Tired of your usual pasta go-tos? Then mix things up with the likes of strawberries or caviar instead. We promise you'll be surprised: weird as they sound, these ingredients actually translate to dishes bursting with flavor. Rather than judge a book dish by its cover, open your mind (and stomach) and give these pasta dishes a chance. In turn, you may just come across a new favorite.
— Additional reporting by Emily Bibb
OMG ingredient: yogurt
Get the recipe: penne with zucchini and yogurt cream sauce
OMG ingredient: beef brisket
Get the recipe: slow-cooked shredded beef ragu pasta
OMG ingredient: hummus
Get the recipe: hummus noodles with blistered cherry tomatoes
OMG ingredient: créme fraiche
Get the recipe: fettuccine with brown-butter asparagus and parmesan fonduta
OMG ingredient: fava greens
Get the recipe: pasta with fava greens
OMG ingredient: cream cheese
Get the recipe: one-pot vegetarian pesto tortellini
OMG ingredient: buttermilk
Get the recipe: tortellini macaroni and cheese
OMG ingredients: BACON
Get the recipe: tomato and bacon pasta
OMG ingredient: peaches
Get the recipe: gouda mac and cheese with peaches and prosciutto
OMG ingredient: nettles
Get the recipe: pasta with nettles, almonds, feta, and sesame seeds
OMG ingredient: nectarine
Get the recipe: goat milk fettuccine with sweet nectarine
OMG ingredient: popcorn (aka fried) shrimp
Get the recipe: popcorn shrimp mac and cheese
OMG ingredients: hard-boiled eggs and watercress
Get the recipe: campanelle with hard-boiled eggs, capers, and watercress
OMG ingredient: evaporated milk
Get the recipe: pimiento macaroni and cheese
OMG ingredient: gorgonzola
Get the recipe: butternut squash and gorgonzola rigatoni pie
OMG ingredient: chipotle pepper in adobo
Get the recipe: cheesy tomato and chipotle pasta
OMG ingredient: andouille sausage
Get the recipe: one-pot pasta with andouille sausage
OMG ingredient: radicchio
Get the recipe: three-cheese shells with mushrooms and radicchio
OMG ingredient: white chocolate
Get the recipe: white chocolate mac and cheese
OMG ingredients: fish sauce
Get the recipe: garlic pasta with fish sauce
OMG ingredients: sea urchin and caviar
Get the recipe: pasta with sea urchin and caviar
OMG ingredients: strawberries
Get the recipe: spaghetti with strawberries