Layered Vegetarian Macaroni Bake is pastitsio's easygoing cousin — macaroni in tomato sauce with spinach, corn, and potato, layered and baked with a golden egg topping scented with dried mint. It cuts into neat squares like a promise kept. Mint and tomato is the...

Roasted Eggplant and Spinach Pasta Bake caramelizes cubes of eggplant with peppers and fennel seeds, then tumbles them with pasta in a creamy tomato sauce. Roasting is what makes eggplant taste like something. This is the version that converts the eggplant skeptics....

Creamy Four-Cheese Baked Ziti is restaurant territory — fire-roasted tomatoes and white wine simmered down, finished with heavy cream, then baked with Parmesan, Gorgonzola, and fontina. It's the baked pasta for people who think they don't like baked pasta....

Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Baked Ziti is white-baked-pasta at its best — two pounds of browned mushrooms, whole-milk ricotta, and spinach in a nutmeg-kissed cream sauce. The mushroom-to-pasta ratio is the whole point here. It bakes up golden and reassuring. Craving...

Mediterranean Pasta Bake is a Greek salad that went to dinner — rotini, cannellini beans, roma tomatoes, olives, and feta under a golden breadcrumb top with a creamy yogurt sauce. The bottled balsamic vinaigrette does more work than any single ingredient should....

Creamy Veggie-Packed Mac and Cheese Bake folds zucchini, red pepper, and a whole pound of frozen vegetables into a silky evaporated-milk cheese sauce. Nobody suspects a thing. This is the mac and cheese I serve when I want everyone eating their vegetables happily....

Creamy Veggie & Parmesan Pasta Bake is comfort in forty-five minutes — broken fettuccine baked in a from-scratch Parmesan cream sauce with broccoli and cauliflower. Think grown-up mac and cheese that kids still eat. That's a rare win. When the weeknight...

Creamy Veggie Tortellini Bake is spring comfort — cheese tortellini, sugar snap peas, and carrots in a silky cream cheese sauce. It goes from pantry to bubbling dish in about an hour. Refrigerated tortellini is doing you a favor here. Looking for that perfect...

Cheesy Pesto & Mushroom Baked Penne is a one-pan oven dinner with real attitude — whole wheat penne tangled with browned cremini, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and pesto, with mozzarella melting into every corner. A splash of balsamic at the end pulls it all...

Who says you need dairy for a rich, creamy, and utterly satisfying stuffed shell experience? This recipe swaps traditional ricotta for a surprisingly luscious and protein-packed filling made from silken tofu. It's the ultimate vegetarian comfort food – tender pasta...

Walnut and Ricotta Stuffed Shells are classic Italian-American comfort with a twist — creamy ricotta studded with toasted walnuts, packed into jumbo shells under bubbling marinara and mozzarella. A grating of nutmeg is the detail nobody can place but everybody loves....