The best pasta dinners for hot nights ☀️

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Hey friends❣️

I almost forgot how much I love pasta. This collection of easy, breezy, low- and no-cook summer pasta recipes has me excited about it all over again.

When you combine al dente pasta with the best summer produce, you get all kinds of dinners that feel special and satisfying, but never heavy. There are some real gems in this collection, including a new no-cook Mediterranean sauce my husband and I are crazy about.

Favorite Summer Pasta Recipes

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Today's new recipe is a no-cook sauce that became an instant family favorite. It's fun to make (the easy technique will amaze you) and the result is so fresh and light. It's going to be a regular dinner for us this summer.

No-Cook Mediterranean Pasta Sauce

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