85/15), garlic and 2 more.

  45 min

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  Lentil bolognese with spaghetti

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, lentils and crushed tomatoes.

  60 min

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  Spinach and ricotta lasagna roll-ups

  Also needs frozen chopped spinach, ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella and 2 more.

  65 min

Dinners from what you already have

Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.

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