Make a Pasta is an independent recipe and technique site for home cooks who love pasta. We share tested recipes, clear methods for making pasta by hand and sauces that are worth the extra few minutes.
What You Will Find Here
Our guides cover homemade pasta dough, pasta shapes and how to cut them, classic and modern sauces, weeknight pasta dinners and make-ahead dishes such as pasta salad.
Every recipe lists exact quantities in cups and grams, realistic timings and the equipment you need, plus a printable recipe card.
How We Develop Recipes
We build each recipe around trusted cooking principles, then explain why each step matters, such as salting the water, saving pasta water and finishing pasta in the sauce. Food safety advice follows official guidance on cooling and storing leftovers.
You can read more about our standards in our editorial policy.
Who We Are
Make a Pasta is written and edited by the Make a Pasta Editorial Team, a small group of cooks and writers. We are not a restaurant or cooking school, and we do not sell products.
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Questions, corrections or a recipe request? Send us a note on our contact page.