Tortellini

Even easier: Use purchased pesto to help speed up the preparation.

The sauce is a recipe from Sue Ann's father. She uses it with purchased tortellini in this recipe, but she also pours it over chicken, which is then baked, for an instant cacciatore-style dish.

Regular mozzarella can be substituted for the smoked variety in this quick and easy dish.

Refrigerated tortellini is the perfect weeknight-meets-fancy-dinner. Here, a simple sauce of browned butter, garlic, lemon, and dill makes the pasta shine.

Silky and comforting yet light and spring-y, this tortellini and spinach soup is the perfect winter-to-spring meal.

Store-bought tortellini are the kind of weeknight hack we can get behind—especially when they're tossed with plenty of garlicky brown butter and toasty walnuts.

Are filled pastas still good at room temperature? This tortellini recipe proves that they are; if you don’t have tortellini or ravioli on hand, use any short, ridged pasta, such as fusilli or penne rigate.