Pasta with Bean Soup - Of all the many Italian soups, this is certainly the most famous, and it is common to a number of regions. There are paste e fagioli in Fruili, Veneto, Lombardy and Tuscany, almost all made by the same method - the beans are cooked first, some of the
Recipe type: Beans, Italian, Soup, European, Legume, Pasta, Soups, Stews and Casseroles, Vegetarian
http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe1409.htm

Pasta with Chickpeas - This is a very old peasant dish from Romagna, and the recipe that follows is the most orthodox one. This version is presented in many elegant restaurants as an example of modern Italian gastronomy. It is, without a doubt, one of the clearest examples
Recipe type: Italian, European, Legume, Main Dish, Pasta, Side Dish, Vegetarian
http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe1407.htm

Pasta with Pesto Sauce - This is the prince of Genoese dishes. In Italian cuisine, pesto is considered the most important and the most famous of uncooked sauces. A true pesto, as the name indicates (it means ground or pounded), is made in a stone mortar with a boxwood pestle
Recipe type: Italian, European, Main Dish, Pasta, Pesto, Side Dish, Vegetarian
http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe1387.htm

Pasta with Red Wine, Shallots and Zucchini Sauce - The Emilia-Romagna region, with Bologna as its capital, is divided into two parts which differ noticeably in inhabitants and in gastronomic traditions. Garganelli are perhaps the most typical example of a first course served in Romagna.
Recipe type: Italian, Zucchini, European, Main Dish, Pasta, Side Dish, Vegetarian
http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe1396.htm

Southwestern Pasta Salad - Really popular at potlucks -- make a double batch! Very easy and very delicious.
Recipe type: Pasta, Salad, Vegetables, Southwestern, Vegetarian
http://pasta.allrecipes.com/AZ/SthwstrnPstSld.asp