9 summer pastas!

If you haven’t tried Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar cheese spread yet, you’re missing out. It is so good, and it’s perfect for pasta dishes, it really creates that pasta sauce kind of moment without much effort. I made this with macaroni, chicken sausage, and spinach, and the cheese spread is really what makes it creamy. It has a mac and cheese feel, but it tastes a little more grown up. My kids both ate it, so I’m calling that a win.

I threw this together one night with a few Trader Joe’s ingredients I had on hand, and it turned into such a good, creamy one pan pasta!

Nothing beats a dinner that comes together in less than 30 minutes especially if the whole family will eat it! If you think your kids will be able to spy the carrots you can cut them out, the celery and onion blends in so easily with the cheese and pasta 🍝

One pot sausage and broccoli pasta because I did not feel like doing dishes tonight. I used shells since that’s what I had, but honestly any pasta works. Everything cooks in one pot, the broth turns into the sauce, and you finish it with a lot of parmesan. Easy, delicious and very weeknight-friendly 🍝🫶

This will be my new go to creamy pasta when I want something fast but still really flavorful! I used half a pound of rigatoni, browned up some chicken sausage, added in green onions for a little bite. The real shortcutis the sauce, I used 8 ounces of Trader Joe’s Everything But the Elote dip. If you’ve never had elote, it’s basically Mexican street corn flavor. creamy, tangy, a little cheesy, a little chili lime situation, this dip captures all of that. Once it melts into the pasta with a splash of pasta water, it turns into the creamiest sauce without needing cream or cheese.

I’ve been eyeing this French onion soup at Trader Joe’s for a while with hopes of adding it to pasta. I finally tried and it did NOT disappoint 🤩✨ this recipe is definitely a keeper. Serve as is or with chicken or steak!

Ever since starting to make simple pasta sauces like this it’s hard to stop. It’s just so incredibly easy and full of flavor! If you want an even smoother sauce you can mix it in a blender after removing the lids but I personally like the texture.

This is such a super simple dinner hack!

I can’t believe how incredible this turned out. Please make this, you will not regret it. The tomatoes melt down into the most flavorful sauce, the lemon keeps everything bright, and the whole thing comes together in one pan with barely any effort.