Our Best Baked Pasta Recipes for Gooey, Oven-Hot CarbsWhat’s more comforting than a piping hot casserole dish of cheesy, carb-y goodness?

Is there anything more comforting than a baked pasta? Some of our best pasta recipes call for a casserole dish and some oven mitts. Perfect for fall dinners, these dishes typically come topped with a layer of hot bubbling cheese. From vegetarian main courses like spinach lasagne to day-after-Thanksgiving turkey tetrazzini and everything in between, these recipes will warm your house, your body, and your soul.

Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

VEGETARIAN LASAGNE
Vegetarian Lasagne

No one will miss the meat in this creamy, vegetable-laden lasagne with perfectly al dente noodles. Get the recipe for Vegetarian Lasagne »

lasagne
Lasagne

This hearty lasagne from Rubirosa in New York City is made with sweet fennel sausage and tiny meatballs. Get the recipe for Lasagne »

Classic Manicotti

Get the recipe for Classic Manicotti »

Artisanal Macaroni and Cheese
Artisanal Macaroni and Cheese

Chef Terrance Brennan of the Manhattan restaurant Artisanal uses penne instead of the standard elbow macaroni for his take on the dish, which is topped with a crisp panko-Parmesan crust. Get the recipe for Artisanal Macaroni and Cheese »

Lasagna
Classic Easy Lasagna

Lasagna gets a bad rap for being a labor-intensive dish, but with a few shortcuts, like starting with store-bought lasagna sheets, you can make a great cheesy version any night of the week. Get the recipe Classic Easy Lasagna »

Mexican Noodle Casserole (Sopa Seca)
Mexican Noodle Casserole (Sopa Seca)

Mexican Noodle Casserole (Sopa Seca)

Pasta with Cauliflower in a Spicy Pink Sauce
Pasta with Cauliflower in a Spicy Pink Sauce

Earthy sweet cauliflower adds body to this comforting pasta baked in a comforting, spicy tomato-cream sauce. Get the recipe for Pasta with Cauliflower in a Spicy Pink Sauce »

Simple Week Night Meal Tetrazzini
Turkey Tetrazzini

Turkey Tetrazzini

Macaroni au Gratin
Macaroni au Gratin

The foundation of this creamy casserole is a classic mornay sauce, a béchamel sauce to which cheese has been added—in this case, Comté, a French cheese with a complex, nutty flavor that melts beautifully. Get the recipe for Macaroni au Gratin »

Veal and Spinach Lasagna

Unlike the heavy red-sauced lasagnas served in America, this Abruzzo-style version relies on an ethereal egg and tomato sauce that puffs when the lasagna is cooked, giving it a soufflé-like appearance.

Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
MATT TAYLOR-GROSS
Recipes

Our Best Baked Pasta Recipes for Gooey, Oven-Hot Carbs

What’s more comforting than a piping hot casserole dish of cheesy, carb-y goodness?

By SAVEUR Editors


Published on September 5, 2018

Is there anything more comforting than a baked pasta? Some of our best pasta recipes call for a casserole dish and some oven mitts. Perfect for fall dinners, these dishes typically come topped with a layer of hot bubbling cheese. From vegetarian main courses like spinach lasagne to day-after-Thanksgiving turkey tetrazzini and everything in between, these recipes will warm your house, your body, and your soul.

Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

VEGETARIAN LASAGNE
Vegetarian Lasagne

No one will miss the meat in this creamy, vegetable-laden lasagne with perfectly al dente noodles. Get the recipe for Vegetarian Lasagne »

lasagne
Lasagne

This hearty lasagne from Rubirosa in New York City is made with sweet fennel sausage and tiny meatballs. Get the recipe for Lasagne »

Classic Manicotti

Get the recipe for Classic Manicotti »

Artisanal Macaroni and Cheese
Artisanal Macaroni and Cheese

Chef Terrance Brennan of the Manhattan restaurant Artisanal uses penne instead of the standard elbow macaroni for his take on the dish, which is topped with a crisp panko-Parmesan crust. Get the recipe for Artisanal Macaroni and Cheese »

Lasagna
Classic Easy Lasagna

Lasagna gets a bad rap for being a labor-intensive dish, but with a few shortcuts, like starting with store-bought lasagna sheets, you can make a great cheesy version any night of the week. Get the recipe Classic Easy Lasagna »

Mexican Noodle Casserole (Sopa Seca)
Mexican Noodle Casserole (Sopa Seca)

Mexican Noodle Casserole (Sopa Seca)

Pasta with Cauliflower in a Spicy Pink Sauce
Pasta with Cauliflower in a Spicy Pink Sauce

Earthy sweet cauliflower adds body to this comforting pasta baked in a comforting, spicy tomato-cream sauce. Get the recipe for Pasta with Cauliflower in a Spicy Pink Sauce »

Simple Week Night Meal Tetrazzini
Turkey Tetrazzini

Turkey Tetrazzini

Macaroni au Gratin
Macaroni au Gratin

The foundation of this creamy casserole is a classic mornay sauce, a béchamel sauce to which cheese has been added—in this case, Comté, a French cheese with a complex, nutty flavor that melts beautifully. Get the recipe for Macaroni au Gratin »

Veal and Spinach Lasagna

Unlike the heavy red-sauced lasagnas served in America, this Abruzzo-style version relies on an ethereal egg and tomato sauce that puffs when the lasagna is cooked, giving it a soufflé-like appearance.

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