This fresh homemade pasta is SO delicious and easy to make! Serve it simply with olive oil and Parmesan cheese, or use it in your favorite pasta recipes.
Prep time: PT30M
Cook time: PT2M
Total time: PT62M
Rating
4.93 stars (1533 reviews)
Keywords
Homemade pasta, homemade pasta recipe, how to make pasta
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
3 large eggs
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Categories
Main Course
pasta
Cuisine
Italian
Steps
Place the flour on a clean work surface and make a nest. Add the eggs, olive oil, and salt to the center and use a fork to gently break up the eggs, keeping the flour walls intact as best as you can. Use your hands to gently bring the flour inward to incorporate. Continue working the dough with your hands to bring it together into a shaggy ball.
Knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes. At the beginning, the dough should feel pretty dry, but stick with it! It might not feel like it’s going to come together, but after 8-10 minutes of kneading, it should become cohesive and smooth. If the dough still seems too dry, sprinkle your fingers with a tiny bit of water to incorporate. If it’s too sticky, dust more flour onto your work surface. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Dust 2 large baking sheets with flour and set aside.
Slice the dough into four pieces. Gently flatten one into an oval disk. Run the dough through the Pasta Roller Attachment or a pasta maker three times on level 1 (the widest setting).
Set the dough piece onto a countertop or work surface. Fold both short ends in to meet in the center, then fold the dough in half to form a rectangle (see photo above).
Run the dough through the pasta roller three times on level 2, three times on level 3, and one time each on levels 4, 5, and 6.
Lay half of the pasta sheet onto the floured baking sheet and sprinkle with flour before folding the other half on top. Sprinkle more flour on top of the second half. Every side should be floured so that your final pasta noodles won't stick together.
Repeat with remaining dough.
Run the pasta sheets through the Pasta Cutter Attachment (pictured is the fettuccine cutter). Repeat with remaining dough. Cook the pasta in a pot of salted boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes.
Reviews
Chastity Dawn on 2026-08-15 15:22:15 (5 stars): This is my go-to recipe for perfect pasta, and I’ve made it several times. The game-changer for me was using a food processor to make the dough. Add the flour (272 grams) and salt to the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to combine. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs and olive oil until just combined. Pour it over the flour/salt mixture in the food processor. Pulse several times until there’s no dry flour. Process for 1 minute, or until the dough gathers into a ball, breaks down into bead-like fragments, and gathers again. Do that a couple of times. If it’s too dry, I add a little more olive oil, but using the exact gram measurement of flour usually prevents the need. Remove it from the food processor and form it into a smooth ball. I follow the rest of your instructions from there. Using the food processor eliminates the frustration of feeling like it won’t come together when it’s really crumbly. Hope this helps someone!
Mandy on 2026-07-31 14:21:41 (5 stars): This was amazing!
Kathy on 2026-07-31 05:54:29 (5 stars): I think John may not have followed the recipe correctly. I have used this recipe for years and it comes out perfectly every time.
Jennifer Hernandez on 2026-07-29 19:32:02 (5 stars): This recipe delivered the best tasting pasta! Light, clean and flavorful. Its amazing how basic ingredients can make magic. My children 9 and 11 actually followed the recipe and prepped then cut the dough. They were equally amazed and agreed the best pasta they've ever had. It will be a staple for our family. Thank you so much for creating and sharing this recipe!
Dailyn on 2026-07-23 21:37:32 (5 stars): Love the recipe ive made pasta few times with this recipe and always comes out good. The only thing as I start cutting the pasta to form spaghetti noodles its sticks together is that normal they do come apart as I am boiling the pasta.
Sabina on 2026-07-20 13:06:31 (5 stars): It is an amazing recipe that always works for a nice homemade meal. You can use it for making alfredo cut or even angel hair cut. It is awesome and delicious, for a 3 ingredient recipe!
Eileen on 2026-07-11 16:25:55 (5 stars): This was a fantastic recipe! I was able to make delicious spaghetti quickly and easily for a group of four adults/four children...yum!
Marie on 2026-07-10 06:32:08 (5 stars): This recipe worked out excellently! Thank you!!
Marlene on 2026-06-15 18:04:33 (5 stars): We just got back from Italy and want to make pasta for our grandkids. Can I make the dough up ahead of time, without flattening it, and have them knead and cut it? Can the noodle dough be stored ahead of time? Thanks for your time and this amazing recipe.
Kelsey on 2026-06-14 16:44:41 (5 stars): I do not have the pasta attachment for my mixer. I have to do it by hand. Any tips??
