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Making risotto is a beautiful process. Slowly stirring in ladles of hot broth and letting everything get all creamy and luscious is a cathartic act, and there’s no reason to limit this method to rice.

Needing only a few ingredients and usually less than an hour's time, these rich, velvety, creamy pasta recipes are reliably delicious, easy, and quick. Molly McArdle is Food & Wine's Updates Editor.