This is one of those Trader Joe’s dinners that barely feels like cooking but somehow still tastes like something you ordered at a restaurant. The Calabrian Chili Spicy Pasta Sauce has a creamy tomato base with a little heat to it, and once it coats the pappardelle it turns into a really solid weeknight pasta situation.

The Trader Joe’s roasted red pepper soup works really well as a pasta sauce once it cooks down a bit. The tortellini absorbs some of the liquid as it cooks, so it turns into a creamy roasted red pepper coating instead of being a soup. Add air fried chicken meatballs, ricotta, basil, and spinach and it feels like a full comfort meal with very little effort.

I kept seeing people combine these two Trader Joe’s staples and it felt almost too easy to count as a recipe. But it works. You end up with a cold noodle salad that has texture, crunch, and a dressing that actually coats everything.

I kept seeing this dumpling bake everywhere and this is the version I ended up sticking with. It’s creamy, a little spicy, and comes together with a handful of things I already had in my fridge and freezer.