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Weeknight Quick

For the days when dinner has to happen and the brain is empty. Three pots maximum, ingredients you probably already have.

26 recipes

30 min · serves 4

Creamy Mushroom Penne

A weeknight dinner that comes together in under 30 minutes. Mushrooms get golden in a hot pan, then a splash of cream and a handful of parmesan turn the pan sauce silky. The ridges on Cibo di Italia Penne Rigate grab every drop.

25 min · serves 4

Classic Tomato & Basil Macaroni

The recipe that taught most of us to cook. Tinned tomatoes simmered with garlic and olive oil, finished with torn basil, and tossed through Cibo di Italia Macaroni. Twenty minutes, one pan, and dinner on the family table.

20 min · serves 4

One-Pan Garlic Fusilli with Greens

A back-pocket recipe for the nights you cannot face a pile of washing up. Everything cooks in one pan — pasta, greens, garlic and a glug of olive oil — and the fusilli twists hold onto the silky starchy sauce that forms as it cooks.

25 min · serves 4

Weeknight Conchiglie with Peas & Mint

Cibo di Italia Conchiglie Rigate are little ridged shells designed to catch peas, soft cheese and herbs. This is a 25-minute dinner that feels much more grown-up than the time it takes. Bright, green, comforting.

26 min · serves 4

Easy Tuna & Olive Pasta Salad

A make-ahead lunch that travels well from kitchen to lunchbox to picnic mat. Cibo di Italia Fusilli grabs the lemony dressing, and the tuna, olives and capers do all the flavour work. Better after an hour in the fridge.

15 min · serves 4

15-Minute Tomato Penne Rigate

The fastest honest pasta dinner you can put on the table. While the kettle boils, you make the sauce. By the time the penne is al dente, dinner is done. Designed for the Tuesday night where you got home five minutes ago.

26 min · serves 4

Garlic Broccoli Penne Rigate with Lemon Crumbs

A green, garlicky penne that feels fresh without being fussy. The broccoli softens into the ridges, the lemon crumbs add crunch, and dinner stays comfortably inside 30 minutes.

25 min · serves 4

Roasted Red Pepper Macaroni

A silky red pepper sauce for the macaroni nights when tomato feels too sharp. It is sweet, mellow, and easy for the whole table, with just enough cheese to make the sauce cling.

17 min · serves 4

Lemon & Herb Whole Wheat Fusilli

A light, clean-tasting pasta that finishes in 20 minutes. Whole wheat fusilli holds its bite against a lemony herb dressing and salty parmesan. Bright, satisfying, and perfect for the hotter months.

22 min · serves 4

Light Pesto Penne

A lightened-up pesto that swaps half the oil for hot pasta water, so it clings to the ridges without weighing dinner down. Cibo di Italia Penne Rigate is the right shape to catch every fleck of basil and pine nut.

30 min · serves 4

Lemon Chicken Whole Wheat Fusilli

A bright chicken pasta with a deeper whole wheat bite. The sauce is light but satisfying: lemon, garlic, a little yoghurt and enough pasta water to coat every twist.

22 min · serves 3

Gluten-Free Fusilli Corn & Avocado Salad

A gluten-free pasta salad that eats like lunch, not a side dish. Charred corn, avocado, lime and coriander give the fusilli freshness and enough body to pack for later.

38 min · serves 4

Chickpea & Tomato Pasta Stew

Halfway between a pasta and a stew — Cibo di Italia Conchiglie Rigate scoops up tender chickpeas and a smoky tomato broth. A pantry-friendly dinner that lands warmly on the Ramadan iftar table or any weeknight.

47 min · serves 4

Hearty Bean & Pasta Soup

Pantry-driven, vegetable-loaded, soul-warming — a thick bean and pasta soup using Cibo di Italia Whole Wheat Macaroni. Land it on the iftar table or pack it for a working-from-home lunch. Tastes even better on day two.

25 min · serves 4

Harissa Tomato Fusilli with Chickpeas

A quick tomato fusilli with enough warmth to wake up a weeknight bowl. Chickpeas make it filling, harissa brings gentle heat, and the twists catch the sauce so every forkful feels complete.

28 min · serves 3

Gluten-Free Macaroni with Chicken & Sweetcorn

Creamy, gentle and built for sensitive tables. Gluten-free macaroni, chicken and sweetcorn fold into a light sauce that feels familiar without being heavy.

24 min · serves 3

Gluten-Free Penne with Roasted Pepper Sauce

A smooth roasted pepper sauce that wraps around gluten-free penne without weighing it down. The sauce is blended, the pasta stays al dente, and the bowl lands bright and comforting.

35 min · serves 4

Iftar Creamy Tomato Penne

When the azan sounds and the table needs to be ready fast, this creamy tomato penne delivers. A rich, gently spiced tomato cream sauce clings to every ridge of Cibo di Italia Penne Rigate — comforting, filling, and on the table in under 35 minutes. Perfect for feeding the whole family after a long fast.

30 min · serves 4

Harissa Prawn Fusilli

Bold harissa, sweet prawns and a tangle of Cibo di Italia Fusilli make a iftar showstopper that takes less than 30 minutes from fridge to table. The spirals hold the punchy tomato-harissa sauce in every turn — deeply savoury, a little smoky, with just enough heat to wake up a fasting table.

45 min · serves 4

One-Pan Chicken & Vegetable Conchiglie

One pan, one pot to wash, and a complete family dinner on the table. Cibo di Italia Conchiglie Rigate shells nestle into a gently spiced chicken and vegetable broth, absorbing all the flavour as they cook. It is the kind of recipe UAE families reach for when Ramadan evenings are busy and everyone is hungry.

25 min · serves 4

Suhoor Lemon Tuna Fusilli Salad

Suhoor needs to keep you going through a long fast — this pasta salad does exactly that. Cibo di Italia Fusilli tossed with tinned tuna, briny olives, crisp cucumber and a bright lemon dressing is full of slow-release carbs and protein. Make it the night before and it is ready in seconds when the alarm goes off before fajr.

40 min · serves 4

Cheesy Hidden-Veg Macaroni

Every parent's secret weapon. Blended butternut squash and carrot turn the cheese sauce a golden colour the kids actually find exciting — and they never need to know there's a full serving of vegetables in every bowl. Cibo di Italia Classic Macaroni holds the sauce inside each little tube for maximum cheesy impact.

25 min · serves 3

High-Protein Chickpea Pasta with Tomato & Basil

Simple does not mean low-effort — a 20-minute tomato sauce made with real tomatoes and plenty of basil is one of the best things you can put on pasta. Cibo di Italia Gluten-Free Penne Rigate brings 16g of protein per 100g to the bowl before the sauce even hits, making this one of the most satisfying plates on the table.

25 min · serves 3

Gluten-Free Fusilli Primavera

A bowlful of bright colours and clean flavours — courgette, peas, asparagus and a lemon-parmesan finish that ties everything together without a drop of cream. Cibo di Italia Gluten-Free Fusilli spirals hold the light olive oil sauce in every groove, making each bite as flavourful as the last.

20 min · serves 4

Lemon & Pea Fresh Penne

A 20-minute dinner that feels lighter than it is. Peas and ricotta make a sauce that coats without heaviness, lemon zest keeps everything bright, and the whole dish comes together while the pasta is still boiling. Cibo di Italia Classic Penne Rigate grips the creamy sauce in its ridges so the flavour is there in every single bite.

28 min · serves 3

High-Protein Gluten-Free Macaroni with Chicken & Broccoli

A proper protein-forward bowl that works for the whole family. Cibo di Italia Gluten-Free Macaroni already brings 16g of protein per 100g, then shredded chicken and a generous portion of broccoli push the numbers even further. A light garlic-parmesan sauce ties everything together without heaviness. On the table in under 30 minutes, gluten-free without compromise.