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No matter what kind of pasta you are craving there are a ton of recipes you can try and whip up tonight.

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It doesn't matter if you're a top chef or a Top Chef viewer — there's nothing more satisfying than a steaming-hot bowl of pasta at the end of a long day. And while there's a lot that separates us regular, cud-chewing plebes from the elite realm of executive chefs, at least we can steal their super-easy pasta recipes.

Orecchiette with fresh pesto
In early spring it was orecchiette with ramps when they were in the height of season, now it's kale pesto, peas, and hazelnuts. — Rachel Polhill, head chef at Dante, New York, NY

The Ingredients To Gather:

• 1 box orecchiette
  
• ¾ cup baby kale
  
• ⅓ cup hazelnuts
  
• ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese
  
• Juice of 2 lemons
  
• ¾ cup olive oil
  
• 1 clove garlic
  
• hazelnuts (for serving)
  
• breadcrumbs (for serving)
  

The Step By Step Directions To Follow:

1. Put ingredients in the blender on high speed until smooth.
   
2. Cook the pasta; throw in some peas a minute before it's done and drain.
   
3. Add some of pesto to the pasta and mix it through.
   
4. Finish with chopped hazelnuts, toasted breadcrumbs, and more Parmesan cheese.

Baked spaghetti with ground beef and sweet tomato-garlic sauce
” Now, I like making spaghetti on my days off because it's simple — no thinking, just good eating. The last thing most chefs want to do on their seldom days off is cook a four-course meal.” — Cedric Harden, executive chef at III Forks Prime Steakhouse, Chicago, IL

The Ingredients To Gather:

• 1 pound spaghetti
  
• 1 pound ground beef
  
• 1 onion
  
• ¼ cup herbes de Provence
  
• 1 jar fire-roasted tomato and garlic sauce
  
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
  
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  
• 1 cup BBQ sauce
  
• ¼ cup brown sugar
  
• Vegetable oil as needed
  
• 3 tablespoons salt
  
• 2 tablespoons pepper
  

The Step By Step Directions To Follow:

1. Bring water to a boil. Season with salt.
   
2. Drop pasta in and cook for 7-8 mins strain and reserve.
   
3. In pan, heat a finger of oil to med-high flame.
   
4. Add ground beef, chili powder, garlic powder, onions, salt, pepper.
   
5. Cook until the beef is cooked through.
   
6. Add the tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, and herbes de Provence to the ground beef , simmer.
   
7. Add pasta back into pot.
   
8. Add t sauce o pasta and mix.
   
9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   
10. Transfer spaghetti to pan, cover with foil, bake 30 mins.

Fresh pasta with cherry tomatoes and Parmesan
“This easy-to-prepare pasta dish was on the opening menu of my restaurant and consists of three simple ingredients — cherry tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and pasta. It's one of my favorite dishes to make at home because all I need to do is bring home a portion of fresh pasta, pick a handful of cherry tomatoes , and I can have everything ready in five minutes.” — Stephen Hasson, executive chef/owner at Ugo's, Chicago, IL

The Ingredients To Gather:

• 12-18 cherry tomatoes
  
• 3-4 ounces pasta
  
• ¼ cup Parmesan
  
• Extra-virgin olive oil
  
• ½ tablespoon butter
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  
• basil (optional)
  

The Step By Step Directions To Follow:

1. Blend ¾ of tomatoes in a blender or food processor; strain and discard pulp.
2. Season tomato water with salt, pepper.
   
3. Add a drizzle of olive oil and the remaining ¼ of cherry tomatoes to a hot pan, char.
   
4. Cook pasta 2 minutes, drain add to pan with charred tomatoes, olive oil.
   
5. Remove pan from heat. Toss pasta with the reserved tomato water, add butter, toss to coat.
   
6. Garnish with shaved Parmesan and optional fresh basil.

Finished & Enjoy!

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Article Source: Thrillist