Not only is this the Best Slow Cooker Lasagna…it is also the easiest! Â UNCOOKED pasta, store bought Marinara, sausage and ricotta that we blend with cheese and herbs make up this delicious slow cooker pasta casserole! Another fabulous and easy Slow Cooker recipe! Some of your favorites include Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup, Â Slow…
Pasta recipes
Who doesn’t love a good bowl of pasta? Here at Laughing Spatula, we have your pasta recipes covered! Ranging from Easy Spaghetti and Chicken Meatball Casserole, to Creamy One Pot Tomato Pasta, to the Best Baked Ziti Recipe you’ve ever had- our pasta recipes at Laughing Spatula have you covered!
Let us help you throw together easy and delicious pasta recipes your whole family will love!
20 Minute Lemon Ricotta Pasta
20 MINUTE LEMON RICOTTA PASTA!  Pasta, lemon, ricotta, garlic and parmesan all  mixed together with a little magic starchy pasta water for a delicious and easy dinner any night of the week! Delicious light and easy to prepare pasta!  When you have a craving for pasta but not the energy for a full night of…
Creamy One Skillet Chicken with Mushrooms and Orzo
Creamy One Skillet Chicken with Mushrooms and Orzo! Â In just 30 minutes you can have this delicious ONE PAN MEAL ready and on the table! Â Using easy to use Orzo pasta that cooks up in a flash! You can use breasts or thighs in this chicken and orzo recipe Break out your big skillet for…
One Pot Pasta with Tomatoes, Basil and Parmesan
We LOVE one pot meals. They’re easy, the cleanup is simple, and something about them is almost scientific as you make it you wonder to yourself “Is this really going to work?“. Well- YES, it is, and this One Pot Pasta with Tomatoes, Basil and Parmesan comes together so quickly, I’d be willing to bet…
Baked Ziti with Sausage and Bechamel
If your looking for a delicious way to feed a crowd this Baked Ziti with Sausage and Béchamel will wow your guests! Easy on the cook using store bought Marinara sauce with a super simple Béchamel Sauce to make it creamy and cheesy! Don’t be scared by that fancy word ‘Béchamel’.  I promise to take…
One Pan Meatballs and Pasta Skillet
One Pan Meatballs and Pasta Skillet!  – Even the pasta is cooked up in the same pan and who does’t love meatballs?  The more meatballs the merrier! Why do meatballs taste better than meatloaf?  Ever asked yourself that?  They have the same ingredients….but boy, I’ll take a pot of meatballs over meatloaf any day! This dish…
Roasted Butternut Squash with Penne and Garlic Cream Sauce
Roasted Butternut Squash with Penne and Garlic Cream Sauce! – A delicious and easy to make side dish or main meal for Fall and Holidays! Rachel and I couldn’t keep our forks (or fingers) out of this dish! Â The cream sauce is infused with the sage and roasted butternut adds a savory sweet side…
Baked Spaghetti Casserole
 Easy Baked Spaghetti Casserole  with a meaty sauce layered between spaghetti and cheese….like a spaghetti Lasagna only easier to make! This delicious casserole feeds a crowd and then some.  I love to make this up on a Friday night so we don’t have to cook all weekend.  Love my Friday night music and cooking…
30 Minute Minestrone Soup with Sausage
This 30 Minute Minestrone Soup with Sausage is the soup we make around here when we need a soup fix in a hurry.  Simple and fresh ingredients that come together in a flash with a deep flavor that tastes like you slaved all day over a hot soup pot! The sausage does so much of the…
Lightened Up Cajun Chicken Pasta
It’s 115 degrees here in California (no, that’s not an exaggeration) and I’m inside craving some warm pasta. What the heck? I figured instead of indulging in my usual Italian Pasta Skillet, I’d make something a little different! I came up with what I like to call Lightened Up Cajun Pasta Skillet. A mixture of…
Greek Pasta Salad
This big flavored Greek Pasta Salad is packed with crunchy veggies, chunks of feta and salty olives. Â Tossed with a super simple lemon vinaigrette, Â it is the perfect side dish! This salad packs a big punch of crunch! Â Packed full of fresh veggies along with salty olives and fat chunks of feta it will become…
Easy Italian Pasta Skillet
We made this Easy Italian Pasta Skillet with lean ground turkey but you could use sausage, ground beef or ground chicken. Â A simple recipe that your family will love and you will make over and over again! Ever get that carby feeling? Â Like you need some comfort food and you need it now? Â We wanted…
20 Minute One Pan Shrimp and Orzo Dinner
In just a few minutes you can serve up this comforting delicious Shrimp and Orzo Dinner and better yet, do it all in one pan! Well hello fast and fresh dinner! Â This beautiful one pan meal is ready in…wait for it… 20 MINUTES! Â Ready, set, go and dinner is done! Besides being easy…
Gnocchi Sausage and Spinach Soup
With just a few simple and wholesome ingredients, you can make this most amazing and comforting Gnocchi Sausage Soup in less than 30 minutes! A recipe re-doooo !  We first posted this in December of 2011.  That’s like a 100 in blog years.  This was our first viral recipe and I remember doing cart wheels in…
BLT Salad with Ranch & Avocado
This delicious BLT Salad with Ranch and Avocado is full of pasta, lettuce, bacon, tomato, shredded cheese, and dressed in store bought ranch. It is a favorite for BBQ’s, potlucks, or even for dinner! This is a super simple recipe; it’s really no fail. You could try a bunch of variations of it, too! Tips to…
