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When all you want is a big hug on a plate, cheesy pasta is almost always the answer. (The other half of the time, it\u2019s\u00a0pie<\/a>.) Pasta cooked with cheese is comfort food in its truest form. And it\u2019s a dinner just about anyone can get behind, no matter the night of the week.<\/p>\n Here, you\u2019ll find a dead-simple, roux<\/a>-free macaroni and cheese that you\u2019ll want to pull out for the holidays, a parm-heavy vodka pasta you could whip together on Tuesday night, and pastas that use blue cheese, mozzarella, aged cheddar, and more. In short, these cheesy pasta recipes are sure to fill that void inside you. (We mean hunger.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Spencer Richards, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n We don\u2019t use \u201cbest\u201d lightly. This cheesy pasta is rife with gooey melted mozzarella cheese pulls and \u200b\u200ba creamy Parmesan b\u00e9chamel, plus it features salty, porky bits of pancetta in every forkful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Photo by Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Classic Alfredo sauce is all about technique. There\u2019s no cream to hide behind; just butter, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and patience results in the creamy cheese sauce that clings to perfectly al dente fettuccine noodles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Sean Dooley, Prop Styling by Beth Pakradooni<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n What do you get when you cook frozen cheese ravioli in a mushroom-cream sauce enriched with a cup of Parmesan cheese, then scatter an extra handful of parm over the top? This no-separate-pasta-pot-required pasta dish that\u2019s both plenty cheesy and plenty easy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n When our friends at Epicurious held a cottage cheese taste test<\/a>, their favorite for cooking was Good Culture<\/a> for its rich, cheesy flavor. Use it in this truly excellent lasagna, and you\u2019ll see why this other tub cheese isn\u2019t necessarily a downgrade from ricotta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr, Prop Styling by Christina Allen, Food Styling Emilie Fosnocht<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Part of our Fourth Trimester series<\/a> for new parents, this recipe is as much a soul-nourishing dish for adults as it is one toddlers will happily gobble up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Photo by Chelsie Craig, food styling by Kat Boytsova<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Call it American Chop Suey, American Goulash, or DIY Hamburger Helper. The point is: Who needs a bun when you\u2019ve got pasta in the house?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This homemade macaroni and cheese recipe is our Platonic ideal. It is intensely cheesy, thanks to Gruy\u00e8re, Fontina, and sharp cheddar, and has a crispy crust. Plus, the recipe easily doubles for a crowd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Sean Dooley<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This streamlined pasta has just five ingredients. The headliner is cheese\u2014Parmesan and<\/em> Pecorino Romano\u2014plus freshly ground black pepper<\/a> and butter. You\u2019ll also need salt, so\u2026okay, six ingredients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Photo by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Nicole Louie<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A dose of Calabrian chile paste lights up our version of the vial baked feta pasta. Unfamiliar? You just dump a brick of feta and a pint of cherry tomatoes in a baking dish and stick it in the oven, boil some corkscrews (or whatever), then marry the two in a creamy, briny, saucy delight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Photograph by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Liberty Fennell<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Midwestern chili mac meets mapo tofu in this blend of ground pork, elbow pasta, and doubanjiang (Chinese chili bean paste). The dish is further flavored with garlic, ginger, and scallions; saucified by canned tomatoes; and turned velvety with tons of melted cheddar cheese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi, Prop Styling by Alex Massillon<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Making the crepes (crespelle in Italian) may take some practice, but once they\u2019re covered in three types of cheese and sauce, no one will notice their flaws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kat Boytsova, prop styling by Gerri Williams<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Think you can\u2019t make pasta from scratch<\/a>? Well you can<\/em> make ricotta gnocchi. These homemade dumplings come together without fuss and are as pillowy and cheesy as can be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Sean Dooley, prop styling by Gerri Williams<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n While we wouldn\u2019t judge you for eating spinach artichoke dip<\/a> for dinner, this inspired dish may be a better approach. It\u2019s a cheesy pasta dinner recipe you will surely add to your regular roster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Photograph by Guang Xu<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Even the vegemite skeptics among us were rocked by the depth of flavor in this luscious pasta from chef Shaina Loew-Banayan of Hudson, New York\u2019s Cafe Mutton<\/a>. The nutty intensity of aged cheddar works especially well with the yeast paste, but Parmesan, grana Padano, or aged Gouda also work well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A full pound of low-moisture mozzarella goes on top of this easy baked rigatoni. And in case you\u2019re wondering: That\u2019s the shrink-wrapped kind of mozzarella, not the fresh, stored-in-salted-water kind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Buffalo chicken dip gets the weeknight pasta treatment in this cozy one-pot dinner, where chicken breasts, penne, Monterey Jack, and blue cheese join forces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Photo by Chelsea Kyle<\/p>\n\n
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