I love eating pasta for dinner year-round, but there’s no doubt that I crave it even more in the fall. As the weather crisps up, I yearn for its satisfying coziness, whether it’s doused in butternut squash sauce, dappled with crumbled bacon or baked under a gooey blanket of cheese. Here, I rounded up 26 fall pasta recipes that will hit the spot whenever you’re craving a hug in a bowl.
My favorites range from one-pan baked ziti to sweet potato gnocchi. These ideas are simple enough to make on a weeknight, yet seasonal and impressive enough to serve as a Thanksgiving side if you so choose. Some of them are also easy to prepare and freeze in advance (looking at you, casseroles).
