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If you are spending this weekend at home and need some cooking inspiration, the answer is pasta!

Pasta is good. It’s a versatile food, and you can use it in countless recipes. This time, we won’t be going for the extra healthy; we will be going for cozy, yummy, and mouthwatering recipes that can fill your heart with warmth—aka, everything you need for a slow fall weekend.

1. Homemade Mac and Cheese

If you like mac and cheese but don’t want the packaged version, this homemade recipe is spot on in flavor. Extra creamy and baked, it will be your ideal companion for your Emily in Paris binge-watching!

2. One-Pan Eggplant Parm Orzo

Eggplant with pasta is a delicious combination. Adding some parmesan cheese and then you have the ideal dinner for you and maybe a cozy dinner with your loved ones. Plus: it’s one-pan dish so no extra cleaning needed!

3. Penne alla Vodka

Quick, easy and incredibly delicious this recipe is ideal for a Friday night dinner when you don’t have the energy to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, but you still want something yummy to accompany your glass of red wine.

4. Cacio e pepe

Italy is calling! This simple yet extremely delicious dish is so warm and cozy that you will definitely add in your favorites. It’s no strange that Anthony Bourdain once said that cacio e pepe “could be the greatest thing in the history of the world.”

5. Creamy Roasted Garlic Butternut Squash Pasta

Fall screams for squash, and we almost screamed when we tried this recipe. Creamy with amazing aromas blending, this recipe is something you should try this weekend. We loved it, and we are sure that you will love it as well.

6. Creamy Vegan Pasta with Tomatoes and Basil

Vegan and creamy and tasty and easy to make? Could you find a better combination? We couldn’t, and this is why this recipe deserves a special place on your weekend plans.

7. Garlic Mushroom Pasta Recipe

There are times when you don’t think you want meat, but at the same time, you want it! Here come the mushrooms that can substitute meat (and the protein thereof) without you exceeding your meat intake. If you combine them with the past, then you have a delicious dish for your weekend nights.

8. One Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

Chicken is always a good idea, and it’s comforting. When it’s creamy and spicy, then it’s exactly what a fall dinner should be. On the plus side, it’s extremely easy to make.

9. Penne with Five (or Six) Cheeses

This recipe is cheese, cheese, cheese, and… cheese! Penne pasta and a variety of different cheeses are comforting and cozy, and you know you want them on your plate. Yes, it’s so cheezy, but we like it!

10. Sun Dried Tomato Pasta

Sun-dried tomatoes are a very underrated ingredient. Not only are they extremely nutritious, but they are also an excellent pasta accompaniment and extremely yummy when combined correctly.

11. Cheesy Taco Pasta

If you crave tacos but want them in a more elegant form, combine them with pasta and elevate your weekend dinner. They're so yummy and comforting!

12. Creamy Pesto Pasta

Pesto is the most carefree ingredient yet so elegant. It accompanies pasta so well that it’s a favorite dish. This recipe is the creamiest pesto you will ever try. If you want it with a twist, add some chicken. A blast of tastes in your dish!

13. Zucchini Lasagna

Did you know that zucchini is the best substitute for pasta? If you didn’t know, then you will be amazed by this recipe! You will have the pasta feeling but in a more carefree version!

14. Creamy Tuna Pasta

Tuna is great in every form. And tuna is excellent with pasta as well. Try this yummy, mouthwatering recipe and take your weekend dinner to the next level!

15. Stuffed Shells

Open up a bottle of wine, invite your loved ones, and make them happy with this mouthwatering recipe that includes everything you need: spinach, tomato sauce, cheese. Creamy and cheesy comfort food for a Saturday night dinner.

Bon Appétit and Enjoy Your Weekend!