25 Easy Chicken Pasta Recipes for Winning Weeknight Meals

Fun fact: Ree Drummond considers pasta her all-time favorite food. "If I were stranded on a desert island and could choose only one category of food to eat the rest of my life, I’d pick pasta hands down," she says. That's the thing about pasta recipes: They're nearly perfect all on their own.

Here, you'll learn how to upgrade the beloved comfort food staple with the addition of juicy, protein-packed chicken. Each and every one of these chicken pasta recipes is loaded with delicious flavors that'll delight your entire family—and they qualify as true 30-minute meals to boot. Truthfully, it's not just the chicken that makes these Sunday dinner ideas true winners: Look out for other irresistible ingredients like bacon, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, and more. Ree's legendary Chicken Spaghetti casserole recipe is also on the list, which Ladd says is the "only casserole in existence" that he'll eat.

Grab your pots and pans and start boiling your water, because you're about to whip up a family meal to remember.