15 Easy Summer Pasta Recipes

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Summer is all about ease, and what’s easier than pasta for dinner? Peak-season produce like tomatoes, corn and zucchini don’t need much to shine; they can even be transformed into juicy or creamy sauces for dishes like a simple tomato pasta or creamed corn pasta.

Here are 15 light, fresh and summery pasta recipes that are great for weeknights or dinner parties.

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Panko Pesto Pasta

Food & Wine / Photo by Greg Dupree / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle / Food Styling by Margaret Dickey

This smart, nut-free basil pesto from legendary chef Massimo Botturra calls for buttery toasted breadcrumbs instead of the usual pine nuts.

Summer Corn and Zucchini Pasta with Ricotta

Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Prop Styling by Phoebe Hausser / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer

This summery 20-minute linguine from Chandra Ram features peak-season produce and whole-milk ricotta in a lemony, garlicky white wine sauce.

Pasta with No-Cook Tomato Sauce

Food & Wine / Photo by Brie Goldman / Food Styling by Lauren McAnelly / Prop Styling by Breanna Ghazali

Show off the sweetness of beefsteak tomatoes by simply grating them with olive oil, vinegar and cherry tomatoes for this easy-breezy dinner from Chandra Ram.

Spanakopita Pasta

Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Ruth Blackburn / Prop Styling by Hannah Greenwood

This tagliatelle from F&W recipe developer Liz Mervosh takes its cues from the classic Greek pie with a lemony feta cream sauce and plenty of spinach. Toasted panko evokes phyllo without the fuss.

Spaghetti alla Nerano (Creamy Spaghetti with Zucchini)

Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Phoebe Hausser

Broiled zucchini has two purposes in this classic Italian pasta dish from F&W recipe developer Marianne WIlliams: it’s cooked down into a silky, cheesy sauce and used as a crunchy garnish.

Spaghetti with Cherry Tomatoes Melted in Garlic Butter

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Spaghetti finishes cooking in a garlicky burst-tomato sauce for this effortless 30-minute pasta dinner from Chandra Ram.

Summer Vegetable Pasta

Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Barrett Washburne / Bowls by Made In

The nooks of crannies of short pasta like orecchiette or penne capture bite-sized summer produce like peas, corn and cherry tomatoes in this light dinner from chef Emily Luchetti.

Creamed Corn Pasta

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Christine Keely

Alabama chef Victor King transforms fresh corn into a cheesy, creamy sauce that clings to consiglie pasta. The secret to its luscious texture? Leftover corn milk.

Pasta with Roasted Sun Gold Tomato Sauce

Photo by Linda Xiao / Food Styling by Kate Buckens / Prop Styling by Maeve Sheridan

Roasting sun gold tomatoes in the oven brings out their natural sweetness in this peak-summer pasta from former F&W features editor Nina Friend.

Cold Crab Spaghetti

Eric Wolfinger

Tossed with juicy tangerine, fresh crab, and a mustardy vinaigrette, this refreshing pasta is chef Isaac Toup’s solution to sweltering New Orleans summers.

Bedford Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad

Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

Al dente rigatoni, honey mustard vinaigrette, and a rainbow of grilled summer veggies make this pasta salad from F&W special projects editor Lucy Simon worthy of your dinner table.

Lobster Pasta with Corn and Tomatoes

Food & Wine / Photo by Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle

This garlicky linguine dish from F&W recipe developer Anna Theoktisto is summer in a bowl thanks to sweet lobster meat, corn, and cherry tomatoes.

Pasta with Summer Squash and Chorizo

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Summer squash is blended into a velvety sauce for this elegant, chorizo-studded short pasta dish from Gramercy Tavern executive chef Michael Anthony.

Linguine with Frenched Green Beans and Parsley Pesto

Photo by Tara Donne / Food Styling by Chris Lanier / Prop Styling by Raina Kattelson

A simple parsley-basil pesto clings to each strand of linguine for this verdant dinner from 1988 F&W Best New Chef Johanne Killeen.

Summer Crab Carbonara with Lemons and Capers

Michael Piazza

This lemony carbonara from chef Douglass Williams is filled with fresh crabmeat from Jonah, blue, or stone crabs. Capers add a briny pop to every bite.

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