How to Make My Easy Fresh Pasta Recipe
Today I am sharing my easy fresh pasta recipe which can be used to make any kind of pasta. It’s easy and tastes really good.
I also only use four or five ingredients which makes my easy pasta recipe perfect for the Five-Ingredient Challenge I am doing today.
If you have never made fresh pasta before, it’s worth giving it a try. You can make it by hand, use an inexpensive pasta roller, or use the attachments for a Kitchenaid mixer.
The good news is it doesn’t matter how you make it … it always tastes good.
Homemade pasta is the best.
In act, there is nothing else like it.
I would guess that last year I made homemade fresh pasta about thirty times. Of course, those thirty times range from Butternut Squash Ravioli to Fig, Gorgonzola and Chicken Ravioli to spaghetti and fettuccine and the Best Marinara Sauce. If I had to guess, I would say I cook pasta at least three times a month.
I have shared my pasta making on Instagram a gazillion times. So if you haven’t tried my recipe, now is the time to try it.
Today I am part of a blog hop called Five Ingredients. And pasta is about the only thing I make that takes only five ingredients. (Which might be a hint that I need to simplify things.)
What You Need to Make My Easy Fresh Pasta Recipe
Equipment
- Pasta roller or a Kitchen Aid Mixer with pasta attachments (Pasta Roller and Spaghetti Cutter or Fettuccine Cutter).
You can also use a less expensive pasta hand roller or a hand crank pasta machine. I have shared some of these options with you below.
- Pasta Drying Rack
Pasta making equipment links here …
Ingredients You Need to Make My Easy Fresh Pasta Recipe
Every time I make pasta I use these exact ingredients. Flour, eggs, salt, and water. That’s it!
It’s a recipe that is easy to memorize.
When I make Gluten Free Homemade Pasta, I use 1 2/3 cups of Gluten-Free flour, one tsp. xanthan gum, 1/2 tsp. salt, and three eggs. The process is the same, but know without gluten you will likely need to knead the dough a bit longer.
I make the dough in my Kitchen Aid Mixer (and then make the pasta using the attachments). It’s very easy that way.
Then I roll it into a ball and cut it into four equal parts.
Next, flatten one section of the pasta and using the flat pasta roller attachment, press the pasta through machine. Start on Level 1 and run it through six times, increasing the level by one each time. Stop at the desired thickness, which for me is level 6.
Select the cutting tool (fettuccine or spaghetti) and cut the pasta.
As you cut each batch, carefully place them on the pasta rack. Cook the pasta immediately or let it dry on the rack.
My Easy Homemade Pasta Recipe
This is the best fresh pasta recipe. It tastes great and it is a crowd-pleaser every time.
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups of flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp of salt
- 2 -3 TBL of water
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in the mixing bowl. Mix on the second speed of the mixer for one to two minutes with the flat beater.
- Add the dough hook to the mixer and mix for two minutes. While in the bowl, make a ball with the dough. If the dough stays together and doesn’t stick to your hands, then it is ready. If it’s too dry, add a small amount of water, one tablespoon at a time. Mix again after water is added. If it’s too moist, add some flour.
- Place the dough ball on to a mat or surface and knead slightly. Form a ball and cut into fourths.
- Put the Pasta Roller Attachment on the KitchenAid.
- Flatten one of the dough pieces and push through the roller at setting #1. Fold over the pieces of dough (into the width of the roller) and run the pasta through a few more times.
- Continue placing the pasta in the roller changing the setting each time. Continue to setting #7. (At setting #5, you will likely need to cut the pasta piece in half. It’s much easier to handle.)
- Remove the roller and place either the Spaghetti or Fettuccini Cutter on the Kitchen Aid Machine.
- Carefully feed the pasta through the cutter. Place the pasta on the drying rack.
- Continue the same steps for the next three pieces of pasta dough.
- Once the dough is ready, cook in boiling water for about five minutes.
- If you don’t want to cook the pasta right away, let the pasta dry on the rack overnight. Just be aware that a lot of the pasta will break off onto the counter once dry.
- The next morning you can store in a ziplock bag for up to four weeks.
How to Store Fresh Pasta
There are a lot of ways to store fresh pasta. This one is my favorite and it is so easy.
All you do is place the fresh pasta on the pasta rack, making sure there is a clean surface below. Let the pasta dry over night. It will break while it is drying, so don’t panic when you see it in the morning. When it is completely dry store it in a ziploc bag. It lasts a few weeks but it never even lasts that long as it is always eaten right away.
Fresh Basil Pasta
In the photo below, I cut up basil and put it between two sheets of pasta. Then I ran the pasta through the machine to press the sheets together and then I cut it. Isn’t it fun?
Here is what you need to make and serve homemade pasta!
Besides, I needed a fifth ingredient anyway. Fresh basil!
These are the simple steps you can follow to make Fresh Basil Pasta.
- Make the fresh pasta and use the roller attachment to level #5.
- Chop about one TBL of fresh basil and place it on one side of the pasta sheet.
- Fold over the pasta sheet two to three times.
- Place the pasta back in the roller at level #3 and run the pasta through until you have reached level #7.
- Run the pasta through the cutter and cook accordingly.
Here is one of my favorite pasta sauces.
Brown Butter Basil Recipe
Sauce
1 stick butter
2 TBL chopped fresh basil
Grated parmesan for garnish
Sage Brown Butter Sauce
- Melt butter and add chopped basil. Cook over medium heat for five minutes until the butter starts to brown. Do not burn. (Strain if necessary.)
- Cook pasta and serve on a plate. Top with butter sauce and parmesan cheese.
I hope you have enjoyed this simple recipe!
Five Ingredient Recipes
Now I am sharing with you eleven more recipes that only have Five Ingredients!
Layered Hummus Dip – Modern Glam
Appetizer Trio With Roasted Rosemary Cashews – Classic Casual Home
Have you Made Pesto Lately? – Most Lovely Things
Homemade Hummus – Lemongrove Lane
How to Make Bubble Tea (Boba Tea) – Happy Happy Nester
Lemon Rosemary Shortbread Cookies – Finding Lovely
5 Ingredient Blueberry Crepes – Zevy Joy
Raspberry Lemonade Sorbet – Jenna Kate At Home
Easy Pasta Recipe – My 100 Year Old Home
Easy Italian Sausage Pasta – Maison De Pax
Creamy Grape Salad – Twelve on Main
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Leslie! Reading this post with your step-by-step instructions is making me want to make homemade pasta tonight! It’s the one thing I have never tried making from scratch! Seeing your beautiful pasta drying on the wood rack reminds me of that movie…Letters to Juliet!
It is the best! I warn you, once you do it, you’ll never want anything else!
That’s too funny because I could’ve sworn you had your pasta recipe on the blog also! Well, now I have a great recipe to make!
Haha! Well I am so glad I am no alone in thinking that. Enjoy!
Your pasta looks delicious! Pair it with Annie’s pesto sauce sounds like a match made in heaven!
It really is!! You just can’t go wrong with homemade pasta.
Leslie, thank you so much for this recipe and the video. I am so excited and ready to make my own pasta. My husband and I LOVE pasta so this will quickly become our new thing to do together. He doesn’t know it yet!! wink, wink
I love that, Sylvia! Such a great thing to do together, enjoy.
Do you have the recipe for the butter and basil sauce?
What kind of gluten free flour do you use? I really appreciate that you included this mention of making gluten free pasta!
How much home made dried pasta per person for a nice main course?
Hi Deb! Depending on the type of pasta – fettuccini, ravioli, etc. and appetites, homemade dried pasta would be the same amount per person as purchased dried pasta. I generally use the guide of a healthy restaurant portion 🤗