Creamy, comforting, and full of flavor — these pasta and risotto recipes are perfect for easy dinners and family gatherings during Thanksgiving season.
Easy, Fantastic Mushroom Risotto Recipe With Gourmet Flavor

Mushroom Risotto is a delicious rice dish that highlights the fantastic flavor of mushrooms. It’s the gourmet meal you’ve been dreaming about!
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Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta is a light pasta dish mixing shrimp, fresh parsley and a lemon garlic butter sauce. This seafood pasta recipe is a great for a romantic date night, a dinner party or a light weeknight meal. Pair with a good bottle of white wine, crusty bread and a salad.
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Lemon Shrimp and Orzo

Lemon Shrimp and Orzo is a light, zesty shrimp recipe that mixes orzo pasta with garlic, shallot, shrimp, butter, lemon juice and white wine to create a simple, elegant and delicious meal. Serve this with crusty bread and grated Parmesan cheese.
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Black Trumpet Risotto

Black trumpets are pure forest magic – like little delicate treasures brimming with an irresistible umami flavor that feels almost otherworldly. What better way to showcase their enchanting aroma than fusing them into a creamy, buttery black trumpet risotto?
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Creamy Vegan Spinach Pasta Recipe

This Creamy Vegan Spinach Pasta is a total comfort food and is a gentle twist to the classic pesto pasta by swapping cheese with coconut milk. Flavored with oregano, fresh garlic, fresh lemon juice, and black pepper, this creamy spinach sauce is addictive and these leafy greens impart a vibrant color to this pasta! Top it with olive oil for a hearty meal!
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Cashew Pasta Sauce

This 3-ingredient vegan cashew cream pasta sauce recipe made spicy with capsicum and creamy with cashew sauce is a flavor to devour!
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Sausage Broccoli Pasta

Full of comfort food flavor yet simple to make, this Sausage Broccoli Pasta is the perfect weeknight dinner. It comes together in just 30 minutes, and it’s family-friendly too. It’s gluten-free and stands alone as a one-pot meal. The Italian sausage combined with the Parmesan cheese adds plenty of savory flavor. And the broccoli makes a tasty combination while adding plenty of veggies to the mix.
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Marry Me Chicken Pasta

Easy to make and flavorful, this Marry Me Chicken Pasta, a.k.a. Tuscan Pasta, is everyone’s favorite. Simple ingredients like sun-dried tomatoes simmered in a luxurious cream sauce make this pasta taste extra special. It can be made with all kinds of pasta including gluten-free, and you will find all my tips below for the best brands. This TikTok sensation is perfect for entertaining, weeknight dinners, and date nights too.
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Farah Zeb is a mother of five, including two children with special needs. She shares practical parenting tips and resources to help other families navigate daily challenges and create supportive, nurturing environments.
