Bright yellow pasta, dark black beans, and colorful bell peppers make this currylike salad beautiful. It's a great one-dish meal to take on a picnic or pack for brown bag lunches.

The taste of chicken slowly oven-braised in a tomato-rich sauce with vegetables is delicious enough. We go one more step and serve it all on a bed of tricolor pasta.

A great way to use turkey leftovers, this is a tasty twist on an old favorite. Classic tetrazzini is made with spaghetti, but we used rotini because the delicious sauce adheres to it so well.

Worthy of a special occasion, this dish can feature any pasta variety-from angel hair to shells to penne.

Crushed red pepper flakes provide a bit of heat and teriyaki sauce adds a little sweetness to this easy stir-fry. Serve it with sliced cucumbers marinated in a little rice vinegar and a pinch of sugar.

Macaroni simmers in broth for this hearty one-dish chili that’s sure to please the whole family. Chiliheads may want a bottle of hot sauce on the table.

If you can, prepare this hearty lasagna a day ahead. Its flavors will be enhanced, plus all you'll need to do for dinner is toss a salad and make a quick fruit dessert while the casserole bakes.

Basically Italian, this dish gets a spicy kick from salsa. The sauce also may be spooned over toasted French bread, bruschetta style. Try small pieces for an appetizer or large pieces for open-face sandwiches.

This is so good—and quick, too! Serve it either hot or cold.

Try this tasty alternative to plain pasta. It's fun to make, it reheats well, and thanks to the egg substitute, it contains no cholesterol.