ready in about an hour; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • salt and fresh pepper
  • ricotta cheese
  • grated Parmesan cheese

Super-easy mac and cheese from scratch—tastes pretty similar to box version and you avoid having to make a cheese sauce with flour, which can turn out really icky textured.

ready in about 25 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • dry macaroni
  • shredded cheddar cheese
ready in about 35 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • grated Parmesan
  • pasta
  • cream
  • pesto
  • bread crumbs
  • ground turkey