The perfect sauce for every pasta

By Hannah Lewry 
Easy

To make the pasta 

  1. Cook the pasta of your choice in a large saucepan of generously salted boiling water until al dente. 
  2. Reserve ½–1 cup of the pasta cooking water before draining. 
  3. Add the hot, drained pasta to the warm sauce and toss to coat, season to taste and sprinkle with grated hard cheese. 
  4. Add ½ cup of the reserved pasta water, toss to combine and serve immediately sprinkled with more grated hard cheese. 

Basil pesto fusilli

Combine:

Ingredients:  

  • 1 x 125 g tub Woolworths Basil Pesto      
  • 250 g cooked fusilli      
  • ½–1 cup pasta water      
  • 30 g grated hard cheese, plus extra for sprinkling      
  • Fresh basil, for serving      
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste      

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Pepronata penne  

Combine:  

Ingredients:

  • 250 g cooked penne      
  • 1 x 370 ml jar Woolworths Peperonata Pasta Sauce      
  • 2–3 green or red chillies, chopped or sliced      
  • 30 g grated hard cheese, plus extra for sprinkling      
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste     

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Creamy prawn linguine 

Combine:  

Ingredients:

  • 250 g cooked linguine      
  • 500 g cooked prawns     
  • 1 cup garlic-infused cream     
  • 20 g grated Parmesan, plus extra for serving      
  • Fresh parsley, chopped, for serving      
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste     

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Sundried tomato farfalloni broth 

Combine: 

Ingredients    

  • 250 g cooked farfalloni      
  • 1 x 140 g jar Woolworths Sun-dried Tomato Stir Through Pasta Sauce      
  • 1 x 500 ml carton Woolworths Organic Chicken Stock      
  • Chopped parsley, for serving      
  • Chilli oil, for serving     
  • Balsamic vinegar a dash, for serving      
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste     
  • Serve with oven-baked meatballs

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