8 Fresh Pastas Paired with the Perfect Sauces

By Carl Hanson
June 25, 2020

If you enjoy making your own bread, try your hand at making fresh pasta. These homemade fresh pastas are easy to make and require only a handful of ingredients. You'll love the tender bite of fresh pasta! Here are some favorite fresh pasta recipes and some pasta sauce suggestions. For more on the technique of DIY pasta making, check out how to make homemade pasta.

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Homemade Saffron Pasta

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Here's a fragrant, colorful fresh egg pasta that's  infused with saffron. "Roll out in thin sheets with or without a pasta machine, then bake directly in a lasagna with bolognese or bechamel sauce, or make tagliatelle and serve with your favorite sauce," says Alemarsi. Watch the brief video to see how to make saffron pasta! 

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Spinach Pasta Dough

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This homemade green pasta is as easy to make as regular fresh pasta; all you do is add some spinach to the dough.  "A nicely colored, flavorful pasta dough that can be turned into lasagna sheets or tagliatelle," says Alemarsi. "Make sure to squeeze off all the water from your spinach or the dough will be too soft and impossible to work with!"

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Authentic Homemade Italian Egg Pasta Dough

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Flour, eggs, salt are all you need to make fresh pasta at home. "This is the simplest and most authentic Italian recipe you'll find to make homemade pasta like lasagna, ravioli, tagliatelle, tortellini... you name it!" says Alemarsi. "The best part is you don't even need a pasta machine if you don't have one!"

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Homemade Orecchiette Pasta

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"Orecchiette are the typical pasta of Apulia (Puglia), the heel of Italy," says Bernadette. "Local women in the region still hand-make them for special occasions or just for Sunday lunch. The most traditional way to serve them is with broccoli rabe and anchovy sauce." Watch the short video to see how to make orecchiette pasta.

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Homemade Farfalle Pasta

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"Flour and water are all you need to make traditional farfalle (or bow ties) at home," says tea. Make sure to use a durum wheat semolina, a very refined flour (usually imported directly from Italy) or your pasta won't stay firm and "al dente" during the cooking process." Watch the short video to see how to make farfalle pasta.

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Whole Wheat Pasta

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Here's a fresh pasta that combines whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour. Whole wheat pasta does best with a full-flavored pasta sauce. "Fresh, healthy and very delish," says Gia. "I sometimes make this the traditional style, and when in a hurry, I throw all the ingredients into my mixer, with the kneading hook." 

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Homemade Red Pasta Dough

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"Just a bit of tomato paste is all it takes to give your homemade pasta an appetizing reddish hue and delicious taste," says Alemarsi. "Use to make tagliatelle, lasagna, or ravioli."

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Homemade Lasagna Sheets

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"Homemade lasagna sheets are easier to make than you think and you don't even need a pasta machine!" says Alemarsi. "And forget about blanching the sheets before baking - no precooking is required!"

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