The 21 Most Popular Noodle and Pasta Recipes of 2023
Carbs are a universal language, and our most popular noodles and pasta recipes of 2023 prove just that. Be it a big bowl of comforting soba, an herby noodle salad, or a saucy chili-crisp-laden buccatini, our readers were busy slurping on these carby concoctions all year. But not all of these dishes require puckering your lips—you’ll find hefty lasagnas that will have you digging through a cheesy abyss, mac and cheese recipes that are peak comfort, and even a riff on stroganoff that taps into dried shiitakes for maximum umami. Scroll below and carb-e diem!
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne2/21Pasta al Pomodoro
Every cooking repertoire needs the kind of easy pasta that feels special but comes together quickly on a weeknight.
4/21Quick Fried Cabbage With Noodles and Bacon
Short-cut angel hair or fideos make this 12-minute meal possible.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Sean Dooley5/21Pasta With No-Cook Zucchini Sauce
A little spicy, a little creamy, and absolutely packed with zucchini, this was one of our favorite new vegetarian pasta recipes of the year.
Photo by Heami Lee6/21Chili Crisp Bucatini
Your weeknight carbonara just became a whole lot more fun.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Toni Brogan8/21Penne With Spinach and Ricotta
This recipe made the cut for cookbook author Giuliano Hazan’s list of all-time favorite pastas. It’s quick to prepare, especially if you start with baby spinach.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich9/21Easy, Cheesy Sausage Lasagna
Need a dinner party main course? This streamlined lasagna is a guaranteed hit. Just add garlic bread and a salad on the side.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Prop styling by Suzie Meyers, Food Styling by Taneka Morris10/21Saffron Butter Pasta
This 25-minute pasta was one of the most-saved in the Epicurious app this year. You’ll bloom the saffron in a bit of hot water to bring out its flavor and sunny golden color.
Photo by Yuki Sugiura11/21Piri Kara Soba
This vegetarian soup gets its heat and savory punch from a mix of gochujang and red miso.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Mira Evnine12/21One-Pot Pumpkin Mac and Cheese
Leftover pumpkin purée wants to be transformed into this creamy, silky pasta dish.
Photograph by Cody Guilfoyle, Prop Styling by Nicole Louie, Food Styling by Thu Buser13/21Mushroom Stroganoff(ish)
You’ll harness the power of the pantry to build savory flavor in this riff on the classic. Mirin, soy sauce, soaked dried shiitake mushrooms, and fish sauce amp up the meaty quality of fresh oyster, shiitake, or king trumpet mushrooms.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kaitlin Wayne, prop styling by Stephanie De Luca14/21Chicken Noodle Salad With Peanut Sauce
Dress ramen and shredded poached chicken with a spicy peanut sauce that’s balanced with apple cider vinegar, balsamic, and toasted sesame oil.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Toni Brogan15/21Linguine With a Pink Shrimp Sauce
This sauce from Giuliano Hazan’s Thirty Minute Pasta is often reserved for seafood-filled ravioli, but it’s just as special paired with strands of linguine instead.
Photo by Louise Hagger16/21Lemongrass Chicken Noodle Salad of Dreams
Keeping a tube of pre-prepped lemongrass paste in your fridge means you can skip the fresh-stalk struggle and make this bright and tangy dressing in a flash.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Simon Andrews17/21Al Cantunzein’s Pappardelle With Sausage and Peppers
This combo of fresh sausage, yellow bell peppers, and onions is especially lovely on fresh pasta, but store-bought pappardelle, rigatoni, or shells are also fine.
Photograph by Cody Guilfoyle, Prop Styling by Nicole Louie, Food Styling Thu Buser18/21Three-Cup Chicken With Scissor-Cut Noodles
Turn classic three-cup chicken into a sweet-and-savory sauce for homemade noodles.
Photo by Evan Sung20/21Blender Mac and Cheese
Andrew Rea found the secret to no-roux extra-smooth cheese sauce: your blender.
