I'm a seasoned pasta cook, and currently looking for some change in my sauce repertoire.

well i'll remove all pre-made sauces, as everyone can make them.
basically i make 2 sauces, one of them is cheese one with cream, (result is white and sticky aromatic sauce, ideal for penne)
and the other one is just some garlic-tomato (just frying some chopped tomatoes on garlic & oil) and adding cheese and some canned tuna.

the problem: it's not enough, it's pretty boring eating the same stuff all over, even if it's tasty.

i'm looking for recipes that do not take much time to prepare, the ingredients are generally available, and you have good experience with it, as in taste.

(in before bolognese - it just takes too long to prepare, got no motivation)

try using different (strong-flavored) cheeses in your cheese sauce - i particularly recommend gorgonzola

mix bacon & eggs with your cheese sauce

add capers and some cayenne pepper to your tomato sauce

try linguini with clams - just saute a can of clams (including the juice) with some oil/butter and garlic

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right now i got a can of clams here, i'll try it

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continuation: well the sauce went out pretty good, thanx for the idea

Angel hair pasta lightly tossed with just extra-virgin olive oil (the best available to you) with light dashings of garlic salt and lemon pepper. until all evenly dressed.
lightly sautee chopped spinach, only a third of the amount to the pasta, also with extra-virgin olive oil and lightly with garlic salt, and some anise if you can get it, then slice thinly fresh dates, and sautee those in just a tinny amount of high quality salted-butted until they're almost about to crisp, but don't let them candy.
toss the pasta and spinach together and top with the sweet sauteed dates.
Flourish the plate with a lemon leaf.
Makes a very light, pasta dish that is incredibly healthy.
An option is to also quick-fry some fresh, and very lean, prosciutto and toss it in as well.

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And I should mention to serve with a pale beer and a warm zweibaken biscuit topped with a sun-dried tomato and basil tapanade.

A nice sauce for pasta is cream, onion (just cook them for a couple minutes in a pan without butter or oil first), and a hint of curry.

Another one is cream, mustard, and sliced Paris Mushrooms (works best with tagliatelles).

Yet another one: put tomato concentrate in a saucepan, add salt, some lemon juice (half a lemon will probably do), and three spoons of sugar. Then add chili pepper to taste (the result must be first sweet, then acid, then "hot"). Add then 3 fresh sliced tomatoes to that, let cook at middle heating, and mix with your favorite pasta. I think it's great with spaghetti. Also works nice with rice.

Tell me what you think if you try any of these!

i think this is a nice thread, so i'm bumping it.

Cut 2-3 onions and fry them in olive oil for a few minutes on low heat until they start to get brown and sweet. Then add garlic (the more the better, for me at least) and diced air dried ham to that. It should be roughly the same amount as the onions, add more or less ham depending on your taste. If that's too expensive you can also use cheaper smoked ham, but it's not as good. Let that fry for a bit and add 4-5 peeled, diced tomatoes. They should lose their water quickly and then you're done. You can spice it up with some pepper, or even better some chilli. If it's not salty enough add some salt, but then you probably didn't put enough ham in it.
It takes me ~10 minutes, meaning I'm done with it roughly at the same time as the noodles are ready. If you have a gas hearth you'll probably only need half the time.