What to make with pasta and shredded mozzarella: 25 easy dinners

These 25 dinners all use pasta and shredded mozzarella. The quickest is Microwave pizza pasta, on the table in 20 minutes. Six of them are simple enough for a first try. Under each one is what else you’d need, not counting salt, oil and spices.

Dolly says: In the app, tell me what’s in your kitchen and I’ll plan the whole week around it, then list only what’s missing.

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  Microwave pizza pasta

  Also needs pizza sauce and sliced pepperoni.

  20 min

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  Air fryer pasta bake for two

  Also needs marinara sauce, ricotta cheese and grated parmesan.

  25 min

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  Microwave lasagna in a mug

  Also needs frozen chopped spinach, ricotta cheese, grated parmesan and marinara sauce.

  25 min

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  Instant Pot meatballs and pasta

  Also needs frozen meatballs and marinara sauce.

  30 min

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  Ground turkey skillet lasagna

  Also needs ground turkey, yellow onions, garlic and 3 more.

  40 min

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  Instant Pot sausage pasta

  Also needs Italian sausage, yellow onions, garlic and 3 more.

  40 min

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  Spaghetti frittata (frittata di pasta)

  Also needs large eggs, grated parmesan, milk and 2 more.

  40 min

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  Air fryer chicken parmesan

  Also needs chicken breasts, large eggs, panko breadcrumbs and 2 more.

  45 min

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  Sheet-pan chicken parmesan

  Also needs chicken breasts, panko breadcrumbs, grated parmesan and marinara sauce.

  45 min

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  Chicken spinach artichoke pasta bake

  Also needs frozen chopped spinach, cream cheese, sour cream and 5 more.

  50 min

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  Lasagna soup

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, Italian sausage and 6 more.

  50 min

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  Rotisserie chicken alfredo bake

  Also needs rotisserie chicken, frozen broccoli, alfredo sauce and 2 more.

  50 min

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  Sheet pan lasagna

  Also needs ricotta cheese, grated parmesan and marinara sauce.

  50 min

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  Spinach artichoke pasta bake

  Also needs frozen chopped spinach, artichoke hearts, cream cheese and 4 more.

  50 min

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  Baked penne with mushrooms and spinach

  Also needs baby bella mushrooms, garlic, butter and 3 more.

  60 min

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  Spaghetti pie

  Also needs butter, large eggs, grated parmesan and 2 more.

  60 min

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  Spinach and ricotta lasagna roll-ups

  Also needs frozen chopped spinach, ricotta cheese, grated parmesan and 2 more.

  65 min

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  Baked spaghetti

  Also needs 85/15 ground beef, yellow onions, garlic and 6 more.

  70 min

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  Butternut squash lasagna

  Also needs frozen butternut squash, fresh sage, garlic and 4 more.

  110 min

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  Vegetable lasagna

  Also needs yellow onions, zucchini, baby bella mushrooms and 7 more.

  110 min

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  White chicken lasagna

  Also needs chicken breasts, butter, garlic and 6 more.

  110 min

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  Classic beef lasagna

  Also needs yellow onions, 85/15 ground beef, garlic and 6 more.

  120 min

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  Slow cooker sausage lasagna

  Also needs Italian sausage, yellow onions, garlic and 5 more.

  330 min

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  Slow cooker spinach lasagna

  Also needs frozen chopped spinach, ricotta cheese, large eggs and 3 more.

  330 min

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  Crockpot lasagna

  Also needs 85/15 ground beef, yellow onions, garlic and 4 more.

  390 min

Dinners from what you already have

Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.

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