Nothing comforts the soul more than a great big plate of pasta and sauce that's been baked until bubbling, golden and crunchy around the edges. The term 'pasta bake' might conjure up images of students tucking into creamy, cheesy bowls of tuna and penne, but across Italy's twenty regions you'll find a whole host of deliciously satisfying (and tuna-free) baked pasta dishes that have been enjoyed for decades.

Our collection of Italian pasta bake recipes cover various lasagne dishes – the classic Lasagne alla Bolognese is a good place to start, but why not try something more celebratory, such as Lasagne di carnevale or the all-out Vincisgrassi? There are also lots of cannelloni-based dishes, those big stuffable pasta tubes from Sorrento in Campania. Whether cooked in the region's traditional way, stuffed with ricotta and spinach or used to house a rich, meaty ragù, they're the perfect dish to cook when feeding a crowd.