Pasta Shells

This easy, no-roux mac and cheese recipe is made almost entirely on the stovetop and then gets transferred to the oven to melt the cheesy topping.

Tons of caramelized onions, so much gooey cheese, and very few dirty dishes.

Skip the the roux and the extra pan. Thickened with cornstarch, this cozy one-pot broccoli mac and cheese recipe comes together in just 35 minutes.

This foolproof stovetop mac and cheese levels up with the inclusion of miso paste for a silky sauce that is bursting with umami-rich cheesiness.

Big shells aren’t just for stuffed pasta. Here they hold strong against punchy sauce, spicy sausage, and bracing broccoli rabe.

This is a “necessity is the mother of invention” kind of recipe, born from isolation, scant ingredients, an oversupply of kimchi, and sheer hunger. Yet this unconventional one-pot approach also happens to be one of the simplest ways to prepare mac and cheese. 

Here's our compromise: You can use a good store-bought marinara, but don't skip the homemade béchamel—there's no substitute.

Our creamy stovetop mac and cheese is about as easy as opening a box—and a whooooole lot more delicious.

Pantry pasta at its best.

This weeknight-friendly pasta uses one skillet, one pot, and plenty of cheese.

Remember: If the shells are perfectly cooked in the first step, they’ll be mushy and flabby after baking. This recipe is from Palizzi Social Club in Philadelphia, PA.

Broccoli would be just as good in this pasta with recipe, as would diced winter squash such as butternut or acorn.

We stole your nonna’s ziti and took it on a self-discovery tour of Middle-Eastern flavors. Sorry—it doesn’t want to come home.

Don’t laugh—good gluten-free pastas exist. Andean Dream makes our favorite shells.

We’re now obsessed with this snail-shaped pasta (which is made from scratch at Tosca).

To prevent the pasta from getting too soft, we cook it separately and toss it with olive oil and chopped parsley, then spoon it into each bowl of soup.

This dish is equally as good at room temperature (read: picnics).

To make this chicken and broccoli mac and cheese recipe even more decadent, add cooked chopped pancetta or cooked and crumbled smoked bacon.