Pasta with Breadcrumbs & Anchovies

Pasta with Breadcrumbs was invented as a cheaper alternative to grated cheese. This recipe includes lots of anchovies, capers, garlic, & pepper flakes.

Bucatini with Roasted Eggplant and Cherry Tomato Sauce

Turn fresh summer produce into a hearty pasta dish with a fresh cherry tomato sauce, roasted eggplant, and herbs. Perfect for the transition to fall!

Spicy Shrimp with Avocado and Arugula Salad

A quick and healthy summer salad that's topped with spicy shrimp.

Pasta Shells with Chickpeas and Arugula

Though uncooked pasta sauces sound spectacularly easy, pulling them off isn't as easy as you'd think, as most sauces come off bland and watery. Add fresh mozzarella to the mix, and you just might end up with a gloopy mess of half melted nuggets of mozz, which stick to the pasta like laffy taffy. But leave it to Mollie Katzen to figure it all out.

French in a Flash: Red Pistou Pasta with Shrimp and Crunchy Herbes de Provence Crumbs

Red pistou is made from tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and basil, usually in that order. Delicious, sharp, pungent, intensely summery, let's just say it stays with you—on your mind and on your breath. This homemade version pairs the pistou with pasta, and a tumble of crunchy, salty, herbes de Provence-spiked breadcrumbs and a studding of seared shrimp.

Dinner Tonight: Garlic Shrimp with Basil, Tomatoes, and Pepper Flakes

I pulled this one from So Easy by Ellie Kreiger, which is full of health-conscious recipes that pack a lot of flavor. Healthy it might have been, but more importantly, delicious. The sweet bursts of the grape tomatoes and fragrant basil brought to mind a summer picnic.

Shrimp Scampi With Pasta

Made with a garlicky bath of butter and olive oil, shrimp scampi is a great sauce for pasta. We punch up the flavor with dry vermouth, lemon juice and zest, and fresh parsley.

Bucatini Fra Diavolo from 'Franny's'

I have a habit of tossing huge pinches of red pepper flakes into all pasta dishes that cross my stove, so I was immediately drawn to the Bucatini Fra Diavolo in the new Franny's cookbook. Andrew Feinberg, Francine Stephens, and Melissa Clark's recipe takes this classically spicy tomato sauce and freshens it up with close to a full cup of fresh herbs.

scrumptious SHRIMP SCAMPI

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Skillet Pesto Pasta with Shrimp and Pine Nuts

Skillet pasta with shrimp and basil pesto.