Why I Put This List Together
Listen, I’m not going to pretend I’m impartial here. pasta recipes with sage and brown butter are my love language, and I have feelings about every single one of these recipes.
My grandmother kept a wooden box of hand-written recipe cards in her kitchen drawer, and somewhere in that box was the first pasta recipes with sage and brown butter I ever fell in love with. I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since — and the recipes below come pretty close. Some are weeknight quick, some are Sunday-afternoon projects, but every single one of them has that ‘one more bite’ energy that makes pasta so hard to resist.
What makes a great pasta recipes with sage and brown butter list? I think it’s variety without chaos — you want enough range to cover whatever you’re craving, but every recipe needs to be reliable, well-tested, and absolutely delicious. I’ve pulled from a few of my favorite food writers and home cooks, and each recipe below has been chosen for its flavor, its approachability, and the way it makes you feel when you sit down to eat. Sound good? Let’s go.
What’s Inside
Here’s the full lineup. Click any name to jump straight to it.
- Fettuccine with Brown Butter and Sage
- Smoky Brown-Butter Pasta
- Pasta With Brown Butter, Whole Lemon, and Parmesan
- Cheese Tortellini with Butter, Mushrooms, and Crispy Sage
- Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage
- Make This Pasta When You Swear There's Nothing in the Fridge
- Homemade Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter
- Easy Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter Sauce
- Cannelloni with pumpkin and goat cheese
Fettuccine with Brown Butter and Sage
This one’s a weeknight hero — ready in under 30 minutes and disappears fast.
Recipe from Bon Appétit
Smoky Brown-Butter Pasta
I keep coming back to this one whenever I want something cozy without the fuss.
Recipe from Bon Appétit
Pasta With Brown Butter, Whole Lemon, and Parmesan
If you only try one new pasta this month, let it be this one.
Recipe from Bon Appétit
Cheese Tortellini with Butter, Mushrooms, and Crispy Sage
My grandma would have loved this — simple, generous, full of flavor.
Recipe from Salt & Lavender
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage
It’s the kind of dish that makes the kitchen smell like home.
Recipe from Bon Appétit
Make This Pasta When You Swear There's Nothing in the Fridge
Easy enough for a Tuesday, special enough for a Sunday.
Recipe from Bon Appétit
Homemade Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter
This one’s a weeknight hero — ready in under 30 minutes and disappears fast.
Recipe from The Pasta Project
Easy Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter Sauce
I keep coming back to this one whenever I want something cozy without the fuss.
Recipe from RecipeTin Eats
Cannelloni with pumpkin and goat cheese
If you only try one new pasta this month, let it be this one.
Recipe from The Pasta Project
