I Want to Eat Pasta: Over 90 Easy Pasta Recipes Using 10 Ingredients or Less

Torrico (Natural Cakes) proffers simplified techniques and ingredients in this breezy recipe collection. Among the many pastas made with only five ingredients are cacio e pepe and orecchiette with broccoli, while the slightly more complex asparagus carbonara and sweet pea gnocchi still promise to be ready in under 20 minutes. One-pot dishes include greens and seafood minestra and a broken pasta soup with chickpeas. For more adventurous fare, there’s rigatoni cake made by standing the pasta upright in a springform pan, as well as high-heat “burnt spaghetti.” Most recipes serve two and are quick enough for weeknight dinner, though Torrico sometimes cheats with her stated times. A traditional lasagna, for example, touts 10 minutes of prep and 25 minutes of cooking but incorporates béchamel and Bolognese sauces, the recipes for which are found elsewhere in the book and considerably extend the cooking time. She also winnows down her ingredients lists by skimping on the seasonings, with few recipes incorporating any herbs or spices. Still, the wide selection and accessible pantry ingredients appeal. Busy and beginner home cooks will find plenty here that inspires. (Mar.)